Casting
Character Breakdown
A self-help entrepreneur. Created a pathway to success following his “Ten Step Method." Still waiting for success.
The Hoover matriarch who loves her family very much. Feeling strain in her marriage.
Richard’s formerly estranged father. In his sixties and a little worse for the wear. Coaches Olive for pageants.
The youngest member of the Hoover Family and aspiring beauty queen.
Sheryl and Richard’s teenage son. Determined to become a pilot and has taken a vow of silence until he gets to flight school.
Sheryl’s academic brother. Suffers from depression and recently attempted suicide after a heartbreak.
A Proust Scholar who stole Frank’s lover. (Can double as Buddy Dean Gardner and Doctor).
A Little Miss Sunshine contest official and host. (Can double as Larry Sugarman and Doctor).
A doctor who talks with the Hoover Family after Grandpa is brought to the hospital. (Can double as Larry Sugarman and Buddy Dean Gardner).
A bereavement liaison at the hospital. (Can double as Miss California).
Co-host of the Little Miss Sunshine finals. (Can double as Linda).
Frank’s old beau and former graduate student. (Can double as Kirby and Funeral Home Worker).
A laid back stoner who enters Olive in the Little Miss Sunshine Finals after the family arrives late. (Can double as Joshua Rose and Funeral Home Worker).
A worker at the funeral home. (Can double as Joshua Rose and Kirby).
A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.
A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.
A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.
A contestant in the Little Miss Sunshine finals and a mean girl in Olive’s mind.