central casting
Noun
Meaning
central casting (uncountable)
An unspecified source of stereotypical types for film or television.
Examples
Because when you watch US television, all the presenters and reporters, they're all out of central casting.
The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
He returned to the United States and was accepted by Central Casting as "Anglo-Saxon Type No. 2,008."