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Feature film 'The Fault in Our Stars' casting call for teens and young adults affected by cancer

The Fault in Our Stars Casting Call

"The Fault in Our Stars" is shooting is Pittsburgh starting late August, 2013.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Fox 2000 and Temple Hill Productions are in pre-production on the feature film "The Fault in Our Stars", and the production has sent out a casting call for teens and young adults between 13 and 23 years old who have been affected by cancer, to appear in the film as background performers. The casting director has specified that there is no experience is necessary and these are fully paid positions. They are also looking for a girl who can play actress Shailene Woodley at 11 years old. Shooting will run from August 26, 2013 through October 8, 2013 in Pittsburgh.

"The Fault in Our Stars" is based on the best selling novel by author John Green, and centers on sixteen-year-old cancer patient Hazel Grace Lancaster. She is a three-year stage IV–cancer survivor who is clinically depressed, but is also a young woman with spirit, intelligence, and wit. When Hazel is forced by her parents to attend a support group for children living with cancer, she meets 17 year old Isaac - a brave, lovesick, painfully funny teen - who has lost one eye to cancer and is about to lose the other. Isaac in turn, introduces Hazel to the handsome, smart and witty Augustus Waters and the two fall deeply in love.

Starring in "The Fault in Our Stars" is Golden Globe Award nominee Shailene Woodley playing the starring role of Hazel. Woodley came into the spotlight when she was cast as Amy Juergens in the ABC Family series "The Secret Life of the American Teenager". Her breakout feature film role was playing George Clooney's daughter Alexandra in "The Descendants". She has since had lead roles in the films "The Spectacular Now," "White Bird in a Blizzard," and "Divergent". Other actors cast in "The Fault in Our Stars" are Academy Award nominee Laura Dern playing Hazel's mother; three-time Young Artist Awards nominee Nat Wolff playing Isaac; and Ansel Elgort in the role of Augustus "Gus" Waters.

Filmmaker Josh Boone is directing from an adapted screenplay written by Independent Spirit Award winners Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Boone previously directed and wrote the Millennium Entertainment feature film "Stuck in Love" starring Logan Lerman and Lily Collins. He will next direct and write the feature film "Pretenders". Temple Hill Entertainment partners Marty Bowen and Black Reel Awards nominee Wyck Godfrey will produce "The Fault in Our Stars". Michele Imperato will executive produce. Fox 2000 Pictures will handle domestic distribution.

Pittsburgh Casting Call Details

The local casting director in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking teens and young adults between 13-23 years of age who have been affected by cancer, to appear in the feature film "The Fault in Our Stars" as fully paid background performers. The production would like to give teens and young adults, who have been or are currently cancer patients, the opportunity to appear in the movie. The roles are non-speaking and there is no experience necessary. Those cast for these roles will be needed for approximately two to five days of filming this September. To be considered, submit a recent snapshot of yourself and a brief description of your experience with cancer. Please include your age, your parent's name (for those under 18 years) and a phone number. Email to:

tfiosextras@gmail.com

In addition to the above, they are also looking for a Shailene Woodley AGE 11 look-a-like. Brunette hair and hazel eyes are desirable. To apply for this role, email openaudition@gmail.com with at least one close-up photograph of the child’s face, name, a parent’s name and a phone number. This role will shoot for one day between 8/26/13 and 10/8/13 in Pittsburgh.

All talent, including Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of Pennsylvania and in the United States.

The 2013 Pittsburgh Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Pennsylvania and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• Pennsylvania Child Entertainment Work Permit Application
• Pennsylvania Application for Minors In Performances
• Pennsylvania Parental Acknowledgement of Minor's Duties and Hours of Employment Form
• Pennsylvania Minors Waiver Request Form for Entertainment Performances
• Pennsylvania Child Labor Complaint Form
• Pennsylvania Child Labor Act Details
• Pennsylvania Child Labor Act Hours Rules for Performances By Minors
• Pennsylvania Regulations Governing Employment of Minors
• Pennsylvania Child Labor Law Prohibitions
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Pittsburgh Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Pittsburgh Casting Directors List
• Pittsburgh Extras Casting Directors List
• Pittsburgh Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Pittsburgh Acting Schools and Teachers List
• Pittsburgh Headshot Photographers List
• Headshot Reproduction Services List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director Cover Letter
• Sample Talent Agent Cover Letter
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Pittsburgh Actors Unions and Professional Organizations
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Emma Sands-Milsom
Ronna Kress Casting
333 S Beverly Drive
Suite 109
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Extras Casting

