The Falcon of Hollywood and the Winter Soldier of Good Fortune: Tracey Moore

Moscova Media Podcast

Tracey Moore arrived in New York City in 1983 with two hundred dollars, a one-way ticket and a trunk from San Francisco, California to pursue a directing career on Broadway. One of her first jobs she created was a practical joke company for hire called “The Joke’s On You!”. Tracey wrote, directed and cast her unemployed actor friends in customized joke scenarios.After 4 years of playing jokes, Tracey was asked by a director to cast a music video. Being in a position to help actors get jobs moved her away from “The Jokes’s On You” into a successful casting career in television, film and commercials for over 30 years. One of Tracey’s first casting job was a show at MTV. Thesearch was for comedians and during Tracey’s scouting at comedy clubs, she discovered Dave Chappell. She cast Jon Stewart’s first MTV show “You Wrote It, You Watch It” and found Lisa Gay Hamilton and Donald Faison. Tracey has had her hands on a plethora of actors including Jamie Hector, Michael K. Williams, Kerry Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Mike Epps, Adam Rodriguez, Naturi Naughton and many, many more.Since then she has become a renowned casting director for feature films such as Miramax’s awarding winning, Just Another Girl on the I.R.T., New Jersey Drive and A Brother's Kiss. As Extras Casting Director, Tracey cast for the popular FOX show New York Undercover and Spike Lee’s “Girl 6”. Her commercial credits include: Nike, Sprite, Coca-Cola, New York Times, Miller Lite, Pontiac, Taco Bell, Disney and PSA’s Under the Influence.