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James Marsden Bombed His ‘SNL’ Audition Because He Was Told to Do Something Silly and He ‘Clucked Like Chickens’: ‘It Was a Bad Choice’
James Marsden auditioned for the prolific sketch comedy show, but was given the thumbs down after failing to deliver on the talent scouts' direction.
Although James Marsden was able to nab a guest role on NBC’s “30 Rock,” he failed to become a regular at the studio after botching his “ Saturday Night Live ” try-out. The “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” star said on a Dec. 18 episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark” that he once auditioned for the prolific sketch comedy show, “if you can call it that,” but was given the thumbs down after failing to deliver on the talent scouts’ direction. “They did a nationwide talent search and a friend of mine in my drama class, or whatever, who I used to do these humorous sketches with, said, ‘Let’s go down and audition for it.’ I think they made us…‘Create an interesting character,’ or whatever,” Marsden said.
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