Robert Downey Jr. and Jimmy Fallon crashed a recent episode of “The Howard Stern Show” and revealed they auditioned together for Nancy Meyers’ 2006 romantic-comedy “The Holi…
.” Downey Jr. read for the part later played by Jude Law, while Fallon auditioned for Jack Black’s role. Both actors knew they weren’t Meyers’ frontrunner picks at the time, and Downey Jr. was well aware Jude Law was stiff competition.] needed someone to read with the gals and we’re sitting there going, ‘It’s about to happen for us,’” Downey said, adding that he felt he was a “shoo-in” to steal the part away from Law.
“This was mind-blowing to me,” Fallon said now about reading scenes with Downey Jr. “I quit the business. I never went back. That was the last time I auditioned for a role.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Jimmy Fallon & Robert Downey Jr. Auditioned for 'The Holiday' TogetherJimmy Fallon and Robert Downey Jr.'s joint audition didn't go well.
Read more »
Robert Downey Jr. has nothing but compliments (and kisses) for chef Stanley TucciRobert Downey Jr. gets a several-course meal from chef Stanley Tucci at Casa Tucci, the dinner party that social media are green with envy over.
Read more »
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is No Robert F. KennedyRobert F. Kennedy would never have suggested or even thought that a deadly virus was targeted at certain races. He wouldn’t have repeated the trope, dating at least to the Middle Ages, that Jews unleashed a plague on non-Jews.
Read more »
The universe is much older than we thought, new research suggestsWow, this is fascinating!
Read more »
Analysis: Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon title shows he is exactly who everyone thought he wasCarlos Alcaraz is the first man since 2002 other than Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray to win Wimbledon. So much has been expected of Alcaraz — but he's living up to all the hype, writes HowardFendrich.
Read more »