Earlier than touchdown roles in Westworld and Sonic the Hedgehog, James Marsden as soon as tried out to be a forged member on SNL. Nonetheless, Marsden didn’t get the job after his failed audition.
How did James Marsden fail his SNL audition?
Whereas showing on Dwell with Kelly and Mark, Marsden recalled the time he and a good friend auditioned to be on Saturday Evening Dwell. Nonetheless, Marsden made a “dangerous alternative” when requested to do one thing foolish, which finally value him the gig.
“They did a nationwide expertise search, and a good friend of mine in my drama class, or no matter, who I used to do these humorous sketches with, stated, ‘Let’s go down and audition for it,’” Marsden stated. “I feel 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 want to sooner or later work on SNL.
“I did 30 Rock for a bit with Tina Fey,” Marsden stated. “And I stated, ‘You realize, my dream was at all times to be on SNL.’ And he or she goes, ‘Oh, effectively, you’ll host sooner or later.’ And I’m going, ‘No, as a daily. I wanna be the fellows!’ She was like, ‘Properly, you most likely can if you wish to.’ However yeah, I simply love doing impressions and completely different characters.”
Although he by no means reached SNL, Marsden has managed to land a number of comedic roles on tv, together with Jury Responsibility. For portraying a parody of himself, Marsden acquired an Emmy nomination for Excellent Supporting Actor in a Comedy Sequence.
Marsden will quickly seem in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which opens in theaters on December 20, 2024.
