Thanks to Emma and Kaye237 for the heads up.
No matter what you got for your 22nd birthday, it probably does not compare to the gift of a four-episode arc that "Grimm" producers bestowed on Jacqueline Toboni, a senior acting major at University of Michigan with no previous professional experience.
NBC series executive producer Jim Kouf, whose daughter attends the same college, was on campus last month to speak to a screenwriting class and wound up scouting talent after he was impressed by a few actresses, including Toboni, during a table read. Kouf then invited a select few to read for a new, young character to see how the audition process works. In a statement issued to Entertainment Weekly earlier this week, Kouf explained, "This was one of those serendipitous moments where we walked into a classroom to talk about television and walked out with a star. It definitely fits with 'Grimm' ⎯ it's a fairy tale within a fairy tale."
Next thing she knew, Toboni was in L.A. testing for other NBC executives and "Grimm" producers, including Emmy winner Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace"), whose company Hazy Mills produces the show. Then she was shipped to Portland, Oregon, where the series is shot, to read with the Grimm himself, David Giuntoli. She got her happy-ending phone call just one day after her aforementioned birthday.
NBC series executive producer Jim Kouf, whose daughter attends the same college, was on campus last month to speak to a screenwriting class and wound up scouting talent after he was impressed by a few actresses, including Toboni, during a table read. Kouf then invited a select few to read for a new, young character to see how the audition process works. In a statement issued to Entertainment Weekly earlier this week, Kouf explained, "This was one of those serendipitous moments where we walked into a classroom to talk about television and walked out with a star. It definitely fits with 'Grimm' ⎯ it's a fairy tale within a fairy tale."
Next thing she knew, Toboni was in L.A. testing for other NBC executives and "Grimm" producers, including Emmy winner Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace"), whose company Hazy Mills produces the show. Then she was shipped to Portland, Oregon, where the series is shot, to read with the Grimm himself, David Giuntoli. She got her happy-ending phone call just one day after her aforementioned birthday.
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