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Major Hollywood Casting Director Reveals Movie Secrets

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Casting director Jeff Greenberg recently revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, that Hollywood actor Brad Pitt auditioned for the comedy show of the 1980's Cheers. However, he was unable to land the role. Back then, Pitt was just starting his acting . He had auditioned for a guest role in the show. However, Greenberg did not think he was funny enough, and his only note form him was “Not Funny”.

Greenberg is the man behind casting actors in popular TV shows such as Modern Family, Cheers, Wings and .

That said, Pitt is not the only actor who auditioned for a role and did not get the part. Here's a list of other popular actors who also did not land a role.

Kurt Russell auditioned for the role of in Star Wars.

Kurt Russell
NEW YORK-APR 8: Actor Kurt Russell attends the premiere of “The Fate of the Furious” at Radio City Music Hall on April 8, 2017 in New York City. (Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com)

Jeremy Sisto as Jack in Titanic.

Jeremy Sisto
LOS ANGELES – AUG 27: Jeremy Sisto at the “Break Point” Special Screening at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters on 27, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA

Sean Connery as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings and Morpheus in

Sean Connery
ctor SEAN CONNERY at world premiere of his new movie “Playing by Heart” in which he stars with Gillian Anderson. Paul Smith / Featureflash

Tom Cruise as Tony Stark in

Tom Cruise
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Russell Crowe as in .

Josh Hartnett as Loki in Thor

Josh Hartnett Batman
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Jim Carrey as Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean

Jim Carrey
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