Are you in a band? Do you want to be on the hit series “Empire”? Here is your chance! Casting directors are looking for men and women who are ages 25 to 35 years old. The series stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon who is the king of hip hop. He is described as an immensely talented artist, the CEO of Empire Entertainment and a former street thug, his reign has been unchallenged for years.
But, after battling what he believed to be a terminal disease, Lucious challenged his sons to compete for his throne, a task made all the more complicated by the return of their mother and Lucious’ ex-wife, Cookie. The series also stars Taraji P. Henson. The show is seeking people with hip, urban, cool looks. Anyone who applies must have real experience playing instruments. They are in need of musicians who play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and backup singers. You won’t actually be playing the instruments on the show, but you will need to look like you know how to rock them out.
If interested and available, send an email with the following to extras4empire@gmail.com. You should put Band Members in the subject line of your email. Submissions should include your name, age, height, weight, measurements, phone number, current zip code and your email address. Be sure to send in two recent, candid photos of yourself (one full length and one from the shoulders up so we can clearly see your face) preferably in the role you’re submitting for! The better the photo quality, the better your chance of being chosen. So the casting team knows whose photo is whose, name your photo with your full name before attaching it. All candidates must have transportation to set, so confirm that you do in your email as well. If you are in consideration, you will be contacted by the casting director.
