Arts & Entertainment

Casting Call: Extreme Makeover TV Show to Come to Ellisville

For anyone battling super obesity and who would like to have a chance to transform their lives, this show's team will be looking for new participants on April 20 at Life Time Fitness in Ellisville.

Eyeworks USA, the producers of the hit Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, are beginning a nationwide tour to 13 cities across the country in search of participants for the show's Season 4. And one of those cities is in our backyard.

The location of the show's St. Louis open call is Life Time Fitness, 3058 Clarkson Rd. in Ellisville. The casting call will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 20.

Casting call attendees should bring a non-returnable photo. Casting call applications will be provided on April 20. Click here for more details.

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In addition to Ellisville, the casting team will stop in Salt Lake City, Milwaukee, Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Dallas, Nashville, Phoenix, Oklahoma City, Jackson (MS), Chicago, and Los Angeles. Candidates have to either attend an open call in one of designated cities or send in a home tape. 

Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition features transformational specialist Chris Powell, author of the New York Times bestseller, Choose to Lose. The show documents makeovers of 15 courageous, “super obese” people who, in an unprecedented 365 days, set out to safely lose up to half of their body weight.

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In each of the 13 stand-alone, two-hour episodes, the participants undergo a transformation not only of their bodies, but of who they are as individuals, state the show's producers. By assuring participants have the proper nourishment and exercise movement, Powell provides a fresh perspective to  individuals whose lives have become unmanageable because of their weight. He guides each of the participants through their transformation process by moving into their homes with their families or loved ones.

The upcoming season includes twins who work together to shed weight, a married couple and an inspirational story of an amputee who worked to shed the weight he gained after losing his limb. It premieres May 28.


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