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Al Onorato, Casting Society Co-Founder, Dies at 88


Al Onorato, co-founder of the Casting Society of America and a casting director on such series as 'Bewitched' and 'Police Story,' has died at age 88.

As a talent manager, Onorato was influential in launching the careers of Kristin Chenoweth, Katie Holmes, Mark Harmon, Sean Murray and Elijah Wood. Born Alfred Louis Onorato on Nov. 10, 1935, in Jersey City, N.J., he graduated from Hackensack High School and Fairleigh Dickinson University. Onorato’s other credits as a casting supervisor and/or casting director include “ The Fall Guy,” “Fantasy Island,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “The Wild Wild West,” “Bridget Loves Bernie,” “Police Woman,” “The Silence at Bethany,” “CHiPs,” “David Cassidy — Man Undercover,” “Capitol,” “Mr.

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