DAN VELEZ
http://www.dreambigcasting.net
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2172476/
CASTING DIRECTOR - DREAM BIG CASTING
ABOUT
After his education, which led him to the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Dan realized that there was nothing more exciting than the casting process; through casting, Dan has the capability to cast a net into a large pool of talent, never settle for the obvious, and always demand the best. He chose not to attend UCLA and instead use his close to 15 years of training in acting to focus on Casting.
Some of his highest profile credits include his work on Fox's feature film, "Dragonball" and MGM's "Quantum of Solace" as Casting Associate.
In addition to that, he has worked out of the office of established Casting Director Mary Vernieu (Sin City) as associate to Casting Director Carla Hool (Apocalypto) in multiple projects that include Solo Queiro Caminar (with Diego Luna) and This is Not a Movie (with Edward Furlong).
Before working as Carla Hool's Assiciate, Dan worked on multiple independent feature films as Casting Director, working with actors such as Angus Macfadyen, Costas and Louis Mandylor, Daniel Baldwin and William Sadler, among others.
Dan leverages off his culturally-diverse experiencse in Latin America, the Midwest, and now the West coast to create the perfect blend of artistic creativity with every one of the projects that he works on.
Dan carries himself with a keen, energetic, professional, and pleasant attitude so each time he approaches a new project, he seeks to find humanity in every actor he encounters. This, along with his body of work, in his relative short time casting has made his name well known among all levels of industry Professionals. Actors, Agents, and Mangers respect him, and his Producers and Directors are always pleased with the level of talent he delivers.
He has now partnered up with Casting Director Sherrie Henderson and together they are working on multiple feature films out of their office located at Space Station Casting Studios.
RESUME
FEATURE FILMS
2011 Music High
2011 One Hundred Thousand Zombie Heads
2011 Tres Cruzados (Mexico Casting)
2010 A Holida Heist
2010 Boy Toy
2010 Beach Bar: The Movie
2010 Cartel (Mexico Casting)
2010 San Francisco: 2177
2010 Where the Road Meets the Sun
2010 Three Veils
2009 The Frankenstein Brothers
2009 Darkening Sky
2009 Of Silence
2009 Fast Lane
2009 Green Street Hooligans 2
2008 The Truth
2008 Hole in One
2008 The Killing Room
2008 Vineyard Haven
2008 Herpes Boy
2008 Dragonball: Evolution (Mexico Casting)
2008 Quantum of Solace (Mexico Casting)
2007 Shadowheart
2007 The Cursed
2006 Watercolors
2005 The Candy Shop
TELEVISON
2011 I Met a Producer and Moved to LA
Executive Producer: Todd Stevens (Friends, Mike and Molly)
Pilot Presentation
2010/2011
John Benjamin Has a Van
Comedy Central
10 Episodes
2010 Perfect
Klasky-Csupo, Inc
Director: Arlene Klasky
2010 Chadam
Warner Brothers
10 Episodes
2009 Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Comedy Central
2008 1,000 Ways to Die
Original Productions, Spike TV
2007 Life with Salomon
Comedy Central
2006 Zoey 101
Nickelodeon
2006 Bobby Cannon
Touchstone/ABC
2006 Triangle
Paramount/UPN
2005 Reanimated
Cartoon Network