Pittsburgh:

Nancy Mosser
Blackbird Studios
3583 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Extras Casting Registration

Crew Members and Production Staff

Pittsburgh:

Experienced film crew members and production staff located in Pittsburgh can email resumes to:

tfiosresumes@gmail.com

ABSOLUTELY NO ACTOR OR EXTRAS SUBMISSIONS TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS, THEY WILL BE DISCARDED.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

The Fault in Our Stars
Production Office
1330 Beulah Road
Building 601
Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Temple Hill Productions
9255 Sunset Blvd.
Suite 801
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Fox 2000
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Building 78
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Executive Producer:

Michele Imperato-Stabile

Producers:

Wyck Godfrey
Marty Bowen

Director:

Josh Boone

Starring:

Shailene Woodley - Hazel Grace Lancaster
Ansel Elgort - Augustus "Gus" Waters
Nat Wolff - Isaac
Laura Dern - Mrs. Lancaster

Story:

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Casting call for family adventure feature film 'Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code'

Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code Casting Call

"Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code" is a sequel to "Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy".
10 West Studios

10 West Studios is currently in production on the SAG-AFTRA family adventure comedy feature film "Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code", which is a follow up to the 2012 feature film "Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy". Casting directors in Los Angeles and Michigan are holding auditions for lead, supporting, and day player roles. The photo-doubles and stand-ins for the principal actors, as well as general extras and featured background actors will be hired throughout shooting. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 5, 2013.

In "Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code", buddies Mickey Matson and Sully are thrilled to be re-activated by the Secret Order of Patriots, where his Grandpa Jack and her Grams are already members in good standing. This time, their mission is to steal aboard the dastardly Admiral Joseph "Ironsides" Lee's pirate ship and destroy the Tesla machine that he plans to use to stop the world's electronic grid and bring technology to a stop, so that he can implement his own Pirate Code of Conduct. Mickey and Sully end up working together with Billy Lee, who they put in jail in the first film.

Returning in the title role of Mickey Matson is Derek Brandon, a Michigan native. Brandon started acting when he was 4 years old, and eventually was cast at Disneyland as the voice of Tom Sawyer on the Mark Twain Riverboat Ride. His feature film credits include "The Christmas Bunny," "A Dog for Christmas," and "Holiday Miracle". Matson is repped by Mitchell Gossett at CESD. Also starring in "Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code" is Francesca DeRosa in the role of Sully Braginton. DeRosa started out in show biz in 2008, when she had a 16-episode stint on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Aside from the first Mickey Matson film, her lone feature film credit was "Christmas with a Capital C" starring alongside Ted McGinley and Daniel Baldwin. Other cast members starring in Mickey Madson 2 are Emmy Award nominees Christopher Lloyd of "Back to the Future" fame returning in the role of Grandpa Jack, and Patrika Darbo as Grams.

Talented filmmaker and Michigan native Harold Cronk is directing "Mickey Matson and The Pirate's Code" from an original screenplay written by himself and Erick Machiela. Cronk will also produce for 10 West Studios along with partner Matthew Tailford. 10 West Studios has a massive studio lot in Michigan consisting of seven sound stages. Cronk is a winner of the Best Director award at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival. Stephen Afendoulis will executive produce Mickey Matson 2. Screen Media Films will handle domestic distribution.

