CINDERELLA STORY: GARTH BROOKS PLUCKS CO-STAR FROM TV AD

CINDERELLA STORY: GARTH BROOKS PLUCKS CO-STAR FROM TV AD

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- There's a real Cinderella story behind the casting of Garth Brooks' upcoming TV special. It seems the country crooner spotted actress Maria Costa dancing with David Arquette in an AT&T ad and decided she had to play his girlfriend in the upcoming "mockumentary" in which Garth stars as a fictional pop star. He called all over Hollywood trying to track Costa down, and when he finally caught the actress at her home, he asked her if she would take the part. Of course, Costa accepted. The upcoming NBC special -- "Garth Brooks...in the Life of Chris Gaines" -- will air September 29.