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Robert J. Ulrich serves as a mentor on Oxygen\u2019s newest competition show \u201cThe Glee Project.\u201d Ulrich, the casting director for both \u201cThe Glee Project\u201d and \u201cGlee,\u201d is from the wonderful town of Modesto, in northern California (home of Gallo wine and George Lucas). After graduating from the University of Pacific in Stockton, he earned his masters Degree in English from the University of Stanislaus and moved to New York City to pursue a vocation in acting. He eventually returned to California to begin a career in casting. While working at the prominent casting office of Reuben Cannon & Associates, Robert met his future partners Eric Dawson and Carol Kritzer. In 1989 Robert and Eric formed their own company, Ulrich/Dawson & Associates; two years later Carol Kritzer came on board and they became Ulrich/Dawson/Kritzer Casting.
Reality competition will never be the same as Oxygen introduces the 12 contenders of \u201cThe Glee Project,\u201d premiering on Sunday, June 12 at 9pm ET/PT.\xa0 From Ryan Murphy, the creator and Emmy\xae award winning executive producer of \u201cGlee,\u201d and executive producer of \u201cGlee\u201d Dante Di Loreto, comes a groundbreaking 10-episode competition series, \u201cThe Glee Project\u201d which finds and trains a group of 12 extraordinarily talented performers who compete against one another to win a seven episode guest starring role on \u201cGlee.\u201d\xa0 From thousands of entries, and an exhaustive nationwide and online talent search, the series uncovers a unique group of artists from both professional and amateur backgrounds proving every underdog has a fighting chance at stardom.