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About
From LA to NYC
I started casting in Los Angeles in 1994 and moved back home to New York to continue my work in the casting business in 2005. I’ve worked on a wide variety of projects such as national network commercials, network promos, political ads, feature films, short films, documentaries, corporate industrials, music videos, PSA’s, webisodes and voice-overs for both TV and radio spots.
Some of the directors I’ve worked with include: David Fincher, Tom Hooper, Tony Scott, Peter Berg, John Singleton, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Doug Liman, Phil Morrison, and Errol Morris. I’m currently a Casting Director with one of the busiest companies in New York, Beth Melsky Casting.
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Laray Mayfield
“David is talented, patient, kind, and very creative. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge that will inspire students. He was my right hand during all the years we worked together. I benefited so much from having him on my team, as did the actors who auditioned for us!” – Laray Mayfield, Casting Director (Fight Club, Zodiac, Benjamin Button, The Social Network, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, House of Cards, Mindhunter) Hollywood, CA
Namakula
“I have had the fortuitous pleasure of working first hand with David in many a casting session, as an actor. His warmth, openness and intuitive, nurturing nature is what all actors dream of when in an audition room. His genuineness and compassion, makes everyone comfortable and he has a real knack for coaxing out your best performance. I have also been able to see David’s work unfold on stage as a director. I have been a patron to a few of his original plays and his expert and delicate direction, allows the performers to melt seamlessly into the characters. You forget that you are watching a “performance” –instead, it feels like a moment in time. Or a conversation you are shamelessly eavesdropping on. Now that’s theatre! I can only hope to get an opportunity to be cast in one of his pieces. But for now, I am happy to call him an inspiring artist and colleague.”
Paul Michael
“David Bellantoni has been a guest teacher at the Network for the past 10 years and always receives the strongest feedback from students across the board. Just last week, he served as a guest in my personal Scene Study class in which he gave incredibly clever and useful adjustments to scenes and pulled some amazing performances out of my actors. As a human being, he is top notch. He challenges his students yet his warm and accessible personality creates an atmosphere where everyone in the class feels open to participate, improve and reach their highest potential.”