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Why Eric Andre Says He Turned Down Kieran Culkin's Role in 'A Real Pain'


Eric Andre alleged that he was offered a starring role in ‘A Real Pain’ but thought it sounded ‘miserable’ to film

Two years ago, Jesse Eisenberg calls me and offered me the role that Kieran Culkin got the Oscar for,” André, 42, claimed on the Friday, April 4, episode of the “Whiskey Ginger” podcast. André, who said that his Jewish ancestors all came from Poland and “got cooked in the concentration camps,” further explained why he wasn’t interested in acting in Eisenberg’s directorial debut. Kieran Culkin is officially an Academy Award winner after earning Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2025 Oscars for his performance in A Real Pain.

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