Vinnie Potestivo

Vinnie Potestivo is an American casting director and television producer.

During his time at Classic Entertainment Group he created Blue Scissors Media, a full service multimedia production company with a focus in branded media content for a range of television, broadband and mobile platforms.

As head of MTV's Talent & Series Development Department in the East Coast, he was responsible for launching some of today's biggest names in pop culture including: Mandy Moore, Nick Cannon, Benji & Joel Madden (Good Charlotte), Vanessa Minnillo and Ashlee Simpson. He is also the Creating Producer of 8th & Ocean, Man & Wife, Aly & AJ: A Sister Act, Me & Mr. Jones, Foxy and I Won't Love You to Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom. In 2006 he co-created Man & Wife with Fatman Scoop and Charlie Stettler, which became a television series on MTV in 2008.

While at MTV, he worked closely with the MTV News & Doc, Original Series Development and Celebrity Music & Talent Departments to deliver talent-driven-programming for various MTVN platforms (including, but not limited to, MTV, MTV2, MTVU, MTV.com, MTVFilms as well as a dozen MTV International Affiliates.

He is a graduate of Wagner College and has worked as casting director for TV, Film, Commercials, Voice Overs, and Print prior to accepting a full time position at MTV in the 1998.

He has his own entertainment company called Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment where clients utilize his casting and production services.

Selected Filmography

Miscellaneous

On Camera: How To Report, Anchor & Interview An educational textbook for those who are interested in pursuing on-camera careers
30 Under 30 Most Influential Entertainers 30 Entertainers/Executives from the New York area responsible for contributing/creating various forms of entertainment content, all of whom are under 30 years of age.