Stacy Gallo has been a casting director in New York City for the past 9 years. She began her career at MTV as a casting assistant and was then promoted to casting director on a live show. In 2001, she was chosen to create an in-house casting company for Hungry Man, called Downstairs Casting and headed that department for 7 years. In 2008, she ventured out on her own and formed her own company, Stacy Gallo Casting. To her credit, she has been successful in casting a variety of projects, including many national network commercials for notable directors and clients. With a background in acting herself, Stacy has a reputation for being a very “actor-friendly” casting director. She is adept at bringing out the actor's comedic side by showing them how to enhance their performance for the commercial. Stacy also teaches a commercial improv class at The Upright Citizen’s Brigade. Because of her expertise in the field of casting, many of her students have secured positions with top commercial agents and have booked national commercials. Stacy also teaches a popular On-Camera Commercial Class at One on One NYC, which has assisted actors in getting parts in high profile commercials. Some of her most memorable and award-winning spots include: NY Lottery Little Bit of Luck, CareerBuilder.com Superbowl Campaign, Tribeca Film Festival, McDonalds, CNN campaign, Luvs, AT&T, Yoplait, ESPN, Mastercard w/Brett Favre, Verizon Wireless, and Visa w/ Kevin Bacon.