Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
20th Television’s Stephanie Levinson Upped To EVP Casting
deadline.comStephanie Levinson, who has served as 20th Television’s head of casting since 2019, has been promoted to EVP of casting for the studio.
Reporting to Sharon Klein, EVP of Casting, Walt Disney Television, Levinson will lead casting efforts on all series and pilots produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, manage a team of casting executives and set casting strategy for the studio.Since joining 20th TV, Levinson has been the lead casting executive on numerous award-winning series, most recently Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, The Dropout as well as NBC’s This Is Us.
She’s credited with playing a key role in bringing Selena Gomez in for Only Murders in the Building, as well as Hilary Duff for Hulu’s How I Met Your Father.
She also helped land Kumail Nanjianai for the upcoming Hulu series Welcome to Chippendales.She previously served as the lead casting executive on series including ABC’s Modern Family, FX’s The People v.
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