Vinnie Potestivo

Vinnie Potestivo
Courtesy MHRSTUDIOS.COM
Born	May 22, 1977 Staten Island, New York
Nationality	American

Vinnie Potestivo is an American casting director, television producer and sad clown.

He is currently the President of Vinnie Potestivo Entertainment, Inc (VPE) which began as a full-service talent and casting agency dedicated to finding talent solutions for all media platforms including broadcast, digital and print. Founded in 2008, VPE specializes in casting and the development of long-form character-driven reality programming, celebrity-driven reality programming, host and expert casting, and celebrity talent procurement. VPE's Modern Media Marketing department was launched in 2010, and with a strong focus in Branded Media, Celebrity Brand Development, Celebrity Brand Management, and Talent Endorsements; it has already attracted clients such as Kiehl's, Ustream, Guinness and Mercy (a new hangover prevention beverage).

Prior to VPE, Potestivo was a principal partner at Classic Entertainment Group where he launched 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.

At the helm of MTV's East Coast Talent & Series Development Department, 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, which was developed for television and aired 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. Vinnie was, and is, from Staten Island.

Selected filmography

Show	Credit	Season	Network/Platform
Sunset Daze	Producer	All	WEtv
Entertainment Living	Executive Producer	All	PointClickHome.com [1]
Visions Of Rock	Executive Producer	2008–2009	VisionsOfRock.com [2]
8th & Ocean	Producer	All	MTV
Aly & AJ: A Sister Act	Producer & Developed by	All	MTV
I Won't Love You To Death: The Story of Mario and His Mom	Producer	All	MTV
Me & Mr. Jones	Executive Producer	All	MTV
Man & Wife	Producer	All	MTV
Man & Wife	Producer	All	ManAndWife.tv [3]
Foxy	Producer	pilot	MTV
Laguna Beach	Network Executive	Seasons 1, 2, 3	MTV
The Hills	Network Executive	Seasons 1 & 2	MTV
Newport Beach	Network Executive	Season 1	MTV
Run's House	Network Executive	Seasons 1,2,3	MTV
Battle of the Sexes	Network Executive	All	MTV
Inferno	Network Executive	Season 1 & 2	MTV
Gauntlet	Network Executive	Seasons 1, 2, 3	MTV
The Duel	Network Executive	All	MTV
Fresh Meat	Network Executive	All	MTV
The Shop	Network Executive	All	MTV
The Andy Milonakis Show	Network Executive	2005–2007	MTV2
Wonder Showzen	Network Executive	2005–2006	MTV2
Headbangers Ball	Network Executive	2003–2007	MTV2
Sucker Free	Network Executive	2005–2007	MTV2

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.