How to Get on TV Without Having Any Talent

You might think this sounds too good to be true, but getting on TV is actually pretty easy! If you dream of getting your 15 minutes of fame but lack an impressive talent to share, you can still get on the silver screen. I'm going to tell you tricks and tips that have helped me appear on TV easily.

A quick way to get on TV is to look into reality television opportunities. Think of a reality show that you have only dreamed of being on. Now Google that title with the word "casting" after it, and you will likely see a link to an audition application. Most major networks have casting calls for their reality shows on their websites. Want to be on ABC's "The Bachelor?" Click here. Love the CBS show "Big Brother?" Look here. These shows also typically have nationwide open casting calls to search for the next best cast members.

Here is a shot of me recording an audition tape for the next season of CBS's "Big Brother."

There are countless websites such as Auditions Free and West Casting that promote auditions for various reality shows. If you sign up on their email lists, you will get emails about casting calls practically daily. These companies also have social media pages that share the same information, so you can follow them as well!

Speaking of social media, the easiest way to hear about casting opportunities is to follow casting directors on Facebook and Twitter. Lots of casting directors and production companies use their social media pages in addition to their websites to spread the word about their casting calls. For example, you can follow @MTVShowCasting if you have been looking to get on an MTV show.

Here are shots of me on an episode of "The Substitute," a trivia game show that was on MTV.

Once you make that initial break into reality TV, keep in touch with the casting directors and production crew. You never know when they will need extras again.

These photos below are from my time as an extra for Style's "Jerseylicious."

After being an extra on that show a few times, I stayed in touch with the casting producers. Once they started working on new projects, they posted on Facebook looking for extras. When one casting producer needed extras for a couple of scenes for a new show on truTV called "Hack My Life," I responded to her Facebook post with my interest. Here is a shot from a segment I was in for that show.

Of course, if you want to be on TV by being an audience member of a live recorded program, there are different ways to do that as well. Just like with reality casting roles, there are websites and social media accounts that post opportunities to be audience members of shows. One of those sites is called Gotham Casting. I have been in the audience for a bunch of shows that I heard about through Twitter and Facebook posts. Plus, there are often people on the streets of major cities hired to promote tapings and recruit audience members.

Here is a shot of my view from when I was an audience member for Fox's "The X Factor."

Let's not forget talk shows and news shows! Check the shows' websites for applications or information about getting tickets to talk shows like "Jerry Springer" or "The Wendy Williams Show." Below is a shot from an airing of an episode of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." You can somewhat see Jay shaking my hand in the front row.

I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to get VIP seats to a taping of ABC's "Good Afternoon America," a spinoff of "Good Morning America." One of my close friends was interning for the television show and reserved tickets for me. If you know someone interning or working for a show that has live tapings, consider asking them if they can get you tickets!

These are just some of the ways to be a part of a show taping. Try it for yourself and see how fun and fascinating it is to make a television show come to life.