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MARCI LIROFF

Marci Liroff (born February 3, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is a casting director, based in Los Angeles, California, known for her work in film and television.

EARLY CAREER

After attending the University of Denver, Liroff began her career in 1977 as an assistant to the VP of International Distribution for Dimension Pictures, where she learned about the marketing, sales and distribution of films --  especially blacksploitation films (Black Shampoo, Dolemite, Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, Dixie Dynamite) -- and assisted in selling the rights to such pictures all over the world.

A year later, Liroff became the assistant to a prominent television agent at International Creative Management in Los Angeles. While there, Liroff placed ICM clients on such shows as Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, WKRP in Cincinnati, Soap, Barney Miller, All in the Family, and Maude.

In 1979, Liroff started working with casting directors Mike Fenton and Jane Feinberg (Fenton-Feinberg Casting) who were famed for casting such classic films as, American Graffiti, Chinatown, Young Frankenstein,  The Godfather Part II, Shampoo, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Liroff started as Fenton’s assistant and worked on movies such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The History of the World - Part I. She quickly rose through the ranks to earn credit as a casting director on such films as, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Porky’s,  Poltergeist, Blade Runner, A Christmas Story, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

A chance meeting between producer Craig Zadan and Steven Spielberg resulted in Spielberg’s recommendation of Liroff to cast Zadan’s upcoming Footloose.

MARCI LIROFF CASTING

It was then that Marci Liroff Casting was born. In following years, Liroff would go on to cast such films as St. Elmo’s Fire, Pretty in Pink, The Cutting Edge, Mannequin,  Jack Frost, The Iron Giant, Insomnia, Freaky Friday, Gothika, Mean Girls, The Spiderwick Chronicles and most recently, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. She associate-produced and cast Untamed Heart and The Crush, and co-produced and cast The Spitfire Grill, which won the “Audience Award” at The Sundance Film Festival in 1996.

PRIVATE COACHING AND TEACHING

In 2009, Liroff started private coaching of actors and created an Audition Boot Camp, in which she teaches the fundamentals of auditioning.

FILMOGRAPHY (CASTING)


 * Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
 * The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
 * Full of It (2007)
 * Just Like Heaven (2005)
 * Land of the Dead (2005)
 * New York Minute (2004)
 * Mean Girls (2004)
 * View from the Top (2003)
 * Gothika (2003)
 * Freaky Friday (2003)
 * Insomnia (2002)
 * Hard Ball (2001)
 * Summer Catch (2001)
 * Cats & Dogs (2001)
 * Ready to Rumble (2000)
 * The Iron Giant (1999)
 * Jack Frost (1998)
 * The Spitfire Grill (1996)
 * The Tie That Binds (1995)
 * It Runs in the Family (1994)
 * The Crush (1993)
 * Untamed Heart (1993)
 * FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
 * The Cutting Edge (1992)
 * Eve of Destruction (1991)
 * Sibling Rivalry (1990)
 * Men at Work (1990)
 * Coupe de Ville (1990)
 * Cousins (1989)
 * The Experts (1989)
 * Hearts of Fire (1987)
 * You Ruined My Life (1987)
 * Siesta (1987)
 * Mannequin (1987)
 * Pretty in Pink (1986)
 * Legend (1985)
 * St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
 * Return to Oz (1985)
 * Mischief (1985)
 * Johnny Dangerously (1984)
 * The Ratings Game (1984)
 * Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
 * Footloose (1984)
 * A Christmas Story (1983)
 * Running Brave (1983)
 * All the Right Moves (1983)
 * Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
 * Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
 * Best Friends (1982)
 * Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
 * Porky's (1982)
 * Endangered Species (1982)
 * Best Friends (1982)
 * Six Weeks (1982)
 * Blade Runner (1982)
 * Poltergeist(1982)
 * E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

FILMOGRAPHY TELEVISION:


 * Atlanta (2007)
 * The Strip (1999)
 * Dellaventura (1997)

FILMOGRAPHY PRODUCER:


 * The Spitfire Grill (1996) (co-producer)
 * The Crush (1993) (associate producer)
 * Untamed Heart (1993) (associate producer)

EXTERNAL LINKS:
Internet Movie Data Base

Marci Liroff website