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Eric McCormack is an iconic actor who found worldwide fame for portraying the role of Will Truman inWill & Grace.The sitcom premiered in 1998 and ran for 11 seasons before concluding in 2020.
However, before his role as Will Truman, Eric McCormack had auditioned for a role in the iconic American sitcomFRIENDS.Much to the dismay of the actor, that role had already been written with another actor in mind.
When Eric McCormack Auditioned For The Role of Ross!
Director James Burrows was an important person when it came to sitcoms in the 90s. The director is famously known for being a part ofFraser, FRIENDS,and,Will & Graceover the years.
Well, Burrows was also a man who would take auditions for potential castings.He even took the audition of Lisa Kudrow forFraserand laterFRIENDS. Naturally, Eric McCormack also auditioned for the role of Ross Geller in the iconic American sitcom.
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Sitting for a chat on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show (viaVirginRadio), Eric McCormack talked about how his role came to be. The actor revealed that when he met James Burrows years later, the director gave him a harsh reality check.
I had been around for a few years. I was already mid-30s, and I was due. I was in love with Seinfeld and I had auditioned for Friends. I got a callback for Ross.
He continued,
And years later, the same director [James Burrows] from that show directed Will & Grace, and I said, ‘Jimmy, I came pretty close on Ross?’ And he said, ‘Oh, honey, they wrote the part for Schwimmer. You were wasting your time!’
And it is indeed true thatFRIENDScreators Marta Kaufmann and David Crane had written the character of Ross Geller withDavid Schwimmerin mind. The creators got their wish when Schwimmer said yes to the role. However, Eric McCormack, sadly, wasted his time with the auditions.
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Things finally took a turn for the better when the actor auditioned for the role of Will Truman for an upcoming sitcom titledWill & Grace.According to McCormack, the role was his for the taking.
Eric McCormack Knew That The Role Was His
After David Schwimmer took the role of Ross Geller, McCormack was disheartened for a while. That’s when he heard about auditions for the character of Will Truman.
As the interview further continued, McCormack revealed that before he auditioned, he felt that the role was made for him. Fortunately for the actor, that is exactly what happened.
It was my turn. I read this thing and I thought, ‘It’s mine. I know this part’s mine’. Six, seven auditions and I got it.
Portraying the role of a gay lawyer whose best friend becomes his permanent roommate, the sitcom ran for 11 seasons and found worldwide fame and acclaim.
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Will & Gracereceived a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDB and an average of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the reviews, Eric McCormack played a brilliant role, and millions of fans agree with that statement.
Will & Graceis available to stream on Disney+ Hulu bundle in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