Casting Call Details

Jazzy T Williams, the principal actor casting director in Michigan, has sent me the following roles that she is casting:

[MARTIN] 55, a strange, creepy little man with an odd way of speaking, Martin is the mad genius behind the Tesla machine, which Ironsides is hoping will destroy the world's power grid....LEAD (18)

[LYNCH] 30, FEMALE, no-nonsense, tough, Lynch is one of the teachers at the Secret Order of Patriots teen training center...LEAD (12)

[SANCHEZ] Approximately 18, Sanchez is another recruit working at the Secret Order of Patriots training camp. Sanchez is put out of commission by the Rogue pirates, and brought back to the pirate ship to fight the bad guys...6 lines, 6 scenes (13)

[EVAN] 33, this tech looking guy works for the Secret Order of the Patriots, and comes up to Grandpa Jack with some crucial information. Later, he sneaks his way on board Ironsides' ship disguised as a pirate, where he's discovered by Seamus...5 lines, 2 scenes (20)

[BENJI] The eccentric, squeaky-voiced tour guide aboard the USS Silversides, Benji is very knowledgeable about the ship and obviously enjoys his job--that is, until he's thrown overboard by pirates...4 speeches & 2 lines, 1 scene

[TWITCHY PIRATE] This twitchy pirate on Ironsides' ship is very embarrassed when his mom calls him on his cell phone during one of Ironsides' big speeches...2 lines, 1 scene

[ROGUE LEADER] 40, he's the leader of another group of pirates under Ironsides' order. He infiltrates the SOP, with the help of turncoat Lynch...4 lines, 2 scenes

[GUARD #1] This bored guard outside the engine room on Ironsides' ship is put out of commission by the ''electrified'' Jeremiah...2 lines, 1 scene

[BRASS KNUCKLES] 30 - 50,The ''Heavy'' for Admiral Ironsides. Always wears two pair of huge brass knuckles. Not a lot of lines, but tons of screen time. Must be able to Growl. Scary, very large and muscular.

[MULTIPLE MERCINARY PIRATES] Various. Some speaking roles available. Looking for the meanest, biggest, bad guys that also have comedy skills. Think the bad guys from Home Alone. Must be willing to do some mild stage style combat and stunt work... like getting beat up by kids.

She is looking for grizzly, mean, scary looking men for the PIRATE roles!

SAG Actors are preferred, however the production is willing to Taft–Hartley talented non-union Michigan actors.

To be considered, submit a headshot/resume and link to talent reel to JR Galactic Casting:

JRGCastingMI@gmail.com

Include the role you'd like to audition for in the SUBJECT Line. This is for Michigan local hires only. DO NOT submit to this email address if you are not living in Michigan. The Los Angeles casting director information is listed below. (Note: The role of Billy Lee is being re-cast out of the Los Angeles office. That role was played by Lee Arenberg in the first film, and they are seeking an actor who looks similar to Lee.)

JR Galactic Casting is committed to diverse, inclusive casting. For every role, please submit qualified performers, without regard to rage, age, color, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity unless specifically indicated.

In addition to direct submissions to the casting director, actors can also submit through ActorsAccess.com, however there is a subscription fee required at that website.

All talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of Michigan and in the United States.

The 2013 Michigan Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Michigan and the United States:

• Michigan Child Work Permit Fact Sheet
• Michigan Youth Employment Standards Informational Sheet
• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• USA Immigration Work Permits and Visas
• Non-Immigrant USA Visa Application

In addition to the following Michigan Actors Resources:

• Michigan Casting Directors List
• Michigan Extras Casting Directors List
• Michigan Talent Agents List
• Michigan AFTRA SAG Franchised Talent Agents
• General Talent Agent Information
• Michigan Acting Schools and Classes List
• Michigan Headshot Photographers List
• Actors Unions
• Miscellaneous Michigan Resources
• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Casting Director and Talent Agents Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Dea Vise
Billy DaMota Casting
On Your Mark Studios
13425 Ventura Blvd #200
Los Angeles, CA 91423

Michigan:

Jazzy T Williams
JR Galactic Entertainment Production Services
Okemos, MI 48864

www.jrgalactic.com

Extras Casting

TBA

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

10 West Studios/Mickey Madson, LLC
33 Lake Street
Manistee, MI 49660

Screen Media Films (distributor)
757 Third Avenue
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10017

Executive Producers:

Stephen Afendoulis

Producers:

Harold Cronk
Matthew Tailford

Director:

Harold Cronk

Starring:

Derek Brandon - Mickey Matson
Francesca Derosa - Sully
Christopher Lloyd - Grandpa Jack
Patrika Darbo - Grams

Story:

Sequel to "Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy".

