"I wanted it. I didn't get it. I tried real hard," the "Nobody Wants This" star admits.
Everybody wants this: Adam Brody says he "tried real hard" to star on Blue's Clues .
The actor called his audition for the beloved children's show the role he fought the hardest for during the early days of his career, sharing the endearing anecdote with fellow funnymen. Ted Danson , Seth Rogen , Julio Torres , John Mulaney , and Jason Segel for The Hollywood Reporter comedy actor roundtable.
I really wanted Blue's Clues "Early on when I first moved to L.A.," Brody shared.
"And you fought for it?" Rogen asked.
"I tried real hard, yeah," he said. Nobody Wants This star said. "It was like 1999, I auditioned for it, I wanted it, I didn’t get it. But I would’ve loved it. It’s a show for toddlers. But it’s all of those early ones."
Brody then stunned the roundtable by sharing that he also auditioned for the role of Henry Parker on the teen drama. Dawson's Creek , which ultimately went to Michael Pitt "I read with Scott Speedman, sweating," Brody recounted.
"Oh, they wanted pouty lips," Torres quipped.
Mulaney asked Torres if he knew the role," she explained, "No, I just know the actor.
Rogen said with laughter, "He is pouty."
Blue's Clues premiered on Nick Jr. in 1996 and introduced Steve Burns as the original human host of the animated show. Burns left the show in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton and later, Joshua Dela Cruz , the show's current host. But Burns has remained a fixture among young fans and grown-up ones alike, having gone viral for checking in on his now-millennial followers on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Donald Trump's polarizing presidential re-election .
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But, hey, Brody has since bounced back from those perceived losses. He landed a memorable gig on Gilmore Girls as Lane's (Keiko Agena) Hep Alien bandmate and boyfriend Dave Rygalski. Then came his breakout role on the hit 2003 teen drama The O.C. , in which Brody starred as fan-favorite Seth Cohen across all four seasons.
He's recently generated awards buzz for his role as a hunky rabbi on Netflix's rom-com series. Nobody Wants This The star earned his very first Golden Globe nomination earlier this year for the role and is considered an Emmy contender at the upcoming ceremony this fall.
Appearing on Entertainment Weekly 's Awardist podcast alongside co-star Kristen Bell, Brody marveled about the "instantaneous" success. of the show and his role, which has been regarded as the kickstarter of what has been hailed as the Adam Brody renaissance.
I think I was getting stopped on the street pretty much every day after it came out and I was getting texts from anyone — my handyman, anyone in my life — from everyone in my phone," Brody said. "I've never witnessed anything that felt quite as overnight and as pervasive as this.
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