22 Actors That Turned Down Major Roles
20. Thomas Jane – Don Draper
This one is low on the list because while it is a huge blow, it is also a very understandable one. Thomas Jane turned down the role of Don Draper in the massively successful Mad Men for good reason. At the time AMC was not known for strong original programming, and Mad Men was not a typical show. He went on to an HBO series Hung, which was cancelled after two seasons.
Greg
October 28, 2015 at 1:22 am
Kevin Bacon wasn’t in American Beauty. I think you meant Kevin Spacey. Typo on http://popnewz.com/actors-that-turned-down-major-roles/21/
admin
October 28, 2015 at 11:56 pm
Thanks, Greg!
fixed
Dave
November 4, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Here are two quick ones.
1. Chevy Chase was offered the role of both Egon Spengler and Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters. He turned it down. Cause the script he had said was much darker then what you see in the film.
2. Eddie Murphy turned down the role of Winston Zeddmore in Ghostbusters. Only cause he thought the movie wouldn’t catch on and make money. Instead he went on to make Beverly Hills Cop. Funny thing Eddie admits he should have signed on to Ghostbusters.