Seth Rogen reveals in his new book “Yearbook” (via Insider) that his decision to go out for a supporting role in Eminem’s autobiographical drama “8 Mile” resulted in “by far the weirdest audition I ever did.” The comedian auditioned for the role of Cheddar, the friend of Eminem’s Rabbit. According to Rogen, the “8 Mile” casting director was not comfortable reading lines with the auditioning actor because of how “rappery” the dialogue was. The production asked each actor to bring someone to the audition with them to read lines, so Rogen brought his friend and “Freaks & Geeks” co-star Jason Segel, who also happened to be auditioning for the role of Cheddar.
“We asked our agents if our auditions could be scheduled one right after the other, so that one of us could audition for Cheddar, with the other reading the Rabbit part, and then we’d switch,...
“We asked our agents if our auditions could be scheduled one right after the other, so that one of us could audition for Cheddar, with the other reading the Rabbit part, and then we’d switch,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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