ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Geoffrey Soffer</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <link href="soffer.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <meta content="keywords" content="Casting, Chicago, Ugly Betty, Classes, Acting, Coach, Television, TV, Movies, Film"> </head> <body bgcolor="#7c7d80" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <div align="center"> <table id="Table_01" width="1200" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td colspan="3"> <img src="images/index_01.jpg" width="1200" height="175" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"> <img src="images/index_02.jpg" width="135" height="825" alt=""></td> <td> <img src="images/index_03.jpg" width="373" height="226" alt=""></td> <td width="692" height="825" rowspan="3" valign="top" background="images/index_04.jpg" style="background-repeat:no-repeat; background-color:#a7a9ac;"><div style="padding: 45px 140px 10px 10px;"> <p><b>GEOFFREY SOFFER</b> is a New York based entertainment executive with accomplishments in casting and talent development. He makes his producing debut with the feature indie comedy "He's Way More Famous Than You" directed by Michael Urie. As a casting director, he cast the final two seasons of the hit TV series <b>"Ugly Betty"</b> and the short-lived CW drama <b>"The Beautiful Life"</b> produced by Ashton Kutcher. Geoffrey was a casting executive at ABC/ABC Studios from 2003-2008, where his work includes the original pilots of <b>"Army Wives"</b>, <b>"Miss/Guided"</b> produced by Ashton Kutcher, <b>"Ugly Betty"</b>, <b>"Dirty Sexy Money"</b>, <b>"The Deep End"</b>, and <b>"Legend of the Seeker"</b> produced by Sam Raimi. His work in the New York theater includes two seasons in the casting department of the Tony Award winning <b>Roundabout Theater Company</b> and Broadway revivals of <b><i>Cabaret</i></b>, <b><i>The Real Thing, Little Me</i></b>, <b><i>The Rainmaker</i></b> with Woody Harrelson, among others. He is a guest lecturer at Brown University and Carnegie Mellon. Geoffrey is a member of The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.</p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="373" height="597" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#a7a9ac"> <div class="contact" style="padding: 30px 50px 25px 5px;"><img src="images/contact.jpg" alt="contact" width="81" height="31"><p> For information regarding upcoming lectures or classes, please contact <a href="mailto:class@geoffreysoffer.com">class@geoffreysoffer.com</a>.</p> <!--<p>For professional inquiries, please contact Michael Mahan, Peikoff Law Office: <br/><b>Phone:</b> (212) 343-9600<br/></p>--> <p><a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1103447193792&p=oi"><img src="images/mailing_list.jpg" alt="Join the Mailing List!" width="237" height="32" border="0"></a></p> </div> <div class="media" style="padding: 0 50px 25px 5px;"><img src="images/media_links.jpg" alt="media_links"><p> <a href="http://www.backstage.com/bso/advice-casting-cues/is-beautiful-the-new-ugly-1004011296.story" target="_blank">"Is Ugly the New Beautiful?"</a><br/> Backstage.com, 9/11/2009<br> <br/> <img src="images/hr.jpg" alt="GeoffreySoffer"><br> <br/> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu914CCNbg" target="_blank">Backstage Video Links </a><br> <br/> <img src="images/hr.jpg" alt="GeoffreySoffer"><br> <br/> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3116002/" target="_blank">Geoffrey Soffer IMDB Page</a><br> <br/> <img src="images/hr.jpg" alt="GeoffreySoffer"><br> <br/> <a href="http://www.trinityrep.com/DownloadDocs/Brown_Trinity_Brochure_2010.pdf">Brown University/Trinity Rep<br/> MFA Acting Program Brochure</a><br> <br/> <img src="images/hr.jpg" alt="GeoffreySoffer"><br> <br/> <a href="http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/QA_with_Ugly_Betty_Casting_Director_Geoffrey_Soffer_About_the_Save_Our_Jobs_Campaign_More_20090225" target="_blank">Broadway World.com Interview</a></p> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img src="images/index_06.jpg" width="373" height="2" alt=""></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="100px">&nbsp; </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>