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Howard Feuer

1948 – 2004

American casting director

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Lived 1948 – 2004 (aged 56). Howard Feuer was a casting director.

Howard Feuer (November 30, 1948 – December 20, 2004) was an American casting director known for casting theatrical productions and hit movies.

His casting career began on Broadway as an assistant to producer Jerry Schlossberg on the 1971 revival of On the Town. From then until 1986, he cast another 29 productions, often in conjunction with Jeremy Ritzer. His credits include: Noises Off, Benefactors, Wild Honey, 42nd Street, Barnum and Oh! Calcutta!

He also cast over 75 films, beginning with The Warriors (1979). He won the Casting Society of America's Artios Award for Feature Film Casting - Comedy three times, for Moonstruck (1988), The Fisher King (1991), and That Thing You Do! (1996), and twice for Drama, Mississippi Burning (1988, shared with Juliet Taylor) and Dead Poets Society (1989). He was also nominated for Married to the Mob (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Ref (1994) During casting for That Thing You Do!, he yelled that "I've got a young Kim Novak in the room!" when then-unknown Charlize Theron auditioned for (and landed) a part. He also received a nomination for the miniseries The Murder of Mary Phagan.

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Who was Howard Feuer?

American casting director

When was Howard Feuer born?

Howard Feuer was born on 30 November 1948.

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Howard Feuer died on 20 December 2004.

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Howard Feuer was a casting director.

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