LOOKING FOR NEXT GREAT MONEYMAKING BUSINESS OR IDEA

SHARK TANK, A NEW REALITY SERIES ON ABC-TV,

LOOKING FOR NEXT GREAT MONEYMAKING BUSINESS OR IDEA



Initial Audition Cities Include Los Angeles, Orlando, Chicago and New York



JUNE 3, 2009 - The producers of the new ABC reality series Shark Tank are on a nationwide search to discover the next successful – and possibly wealthy – entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators and innovators.



Aspiring entrepreneurs can pitch their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. If selected, five real-life, tough investors could be willing to part with their own hard-earned cash and provide the funding needed to jumpstart your business. But the investors, also known as Sharks, aren’t just out to invest; they too have a goal -- to own a piece of your next big idea.



Interested would-be moguls can apply through two ways:



Email SharkTankCasting@yahoo.com. Be sure to include your name, age, contact info, a recent photo (no larger than 1 MB) and a brief description of your idea.


Attend one of the open calls. Download and complete the application at http://abc.go.com/primetime/sharktank/index?pn=casting&12, and bring it with you to one of the casting calls listed below. Plan to arrive early. Be advised that security may check your bag and you are responsible for your own parking. We do not validate. For more information and terms and conditions go to abc.com.


Casting calls will be held in the following four cities:



LOS ANGELES

SATURDAY, JUNE 6

Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown

711 S. Hope St.

Los Angeles, CA 90017

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM



ORLANDO

THURSDAY, JUNE 11

Sheraton Hotel Orlando Downtown

60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd.

Orlando, FL 32804

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM



NEW YORK

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge

333 Adams St.

Brooklyn, NY 11201

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM



CHICAGO

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown/Lakefront

511 N. Columbus Dr.

Chicago, IL 60611

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM



The show will premiere over the summer following the special 10th anniversary primetime return of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.



Mark Burnett, Clay Newbill and Phil Gurin are the executive producers of Shark Tank, based on the Japanese Dragons’ Den format created by Nippon Television Network Corporation.