'American Idol' producer likes mining Texas talent
t seems that reality-TV honchos have us pegged.
"There are some weird and wonderful people here," says American Idol producer/director Nigel Lythgoe, explaining why Texas has become such a breeding ground for real-people casting calls. And Dallas in particular holds a special spot for Mr. Lythgoe, who not only brought the Idol auditions here in August, but was back in town earlier this month to hold tryouts for his other hit show, So You Think You Can Dance, at Southern Methodist University.
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"There are some weird and wonderful people here," says American Idol producer/director Nigel Lythgoe, explaining why Texas has become such a breeding ground for real-people casting calls. And Dallas in particular holds a special spot for Mr. Lythgoe, who not only brought the Idol auditions here in August, but was back in town earlier this month to hold tryouts for his other hit show, So You Think You Can Dance, at Southern Methodist University.
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