Nick Wilkinson, a casting director for ABC Tv and Theatre Communications Team, died Sept. 29 at the Hawaiian island of Kauai from a middle assault at age 69. His dying used to be showed through his husband, Jamie Wooten,

Wilkinson used to be the longtime director of casting for Theatre Communications Team in New York Town, which used to be recognized within the 1980’s as ‘Central Casting’ for many of the regional theaters throughout The usa. 

He then was casting director for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, and later used to be employed through ABC Tv as a director of casting, each in New York and later Los Angeles, and helped solid main tasks within the Films & Miniseries department, and in addition their Sunlight hours department. 

In his lengthy casting occupation, he used to be very pleased with the phase he performed in serving to prior to now unknown actors, like Bruce Willis and Sarah Michelle Gellar, start their climb to stardom.

After retiring from casting, and indulging his wisdom and love of artwork with a stint as a docent at Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork, he returned to his past love, writing, and wrote a number of TV sequence episodes (For Your Love, Disney’s Trainer’s Puppy) together with his writing spouse, Jessie Jones. 

He then finished the circle and returned to theater, this time as a playwright, as one of the vital much-produced comedy playwright trio referred to as Jones Hope Wooten (Hope used to be Wilkinson’s mom’s heart identify and his nom de plume). 

Their comedies were produced hundreds of occasions on levels around the globe. 

He’s survived through his husband, Jamie Wooten, who used to be one of the vital writers and manufacturers of the tv sequence The Golden Women.  Their romance spanned 30 years.

An avid global traveler and faithful animal lover, donations in Wilkinson’s reminiscence may also be made to Animal Haven of Asheville, NC, town the place the Jones Hope Wooten comedies first got here to existence.