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Casting calls for Sony Pictures film 'The Kitchen Sink' starring Vanessa Hudgens and featuring vampires, zombies, and aliens

The Kitchen Sink Casting Calls

"The Kitchen Sink" is scheduled to hit theaters October 17, 2014.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Matt Tolmach Productions and Circle of Confusion are getting ready to begin production on the Sony Pictures comedy feature film "The Kitchen Sink" and casting directors are holding auditions for starring, co-starring, supporting, and day-player roles. The stand-ins and photo-doubles for the principal actors, as well as general extras and featured background actors are also now being cast. Shooting will take place in Los Angeles beginning on August 5, 2013 and will continue through September 15, 2013. "The Kitchen Sink" will hit theaters on October 17, 2014.

"The Kitchen Sink" is about the unlikely alliance between a high school-aged vampire, zombie and human as they try to save their town from invading aliens. Think "Breakfast Club" meets "Zombieland", you get an idea of the title in an early scene where two kids are running from zombies. Those zombies suddenly are attacked by vampires. Just when they are all facing off, there's a bright light overhead. You realize the aliens have landed and these groups have to band together, suppress the urge to kill each other, and it becomes thematically the enemy of my enemy is my friend. That makes it different than your usual zombie, vampire, or alien movie.

Starring in "The Kitchen Sink" is two-time Teen Choice Awards winner Vanessa Hudgens playing the role of a popular teen who finds herself in danger when aliens invade her small town of Danville. The former Disney Channel star recently starred opposite Nicolas Cage and John Cusack in the feature film "The Frozen Ground". She also starred with Amber Heard in "Machete Kills", and just completed voicing the role of Janis in the animated feature film "The Great Migration". Also starring in "The Kitchen Sink" is two-time Golden Globe Awards nominee Denis Leary playing a wealthy and smart resident of Danville. Young Artist Awards nominee Nicholas Braun, The Amazing Spider-Man's Chris Zylka, Mackenzie Davis, and Josh Fadem have also joined the cast.

Independent Spirit Awards nominee Robbie Pickering will direct "The Kitchen Sink" from an original screenplay written by Oren Uziel, who is also writing the screenplay for "22 Jump Street," "Mortal Kombat," and "Men in Black 4". Matthew Tolmach will produce with Kate Checchi under the banner of his production company Matt Tolmach Productions. Tolmach produced "The Amazing Spider-Man," and the upcoming "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". VP of Production Lauren Abraham will oversee production for Sony Pictures.

All talent, including minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Jeanne McCarthy
Nicole Abellera
1750 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 208
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Extras Casting

Los Angeles:

Central Casting
220 S. Flower Street
Burbank, CA 91502
Registration Info: (818) 562-2755
Do not send photos to Central Casting, you must register in person.

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

"The Kitchen Sink"
Production Office
1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Matt Tolmach Productions
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Stage 6
Culver City, CA 90232

Circle of Confusion
8548 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Sony Pictures
10202 W. Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90232

Producers:

Matthew Tolmach
Kate Checchi
Lauren Abraham

Director:

Robbie Pickering

Starring:

Vanessa Hudgens
Denis Leary
Nicholas Braun
Mackenzie Davis
Josh Fadem
Chris Zylka

Story:

When aliens invade a town of vampires, zombies and humans, partisan warfare results.

Talent search continues for boy to star in feature film 'Crazy For The Storm' directed by Sean Penn

Crazy For The Storm Child Actor Talent Search

"Crazy For The Storm" begins shooting in January, 2014.
AB Media Publishing, LLC

Gerber Pictures is now in pre-production on the Warner Bros. Pictures true-story action survival feature film "Crazy For The Storm" based on the bestselling novel "Crazy For The Storm: A Memoir Of Survival" by Norman Ollestad. A massive talent search has been taking place since February, 2013 for a boy who can play 11 year-old Norman Ollestad. The talent search included online video submissions accepted through Cast It Talent. However, the right boy was not discovered and new casting director information is now available.

