''Hollywood Trials'' was an observational documentary series which ran on

RTÉ Two (RTÉ) (; Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the national broadcaster of Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, while ...

Ireland, in 2008. The series followed ten Irish actors trying to break into

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. The participants lived together as a group for four weeks as they were groomed and coached by experts in the field, including audition coach Margie Haber, who was also part of the selection panel which included

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and Ros Hubbard. The programme concluded with a few of the actors, including Green and Ateh receiving offers from Hollywood agents.I've Got a Good Chance
/ref> ''Hollywood Trials'' was produced for RTÉ by Red Pepper Productions.

Participants

* Annemarie Gaillard * Audrey McCoy * Cat Lundy * Chris Newman *

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* George McMahon * Holly White * Joe McKinney * Michael Graham * Susan Ateh (actor)

References

2008 Irish television series debuts Irish reality television series RTÉ original programming 2008 Irish television series endings {{Documentary-tv-prog-stub