the cast of Happiness They hit the map as some of the scene’s brightest rising stars when the musical series debuted in 2009.
However, the New Directions lineup could have been very different. In the years since Happiness debuted, we learned that a large number of actors auditioned for the show or expressed interest in doing a cameo in one or two episodes.
Some cast members even auditioned for different roles than the ones they ultimately got!
During an interview with Kevin McHale and Jenna Uskhowitz on their And that’s what you REALLY missed Happiness podcast, casting director Robert J. Ulrich discussed the casting process.
“I really loved each role and was happy and proud of all of you in each role. That is the truth,” he said.
However, he noted that “the most difficult roles were those of Finn and Mercedes”.
ryan [Murphy] I really wanted Finn to be this believable high school jock and yet sing great. We had brought people from New York. We had so many auditions,” he recalled. That makes sense, as we’ve learned that a multitude of actors were up for the role that ultimately went to Cory Monteith.
The interview piqued our curiosity and we decided to do some digging to see what the cast would have looked like if things had been different. We put the potential cast together in a list. Would you have guessed that all these stars were almost involved in Happiness?
Click inside to see all the stars who almost made it to Glee or auditioned for roles very different from the ones they got…
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