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Pedro Pascal was really one of many actors who got here in to learn for Marcel Gerard on The Originals. Sequence creator Julie Plec even admitted she “liked” him for the position, however he “was simply on the older aspect.”
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Jeremy Robust auditioned for the position of Roman Roy on Succession, however Jesse Armstrong, the present’s creator, felt that Kieran Culkin was a “slam dunk.”
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Whitney Houston was solid as Sondra, the oldest daughter on The Cosby Present, however she did not find yourself signing the contract as a result of she wished to pursue a singing profession.
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Penn Badgley screen-tested to play Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Unhealthy, however the position went to Aaron Paul as a substitute.
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Nicola Coughlan auditioned to play Robin on Stranger Issues, however Maya Hawke ended up with the position. Nicola stated, “She was much better than I ever would have been.”
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Joshua Bassett was one of many closing two decisions for Harvey Kinkle in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, however the position ended up going to Ross Lynch.
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Sandra Oh was initially referred to as in to audition for Dr. Miranda Bailey on Gray’s Anatomy, however she appreciated the a part of Cristina extra, so she requested if she might audition for that position as a substitute.
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Stephanie Beatriz screen-tested for Amy Santiago on Brooklyn 9-9, however Melissa Fumero was solid as a substitute.
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Jennifer Lawrence additionally actually wished to play Serena van der Woodsen. She was 16 on the time she auditioned for the position.
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Connie Britton was one of many community’s decisions to play Olivia Pope in Scandal, however creator Shonda Rhimes insisted Olivia ought to be performed by a Black lady as a substitute.
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Taraji P. Henson was one other well-known one that went in to learn for the position of Olivia Pope.
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Noah Centineo learn for a number of roles on Teen Wolf, and the casting director even informed him, “You’re my selection! I need you to get it!”
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Rob Lowe was initially provided the position of Derek Shepherd on Gray’s Anatomy, however he turned down the position, and it went to Patrick Dempsey as a substitute.
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Darren Criss auditioned to play Finn Hudson on Glee, however the half went to Cory Monteith as a substitute.
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Keke Palmer screen-tested for the position of Iris on The Flash, however she did not find yourself getting it as a result of she seemed “a bit of too younger” in comparison with Grant Gustin.
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Wesley Snipes was initially approached to play Lucious Lyons on Empire, however Taraji P. Henson stated she’d solely star on the present if Terrence Howard was solid as a substitute.
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Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced auditioned for the a part of Michonne on The Strolling Lifeless, however the position ended up going to Danai Gurira. Nonetheless, the producers liked her a lot that they created the position of Sasha for her.
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Matt LeBlanc was provided the position of Phil Dunphy on Fashionable Household, however he felt like he wasn’t one of the best match. The position went to Ty Burrell as a substitute.
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Mahershala Ali auditioned for the position of “a service provider who acquired locked in a protected on Season 3” of Recreation of Thrones, aka Xaro Xhoan Daxos, and he stated it was one of many “worst auditions” of his life.
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Oliver Hudson was within the closing working for Jack Pearson on This Is Us, however by the point he was scheduled to screen-test with Mandy Moore, Oliver went on an already-planned fishing journey as a substitute.
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Joshua Jackson was initially introduced to play Owen Hunt on Gray’s Anatomy, however simply weeks earlier than he was scheduled to shoot his first episode, the TV writers went on strike. By the point the strike ended, Joshua had already moved on to star on Fringe.
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Betty White was really supposed to play Blanche on The Golden Women, however director Jay Sandrich felt that half was too just like Betty’s position on The Mary Tyler Moore Present, so she performed Rose as a substitute.
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Macaulay Culkin was pursued a number of occasions to play a task on The Large Bang Principle, however he could not see himself starring on a sitcom.
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And at last, Courteney Cox was initially provided the position of Rachel on Associates, however she turned it down as a result of she felt like she associated to Monica extra.
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