Steve Carell Reveals Worst Career Audition Moment Before 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'

Steve Carell Reveals Worst Career Audition Moment Before 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Carell has had so many amazing roles in his career and it's hard to imagine a time when he struggled to break away. From The Office to his latest film, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Steve Carell has proven to be a versatile actor on both television and film. However, like most actors, his career did not start off flawlessly. Carell recently shared the worst audition moment of his career and it would be an awkward moment for any actor.

Steve Carell has a versatile career spanning from comedy movies to dramas.


Carell gained recognition for being a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Carell worked on the show for six years before leaving in 2005. He then became a bigger star through his comedic roles in Bruce Almighty and Announcer: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Since then, he has had many roles in comedy movies like Dinner for Idiots, Evan Almighty, Little Miss Sunshine, Be Smart, and Date Night.

 

 

 

 

 

Most will know Carell from playing Michael Scott for seven seasons on NBC. The office. The Office remains one of the most popular sitcoms of all time. He has also proven to be a great dramatic actor in Fox Hunter and The Big Short. Steve Carell reprises one of his most popular roles as Gru in the Despicable Me franchise in Minions: The Rise of Gru.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carell shared the worst audition of her career


While Carell seems like a natural talent off camera, he had an embarrassing moment before he got his career off the ground. In an interview with Screen Rant ahead of Minions: The Rise of Gru, Steve Carell shared the worst audition moment he's ever had. The Crazy Stupid Love actor said that he was auditioning for a fast food commercial when he started choking on a dry potato chip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I remember I was auditioning for a fast food restaurant commercial and I had to eat French fries for the audition,” Carell shared. “But it just so happened that the fries were a day or two old and very dry. I'm even drying out just thinking about it. And once I ate a couple of fries, I started to choke because they were so dry. I couldn't even say the lines and I didn't get the part."

Carell didn't name which fast-food restaurant he was auditioning for, but apparently didn't enjoy his fries. Usually, he's good at improvisation, but it's hard to do it while he's choking on disgusting fries.

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Carell returns as Gru in 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'

While Steve Carell didn't land that fast food commercial years ago, he did land the role of Gru in Despicable Me. Gru is the world's greatest villain who still has a heart of gold, especially after adopting three little girls. Carell has played Gru three times and now voices a younger version of the character. Minions: The Rise of Gru works as a prequel to the first Despicable Me and as a sequel to 2015's Minions.