Actors Who Auditioned For (And Didn't Get) Famous Sitcom Roles

Sabrina Carpenter was almost in The Conners. #shorts #sabrinacarpenter #theoffice #30rock #savedbythebell #comedy #youtubeshorts

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00:00I bet you didn't know that Sabrina Carpenter was almost in The Conners.

00:03Yeah.

00:04Whitney Cummings, showrunner at the time, said that she was being considered for the

00:07role of the daughter, but Sabrina had to settle for becoming a pop superstar instead.

00:11There's actually a lot of actors who auditioned for, and didn't get, famous sitcom roles.

00:16And no, we're not just talking about The Office, whose audition tapes feature a virtual

00:20who's who of 21st century American comedy.

00:22Here's some you may not know about.

00:24In addition to auditioning for Dwight on The Office and Kenneth on 30 Rock, Jim Parsons

00:28was also a finalist to play, wait for it, Barney on How I Met Your Mother.

00:33He was actually called back multiple times for the role.

00:35Megan Mullally auditioned for the role of Carrie on King of Queens, a part that ultimately

00:39went to Leah Remini.

00:41Megan actually went to the King of Queens audition, didn't get it, and was in her apartment

00:44devastated when the Will and Grace casting people said, you need to come in for this,

00:49it's a great part for you.

00:50And Kelly Kapowski could have been Rachel Green.

00:53That's right, Tiffany Thiessen was only 20 years old when she auditioned for Friends.

00:57At 25, Jennifer Aniston eventually became the youngest member of the Friends cast, and

01:01instead, Tiffany became Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills, 90210.