Chris Rock was one of the many famous actors who was in negotiation to play George Costanza on " Seinfeld . "
1.Jennifer Lawrencereally wantedto play Serena Van Der Woodsen. She was 16 at the time she auditioned for the role.#
2.Whitney Houstonwascastas Sondra, the oldest daughter onThe Cosby Show, but she didn’t end up signing the contract because she wanted to pursue a singing career.#
3.Jeremy Strongauditionedfor the role of Roman Roy onSuccession, but Jesse Armstrong, the show’s creator, felt thatKieran Culkinwas a “slam dunk.” Jeremy ended up landing the role of Kendall Roy on the show.#
4.Octavia Spencerauditioned to play DonnaonParks and Recreation, but the role ended up going to Retta.#
5.Sandra Oh was originally called in toauditionfor Dr. Miranda Bailey onGrey’s Anatomy, but she liked the part of Cristina more, so she asked if she could audition for that role instead.#
6.Keke Palmer screen-tested for the role of Iris onThe Flash, but she didn’t end up getting it because she looked"a little too young"compared to Grant Gustin.#
7.Elizabeth Olsen actuallyauditioned for Daenerys Targaryen, but Emilia Clarke ended up getting cast.#
8.Stephanie Beatrizscreen-testedfor Amy Santiago onBrooklyn Nine-Nine, but Melissa Fumero was cast instead.#
9.Connie Britton was one of thenetwork’s choicesto play Olivia Pope inScandal, but creator Shonda Rhimes insisted Olivia should be played by a Black woman instead.#
10.Taraji P. Henson was another famous person who went in to read for the role ofOlivia Pope.#
11.Lucy Hale actuallyauditioned forHannah Montanawhen she was 15 and still lived in Tennessee, which was years before Miley Cyrus eventually got cast.#
12.Darren Crissauditionedto play Finn Hudson onGlee, but the part went to Cory Monteith instead. Darren ended up joining the show in Season 2 as Blaine Anderson.#
13.Joshua Bassett was one of the final twochoicesfor Harvey Kinkle inChilling Adventures of Sabrina, but the role ended up going to Ross Lynch.#
14.Chris Rock was one of the many famous actors who wasin talks to play George CostanzaonSeinfeld.#
15.Mahershala Aliauditionedfor the role of “a merchant who got locked in a safe on Season 3” ofGame of Thrones, aka Xaro Xhoan Daxos, and he said it was one of the “worst auditions” of his life.#
16.Iwan Rheonoriginally auditioned for Jon SnowonGame of Thronesand didn’t get the role. He eventually got called in to play Ramsay Bolton in Season 3.#
17.Oliver Hudson was in the final running for Jack Pearson onThis Is Us, but by the time he was scheduled to screen-test with Mandy Moore, Oliver went on an already-plannedfishing tripinstead.#
18.Sonequa Martin-Greenauditionedfor the part of Michonne onThe Walking Dead, but the role ended up going to Danai Gurira. However, the producers loved her so much that theycreatedthe role of Sasha for her.#
19.Matt LeBlanc wasofferedthe role of Phil Dunphy onModern Family, but he felt like he wasn’t the best fit. The role went to Ty Burell instead.#
20.Wesley Snipes was originallyapproachedto play Lucious Lyon onEmpire, but Taraji P. Henson said she’d only star on the show if Terrence Howard was cast instead.#
21.Chris Colfer originallyauditionedto play Artie Abrams onGlee, but that role went to Kevin McHale. However, Ryan Murphy loved Chris so much that he created the role of Kurt just for him.#
22.Rob Lowe was originallyofferedthe role of Derek Shepherd onGrey’s Anatomy, but he turned down the role and it went to Patrick Dempsey instead.#
23.Madchen Amick was in therunningforGilmore Girls' Lorelai Gilmore, but she didn’t get the job because the network didn’t think she was old enough to play a mom.#
