Trivia / All American

• Actor Leaves, Character Dies: Billy Baker is killed in a bus accident while saving his team towards the end of the fifth season due to Taye Diggs wanting to leave the show. The character was too connected to the rest of the cast to just simply Put on a Bus, so the decision was made to kill the character off, which Taye Diggs was on board for.
• The Cast Showoff: It took until season three, but the show finally gave Broadway vet Taye Diggs a chance to show off his singing pipes.
• Dawson Casting: All the teen characters are played by actors in their twenties, but it's especially egregious in the case of Bre-Z who was 31 at the start of the series. Thankfully, Bre-Z is a case of Older Than They Look and she can convincingly play a 16-17 year old.
• Fake American: Daniel Ezra who plays Spencer is British, and Greta Onieogou is Canadian.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Elvis Nolasco plays JP Keating in the first two seasons. He is replaced by Ray Campbell from season 3 onwards.
  • Tina Hicks is portrayed by Taja V. Simpson in season 2, and Shelli Boone from season 3 onwards.
• Stunt Casting: The pilot gives Jordan a girlfriend played by Danielle Campbell, who seemed to be on the show as a favor for the network because she never shows up again afterwards.