"Crazy For The Storm" tells the story of Norman Ollestad, who at eleven years old was riding in a Cessna in a blizzard through California's San Gabriel Mountains in 1979, on his way to pick up a trophy he won in a skiing competition. The plane crash that followed killed his father and the pilot, also badly wounding his father's girlfriend Sandra, who with young Norman was savagely thrown onto the top of an 8,600-foot mountain in the freezing, February chill. After Sandra dies, Norman endures a grueling nine-hour life-or-death journey down the mountain during a blizzard. On the descent, Norman recounts in flashbacks how his father infused his love for extreme sports in him as a boy, pressing him to become a competitive surfer and skier, experience that allowed him to survive the ordeal.

Starring in "Crazy For The Storm" is Academy Award nominee Josh Brolin playing the role of young Norman's father Norman Ollestad Sr. Two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn is directing from an adapted screenplay written by Will Fetters. This will be the third time that Sean Penn and Josh Brolin have worked together on a feature film. For the film "Milk," Penn won an Academy Award and Brolin was nominated for an Oscar. In the Warner Bros. Pictures feature film "Gangster Squad", Penn played the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen while Brolin portrayed the determined Sgt. John O'Mara. Penn recently starred in Ben Stiller's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", while Brolin starred in the upcoming "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For".

Primetime Emmy Award nominee Bill Gerber will produce for Gerber Pictures. His producing credits include "The In-Laws" starring Michael Douglas and Ryan Reynolds, "Gran Torino" starring Clint Eastwood, and the upcoming "Grudge Match" starring Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro. Also producing is Norman Ollestad's literary manager Rob Weisbach, and Fonda Snyder. Ollestad will executive produce. Warner Bros. will handle domestic distribution.

The following is what the original casting call was seeking:

[NORMAN OLLESTAD] Male, 9-11 years of age, Caucasian. Must have surfing experience to play this lead role. The boy should be mentally tough and comfortable with sensitive and difficult scripted material.

All talent, including minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of California and in the United States.

The 2013 Los Angeles Actors Resource Guide eBook comes with free quarterly updates and includes the following information and documents for adults, minors, and foreign talent who would like to work as an actor or extra on film and television productions in Los Angeles and the United States:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• California Child Actor Permit Application
• California Minors Summary Chart
• Child Actor Coogan Trust Deposit Instructions
• California Division of Labor Standards Offices
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application

In addition to the following Los Angeles Actors Resources:

• Audition Tips
• How To Make an Audition Video
• Los Angeles Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Extras Casting Directors List
• Los Angeles Talent Agents List
• General Talent Agent Information
• Los Angeles Acting Classes List
• Acting Classes for Young Actors in Los Angeles
• Los Angeles Headshot Photographers List
• Sample Actors Resume
• Sample Beginning Actors Resume
• Sample Cover Letters
• Entertainment Industry Terminology
• Miscellaneous Los Angeles Resources
• Actors Unions
• PDF Users Guides

The 2013 Actors Resource Guide eBooks are available here.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Submit photos and resumes by mail only.
No phone calls or personal drop-offs.

Los Angeles:

Tineka Becker
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 138
Suite 1205A
Burbank, CA 91522

Extras Casting

TBA

Production Companies:

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.

Gerber Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 138
Suite 1205A
Burbank, CA 91522

Warner Bros. Pictures
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

Executive Producer:

Norman Ollestad

Producers:

Bill Gerber
Fonda Snyder
Rob Weisbach

Director:

Sean Penn

Starring:

Josh Brolin - Norman Ollestad Sr.

Story:

From the age of three, Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of surfing and competitive downhill skiing by the intense, charismatic father he both idolized and resented. While his friends were riding bikes, playing ball, and going to birthday parties, young Norman was whisked away in pursuit of wild and demanding adventures. Yet it were these exhilarating tests of skill that prepared "Boy Wonder," as his father called him, to become a fearless champion—and ultimately saved his life. Flying to a ski championship ceremony in February 1979, the chartered Cessna carrying Norman, his father, his father's girlfriend, and the pilot crashed into the San Gabriel Mountains and was suspended at 8,200 feet, engulfed in a blizzard. "Dad
and I were a team, and he was Superman," Ollestad writes. But now Norman's father was dead, and the devastated eleven-year-old had to descend the treacherous, icy mountain alone.