Before Kim Kardashian broke the Internet, there was Chris Klein’s “Mamma Mia!” audition tape. We usually like to feature successful audition stories with our weekly audition tapes, but this unfortunate outing is just too good not to revisit!
When it leaked in 2010, the four-minute clip set the blogosphere ablaze and made every working actor feel better about times their audition nerves got the best of them. The stars—they’re just like us!
Between the strained vocals while singing “Lay All Your Love On Me,” hyperactive eyebrows, red face, and Mandy Moore adoration—”She is just a dream come true.”—it’s safe to say that the role of Sky went to someone else (Dominic Cooper). Admirably, Klein, who previously starred in the “American Pie” franchise, has shown a good sense of humor about the whole thing, parodying himself with other “leaked” auditions, but the original video is still out there for your daily dose of schadenfreude. Watch it below!
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