10 Actors That Were Almost Cast In Iconic TV Shows

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Imagine how different these shows would've been with this cast?

Fame is a fickle thing, and getting into a hit show means beating the odds. What is even crazier is the celebrities who became famous in other ways but managed to just miss out on an early shoot at wide-spread acclaim. I’m talking about Jim Parsons almost getting the role of Barney Stinson or Vince Vaughn nearly playing Joey Tribbiani. Those are real auditions that practically reshaped the sitcom landscape.

Speaking of Joey, Matt Leblanc was offered the role of Phil Dunphy and would have been in two decade-defining television roles, and that is wild to think about, right? This video is all about those television castings that almost happened and how they would have wholly redefined the show’s cast. Jennifer Love Hewitt was almost Robin Scherbatsky, Rainn Wilson could have been Gob Bluth, and Seth Rogen might’ve played Dwight Schrute. Guys, the possibilities are endless, and this video is for the best of the could-have-been scenarios.

For instance, who would you rather play Phoebe in Friends, Ellen, or Kathy Griffin? What would be Danny Devito’s legacy if he took the role of George Constanza on Seinfeld? There are so many questions I need answers to, and some of them we’ve seen, like Bob Odenkirk’s guest-starring in The Office after he almost landed the Michael Scott job. John Lithgow found fame in Third Rock from the Sun after losing out on the role of Frasier in Cheers.

I’m telling you this is one video you don’t want to miss. There are a ton of wrinkles to this list, and I’m excited to get into them. All you have to do is hit the play button; that’s easy.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Seth Rogen, Beets, Battlestar Galactica
1:24 Rainn Wilson: Illusionist
2:20 Jon Favreau & Vince Vaughn Are Friends
3:16 Modern Matt Leblanc
4:13 Cheers to John Lithgow
5:12 Who Was Almost Phoebe?
6:10 How I Met Your Jennifer Love Hewitt
7:10 Danny DeVito As George
8:08 Better Call Michael Scott
9:06 Ba-wait for it-Zinga!

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Written by: Davis McCondichie
Narrated by: Grant Kellett @Gtalkstoomuch
Edited by: Gulliver du Katt

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i want to see Macaulay Culkin as Flash so bad now

agent_w.
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I didn’t believe it. Not even for a second . LOL.

abbynormal
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Parson would make an amazing Sherlock.

brockkelly
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Bruh can we please get a multiverse episode with Macaulay Culkin as Flash!

deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeean
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Phoebe is not an underrated character, she is the best character in friends and everyone loves her.

ankitdas
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Or Myself when I was almost Cast in George Lopez but opted with Squidbillies on Adult Swim

jamalvargas
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I loved the Ghost Whisperer. I'm pretty sure that's not how you spell that lol

virginiathomasakaicedragon
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I don't know how you can get anybody to believe that you was a voice actor on Rick and Morty or at least offered the job

joeyluckey
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LeBlanc would have tanked modern family.

everettst.claire
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Wait, Kevin McAllister was gonna be The Flash?

fawzigramajo
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Is it just me, or did they recently add the 1080p option on all videos

litcostello
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I don't think Danny Devito would make a good George Everyone know he's essentially Larry David Danny Devito would do the role his way

nicktaylor
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Mac is blonde, so he would be more comic accurate

MrSeaborn
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I liked Jenn Hewitt, but thank god we got treated to Coby Smelders in that role.

waynemangan
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I mean i m happy with wht was casted 😅. Who can replace matt and Matheww

diyajha
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2 views but 5 comments
Wooowwww
Plot twist :- but only 1 comment is there in comment box

aayushvardhansingh
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This is how much people wanted Ryan to do this episode no offence
👇🏻

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Is it just me or is Screen Rant just quicksilver in disguise?

lloydivenn
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Huh. Never saw one episode of modern family.

oatlord
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@9:30 what was with that show and trying to make gay guys super smooth womanizers?

Surreal