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Did you know... that Robert J. Ulrich was asked to cast Glee because of his musical background?
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... that Robert J. Ulrich was asked to cast Glee because of his musical background? Source: "We had worked with Ryan Murphy for many years. My business partner Eric Dawson had been his primary casting partner. Eric had done Popular, a pilot called Pretty/Handsome, and Nip/Tuck. I had done episodes for Ryan when Eric was out of town, so I knew him just barely. When Ryan called Eric about Glee, Eric asked me if I'd be interested in doing it with him because he knew I'd been a singer and was in music." Out Magazine
ALT1:... that casting director Robert J. Ulrich has used pianist Brad Ellis to accompany auditionees since his first musical television project? Source: "I came up with the process when I cast my first TV musical [...] When the producers came to the callbacks, I insisted on a pianist. I met pianist Brad Ellis, whom I brought along when I did my “Glee” auditions. He ended up on “Glee” as a character, as well. I’ve used Brad ever since" Backstage
ALT1a:... that casting director Robert J. Ulrich has used pianist Brad Ellis to accompany auditionees since his first musical television project, and made Ellis a character on Glee? Source: per above
Specifically striking ALT1a as neither source explicitly states Ulrich made Ellis a character on Glee; that decision would almost certainly have been made by the showrunners. The phrase "he ended up" is far from "I made him". BlueMoonset (talk) 04:05, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
We can debate the likelihood (a casting director mentioning "he ended up" in between two statements saying variations on "I did with him" strikes me, contextually, to be saying that it resulted from Ulrich's involvement), but you're right that it's not explicitly stated. Kingsif (talk) 04:30, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0 is the only one of the three to have the source next to the statement, but otherwise I can pass this. Launchballer 11:01, 25 May 2021 (UTC)