Get the latest gossip

Ben Stiller Asked Barack Obama to Be in ‘Severance’; Obama Replied in an Email: I’m a ‘Big Fan’ but There’s ‘No Time in My Schedule’


Ben Stiller revealed that he offered Barack Obama a role in 'Severance,' to which Obama replied: I'm a 'big fan' but there's 'no time in my schedule.'

Keanu Reeves has an uncredited voice role in “ Severance,” narrating Lumon’s puppet propaganda video the innies watch in the first episode of Season 2. “There was one person that I asked before [Keanu Reeves], and he said no: President Barack Obama,” Stiller revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Monday night. “Severance” creator Dan Erickson previously told Collider of the role, “We always wanted it to be somebody that people have certain associations with, but also, it had to be a very warm presence.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Variety

Read more on:

Photo of Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Related news:

News photo

Ben Stiller Weighs in on RHOBH's Kyle and Dorit on Oscars Red Carpet

News photo

Ben Stiller Celebrates Knicks Win During Oscars

News photo

Ben Stiller suffers stage mishap while presenting at Oscars 2025