Ben Stiller wishes he could sever any memory of auditioning for one 1992 comedy.The Emmy-nominated “Severance” director revealed during a Q&a panel for the AppleTV+ series that he tried out for “My Cousin Vinny” in a role that went to Ralph Macchio.
(It was revealed earlier this year in a Rolling Stone oral history of the film that Stiller was considered for Macchio’s role.)“I tanked my third callback for ‘My Cousin Vinny’ to play the friend,” Stiller said.
“It still bothers me.
You go in as an actor and you do your thing and you sometimes feel really good about it and it just doesn’t work.” The conversation was moderated by Kumail Nanjiani.“My Cousin Vinny” landed Marisa Tomei an Oscar win for starring opposite Joe Pesci in the Jonathan Lynn-helmed film.
Macchio starred as the defendant on trial, who is the cousin of Vinny
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