0.17: Casting the Pilot (with John Levey)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

Tv & Film

4.9 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Before we get to the end, we're going back to the beginning. For this bonus episode, we talk to John Levey, Emmy-winning casting director for the first two seasons of The West Wing, about putting together our renowned ensemble.

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0:00.0	You're listening to a special bonus episode of The West Wing Weekly.
0:09.8	I'm Rashique Hyeshierwe.
0:11.2	And I'm Joshua Molina.
0:12.6	And this episode first aired now.
0:14.8	Today, we're talking to casting director John Levy.
0:18.1	He's responsible for casting the pilot episode of The West Wing and the first two seasons.
0:22.7	That's right.
0:23.7	We've wanted this interview for a while, but it seems fitting now as we're reaching
0:28.2	the end of the series and the podcast that we go back and take a look at the original
0:33.4	assembly of this amazing cast.
0:35.1	That's true.
0:36.1	I'm getting a little nostalgic as we reach the end.
0:38.6	And yeah, I think going back to the beginning feels right.
0:42.2	That's right.
0:43.2	And fortune stepped in and an unsuccessful audition for a SEAL team put me in the same room
0:48.0	with John Levy.
0:49.2	Were you auditioning for a show called SEAL team or were you actually trying to become
0:53.0	a member of a SEAL team?
0:55.3	No, there's a new show that takes place behind the scenes at a circus.
1:00.9	And I was going to be the SEAL trainer.
1:03.8	The SEAL trainer.
1:04.8	I was very excited about it, but it's not I.
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