Casting Call for Kids, Hispanic Girls on “Empire” in Chicago

The Lee Daniels show “Empire” is now casting for a Hispanic girl ages 10 to 12 for an episode that is filming this week or next.

The show’s extras casting directors are seeking a Hispanic girl in the Chicago area who has a valid work permit with them or a local talent agent. The filming dates is yet to be determined, but the scene will film between the 4th and 16th of September.

The FOX series is described as a sexy and powerful drama about the inner workings of a Hip Hop record label that is helmed by an Lucious (Terrence Howard ), a man with a not so clean past. The family’s music empire will find itself in a power struggle over control when Lucius finds out that his health is deteriorating and he must now groom a successor. “Empire” also stars Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Jussie Smollett and Gabourey Sidibe.

CASTING CALL: EMPIRE!
RATE: $150/8
LOCATION: CHICAGO
SHOOT DATE: TBD: It will fall some time between Fri., 9/4 and Wed., 9/16
ROLES: Hispanic Girl
Girl, Hispanic, ages 10 – 12.

Must have a current IL Work Permit through 4 Star Casting or a local talent agency in order to submit.

If interested and available, send an email to extras4empire@gmail.com:

1) Put HISPANIC GIRL EP 207 in the subject line
2) Include your name, age, height, weight, phone number, zip code and email address
3) Send a head shot, professional or candid photo in jpeg format –Make sure the photo is taken in decent lighting (no selfies), no sunglasses, no hats!. Show us your style but make sure we can see your face! The better the photo, the better your chance of being submitted.

NOTE: NAME YOUR JPEG PHOTO WITH YOUR FULL NAME!
Right click on the photo and it will give you an option to re-name the file, Re-name it with your full name. We need you to start doing this on every submission.
4) Attach a picture/copy of your child’s current IL Work Permit.

We will let you know if you are in consideration!

Empire films in Chicago and you must live in Illinois in order to be considered. The show is filming season 2 and may also have other available roles. Please see other Chicago casting calls as well as castings for empire. See this page for general submission instructions for FOX Empire.