How do movies ask for “ugly” actors?

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Or things seen as “negative” otherwise, like specific disabilities (eg. achondroplasia)

I see a lot of ways it could sound offensive. How do they ask for them to audition? Surely they don’t put it bluntly like “need blonde, ugly man.”

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According to my friend who’s currently chatting with a casting team on the set he’s working on rn

>”“Looking for different faces that stand out” or “unusual character faces” or even straight up “ugly fat guy”

>”Character” is the code word though I guess”

Also if you checked this to see if I posted it, heya buddy ;D

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