I went to producers for the Disney show “Good Luck Charlie”. I also went in for one of my favorite shows “Medium”. I also went down to San Diego to audition for a new FX show called “Terriers”.
I went in for the ABC pilot “No Ordinary Family” and I BOOKED IT! Yippee!
The show stars Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz. From the ABC press release:
The Powells are pretty much your average, everyday American family. That is until their plane crashes in the Amazon jungle. After that, well, let's just say the Powells are a little less ordinary. Jim is a frustrated police sketch artist married to Stephanie, a brilliant and successful scientist. Although they still love each other, their marriage has lost some of its spark. All of that changes, though, when Stephanie takes Jim and their two teenage kids along on a research trip to the Amazon. The Powell's plane crashes into a swampy river; they manage to escape, but, their pilot, unfortunately, isn't so lucky. As the Powells gratefully return to their old lives, they are shocked to discover that they have suddenly developed some rather extraordinary abilities. Jim is super strong with amazing reflexes. Stephanie can suddenly move at lightning speed. Daphne can hear everyone's thoughts including those of her 16-year-old-boyfriend, ick! Then there's JJ, who miraculously goes from clueless to brainiac, seemingly overnight. The Powells are reinvigorated by their new powers, but they quickly discover that the toughest challenges may be the most ordinary ones. Sure, they can stop criminals, but all the super powers in the world can't fix emotional problems. The Powells better get their act together, soon, though, because that pilot they left for dead at the bottom of a river... he just woke up. From Brother & Sisters' Greg Berlanti and Jon Feldman comes a wild new dramedy about a totally relatable family who just happen to be a little bit amazing.
So it sounds like a really great pilot and I hope it airs. I play the guidance counselor at the high school. I filmed last week at this beautiful private high school in Los Angeles. My scene was with Julie Benz and she was wonderful to work with. Hopefully the show will get picked up and they will need to see the guidance counselor again and again!
