Earlier than touchdown roles in Westworld and Sonic the Hedgehog, James Marsden as soon as tried out to be a forged member on SNL. Nevertheless, Marsden didn’t get the job after his failed audition.
How did James Marsden fail his SNL audition?
Whereas showing on Reside with Kelly and Mark, Marsden recalled the time he and a buddy auditioned to be on Saturday Night Live. Nevertheless, Marsden made a “unhealthy selection” when requested to do one thing foolish, which in the end value him the gig.
“They did a nationwide expertise search, and a buddy of mine in my drama class, or no matter, who I used to do these humorous sketches with, mentioned, ‘Let’s go down and audition for it,’” Marsden mentioned. “I believe they made us do, it wasn’t even one thing like ‘create an fascinating character,’ or no matter.’ It was like, ‘Do no matter foolish factor you need to do.’ I don’t know why we selected to do that, however we clucked like chickens and simply walked round one another.”
Years later, Marsden labored with SNL alum Tina Fey on 30 Rock. The Pocket book actor informed Fey about his need to someday work on SNL.
“I did 30 Rock for a bit with Tina Fey,” Marsden mentioned. “And I mentioned, ‘You already know, my dream was at all times to be on SNL.’ And he or she goes, ‘Oh, properly, you’ll host in some unspecified time in the future.’ And I’m going, ‘No, as a daily. I wanna be the blokes!’ She was like, ‘Nicely, you in all probability can if you wish to.’ However yeah, I simply love doing impressions and totally different characters.”
Although he by no means reached SNL, Marsden has managed to land a number of comedic roles on tv, together with Jury Duty. For portraying a parody of himself, Marsden acquired an Emmy nomination for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Collection.
Marsden will quickly seem in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which opens in theaters on December 20, 2024.
