STEVE STANCATO, Director of Casting Operations/Casting Director, Paladino Casting

Q&A/Commercial Copy ONE on ONE

Thursday, January 7, 2016, 7pm ET / 4pm PT

This event is in the past.

Paladino Casting is one of the fastest growing and well respected casting houses in New York City. Established by Casting Director Kristen Paladino in 2002, the company started out casting music videos as well as national commercials and quickly evolved into full service casting for film, television, web, print, and new media platforms worldwide.

As a Director of Casting Operations, Steve joined this office in 2003 and has been hands on with finding and booking both union and non-union talent for a variety of platforms worldwide, excluding theater. Steve plays an important role in dealing with clients, agents, managers and talent. He's involved with creative process of prepping and booking jobs while managing a team of talented Casting Directors and Associates.

Some of their commercial clients include: Pepsi, AT&T, Best Buy, Burger King, Gap, Coca-Cola, Geico, Hasbro, Kraft, Nissan, Reebok, and Sony.

TV clients/credits include: A&E, MTV, Storm Chasers - Discovery, Enter The Wild, Nickelodeon, Taxi Brooklyn, FOX, Noggin, Team Umizoomi, History Channel, Paris Hilton New BFF, Vibe and Hip Hop On Demand, Miami Ink - TLC Sesame Street, and Viva Hollywood VH1.

Film credits include: Funny Games, Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, State Property 2, Yellow, The Hebrew Hammer, In Stereo, Out of my Hand, Glinda, Devoured and many more.

Steve loves actors, performers and artists and enjoys answering industry questions at seminars and workshops.

After a Q&A he'll see Commercial Copy ONE on ONE

Steve Stancato

With over 1,600 casting projects under his belt since 2004, Freelance Casting Director, Casting Producer & Industry expert Steve Stancato believes mastering both a creative and business mindset is what makes actors successful.    

For nearly 20 years, he has been involved with finding and booking diverse union and non-union talent for LiveStream, UGC, Commercials, Web, Branded Content, AR, VR, Print, Voice Over, Film/TV, Music Videos, Industrials, Documentaries and New Media Platforms Nationwide - primarily working in NYC and LA markets.  As a Former Vice President and Casting Director at Paladino Casting, the bulk of his experience was in Commercial Casting (Pepsi, AT&T, Best Buy, Burger King, Gap, Reebok, Sony, Listerine, Sudafed ) and Music Videos (Madonna, Rhianna, Lenny Kravitz, Bon Jovi). Since 2019, he's collaborated with mulitple casting teams and production companies to work on a variety of projects (Tik-Tok, Walmart PayPal, Apple and PBS American Portrait.) He also has taught and led multiple educational workshops and seminars for actors in the past 10 years. 

With nearly 20 years of industry experience, Steve has a unique insider perspective on what can help actors in their career (and it is not just about talent, drive or passion.)  Currently, Steve is casting non-union leads, supporting and background roles for two True-Crime shows on Discovery ID. Steve loves actors, performers and artists and enjoys helping them develop professionally.

The following disclaimer is provided specifically at the request of and in accordance with SAG/AFTRA: Seminars or classes are for educational purposes only and will not secure or provide opportunity for employment in the field or representation by an agent or casting director.