Does That Actor Match The Breakdown For The Role?

Zach had an audition late last week and some of the actors auditioning for the part didn't seem to fit the description. Here's what the casting people were looking for as well as how the character breakdown matched up to Zach:

*Male 17-19 but can look younger (Good)

*Experience handling large sections of dialogue (Still good)

*Comedic timing (Stand-Up Comic and Second City cast member...Think we're still good)

*Any body type (Yes, he has a body type)

*First name of the character is "Diego" (Maybe a stepfather adopted him and gave him a new name)

*Look like a native of Budapest (Need to show him where Budapest is on a map)

*Have an interesting look (Super vague but let's take it as a compliment)

We arrived at the audition and I took a seat and checked out the crowd.  For the character named "Diego", I saw:

*Two boys 12 and younger

*Four hairy hipsters in their mid-20s who would need to "de-hipster" in order to play younger

*A very pale-skinned teen from Sweden

*A stage parent telling his kid not to mention the trouble he has memorizing "too much dialogue"

*A slightly drunk stage parent loudly stating "I thought Diego was a Spanish slur!!!"

*An African-American teen actor that kept saying "Why did my agent submit me for Diego???"

*An actor that was 30+ still trying out for the 17-19 part

All of the above actors were called in by the casting director and his/her associates. Since the casting office had the breakdown for the role, how did some of the above actors make it to the audition stage of the process?

Sometimes the production company knows exactly what they are looking for in an actor. There are other times they have an idea but are open to the thought of changing up the part if necessary. As Diego is the main character and the script has to do with his heritage, it would take a major rewrite to have the kid from Sweden be a teen named Diego.

If that does happen, it's just another example of movie making magic in Hollywood!

This actor has a stand-up gig on July 1st at Flappers in Burbank.