Eastbound & Down is an American comedy television series broadcast on HBO, starring Danny McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher, who after an up and down career in the major leagues is forced to return to his hometown middle-school in Shelby, North Carolina, as a substitute physical education teacher.
Producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay received an order for six episodes for the first season from HBO. The series was produced by Will Ferrell’s production company, Gary Sanchez Productions. The show premiered February 15, 2009, at 10:30 p.m. Its second season, consisting of seven episodes, began on September 26, 2010. On October 27, HBO announced they were renewing the show for a third season. At PaleyFest 2011, it was announced that the third season, which premiered on February 19, 2012, would be the last. However, on July 2, 2012, it was announced that HBO had picked up the comedy series for a fourth season, which will consist of eight episodes.
Now Casting Directors in North Carolina are casting for Season 4 for Eastbound and down, for details see the casting call information below:
Eastbound & Down Casting Call
EASTBOUND AND DOWN CASTING CALL: I am looking for permanent stand-ins for the run of the show. Starting the last week of May through Aug sometime. You may not work everyday but you must be available to work when needed… Flexibility is a must. We shoot a minimum of 12 hours a day Mon-Fri.
Danny McBride “Kenny Powers”- Caucasian Male, Dark black hair who is 6 ft.
Steve Little “Stevie Janowski”- Caucasian Male, Dark hair, 5ft 11″
Katy Mixon “April Buchanon”- Caucasian Female, Dark long hair, 5ft 8″ – 5ft 9″
To submit please email [email protected] subject line “Which ever character you are submitting for” To even be considered you must include a head and full body shot and the following info:
FULL NAME:
AGE:
PHONE NUMBER:
LOCATION:
HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
MEASUREMENTS/SIZES:
ARE YOU AVAILABLE ON A REGULAR/FULL TIME BASIS TO WORK?
***RATE WILL BE 100/10