Movie producers are often very detailed in the roles they want for movies, and when they advertise for auditions they put out ads looking for specific heights, ethnicities, body types, etc.
I can only assume that for the above mentioned role (and the many other similar roles throughout Hollywood), the audition description mentioned something about an overweight and/or funny looking kid. What I can’t figure out, is what parent (who I assume act as some sort of manager for their child actors) would see a an audition call looking for an obese crater-face, and immediately think that their child would fit the role perfectly? Maybe I am just naive, but I would think that parents see their child as beautiful no matter what they look like, especially at that age. Not to mention, but wouldn’t the role destroy an already fragile confidence of a child when they have to read and memorize lines which confirm all of their insecurities?
