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The West Wing Weekly

0.17: Casting the Pilot (with John Levey)

The West Wing Weekly

Joshua Malina & Hrishikesh Hirway

Tv & Film

4.912.2K 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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