casting couch

casting couch
  refers to the illegal practice (mostly during the heyday of the studio system) when unknown young actors or actresses (starlets) exchanged sex (literally on an office couch) with a casting director or producer in order to acquire/land a role in a film
  Example: Frances McDormand, who played the role of Marge Gunderson in Fargo (1996), once joked that she got the role by the 'casting couch' method - she 'slept with' the director Joel Coen - her husband!

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  • casting couch — ☆ casting couch n. the practice of demanding sexual favors in return for casting a performer in a film, TV program, etc.: in allusion to the office couch of a casting director …   English World dictionary

  • Casting couch — The casting couch is a euphemism for a sociological phenomenon that involves the trading of sexual favors by an aspirant, apprentice employee, or subordinate to a superior, in return for entry into an occupation, or for other career advancement… …   Wikipedia

  • casting couch — n. a legendary couch found in the offices of casting directors for use in seducing young people by offering them roles. □ They say she got the job on the casting couch. □ They say the director got his job on the casting couch, too …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • casting couch — noun : a couch in an entertainment executive s office on which aspiring actresses are reputed to perform sexual acts in exchange for desired roles ; broadly : the practice of abusing one s power to obtain sexual partners * * * ˈcasting couch 7… …   Useful english dictionary

  • casting couch — /ˈkastɪŋ kaʊtʃ/ (say kahsting kowch) noun Colloquial the couch in a film or stage director s office, supposedly for the seduction of those auditioning; to succeed by means of the casting couch is to gain success in return for sex …  

  • casting couch, the — casting ,couch, the noun HUMOROUS a situation in which someone agrees to have sex in return for getting a job as an actor: Her rise to stardom owed much to the casting couch …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • casting couch — Facetious. a couch in the office of a casting director, supposedly used with actors or actresses willing to trade sexual favors for roles. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

  • casting couch — noun Date: 1931 a couch in an entertainment executive s office on which aspiring actresses are reputed to perform sexual acts in exchange for desired roles; broadly the practice of abusing one s power to obtain sexual partners …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • casting couch — noun informal a couch supposedly used by a film producer who awards parts in return for sexual favours …   English new terms dictionary

  • casting couch — noun a) A sofa on which a jobseeker is expected to perform sexual acts in return for a part in a film or other job. b) The situation as described above …   Wiktionary

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