25 More Actors and the Roles They Turned Down

A couple of weeks ago we brought you 20 Actors Who Turned Down Important or Popular Roles. Due to that post’s success, we thought we’d throw some more at you. Check it out:

1. Danny Aiello - Was first choice to play Jack Ruby in JFK. That role ended up going to Brian Doyle-Murry.
2. Muhammed Ali - Offered the starring role in “Heaven Can Wait”.
3. Dan Ackroyd - Turned down the role of D-Day in “Animal House.”
4. Kevin Bacon - Turned down Charlie Sheen’s role in “Being John Malkovic” and Woody Harrelson’s role in “Indecent Proposal.”
5. Scott Baio -Turned down the role of Maverick in Top Gun. I guess Charles in Charge was a better career move? Not.
6. Christian Bale - Turned down the role of Will Turner in “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
7. Drew Barrymore - Turned down the part of Nomi Malone in “Showgirls.” Wise choice.
8. Jon Bon Jovi - Turned down Kevin Bacon’s role in “Footloose.”
9. Lorraine Bracco - Turned down the role of Mona Lisa in “My Cousin Vinnie.” Marissa Tomei ended up winning the Academy Award for that same role.
10. Jimmy Buffet - Offer a role as a pirate in “Pirates of the Caribbean” but turned it down.
11. James Caan - Turned down the lead role in “Kramer vs. Kramer,” the part of Trapper John in the movie “M*A*S*H,” and the role that made Christopher Reeves famous, “Superman.”
12. Jim Carey - It’s rumored he turned down Russel Crowe’s role in “A Beautiful Mind”. He really did turn down the role of Darren in “Bewitched.”
13. Phoebe Cates - Turned down the role of Annie Banks in “Father of the Bride” after learning she was pregnant.
14. Chevy Chase - Turned down the role of Lester Burnham in “American Beauty” and the part of “Forrest Gump.”
15. John Cusack - Turned down the role of Fred Haise in “Apollo 13,” the role of Batman in “Batman Begins,” and the role of Simon Bishop in “As Good as it Gets”.
16. Ellen DeGeneres - The role of Annie in Speed was written for Ellen DeGeneres.
17. Angelina Jolie - Turned down a role in Charlie’s Angels.
18. Ewan McGregor - Turned down the role of Neo in “The Matrix.” (So did everyone else. Thus Keanu Reeves.)
19. Ally Sheedy - Turned down the role of Charlie in “Top Gun”.
20. Sylvestor Stallone - Turned down the role of Axel Foley in “Beverly Hills Cop”, Bruce Willis’ role in “Die Hard” and Michael Douglas’ role in “Romancing the Stone”.
21. Patrick Swayze - It’s rumored he turned down the lead role in “American Gigilo. “
22. Charlize Theron - Turned down the lead roles in “Chicago,” “Pearl Harbor,” and “Sweet Home Alabama”.
23. Linday Wagner - Turned down the role of Jessica in “Logan’s Run.”
24. Luke & Owen Wilson - Originally slated to play the Molloy brothers in “Oceans 11″.
25. Sean Young - Turned down the role of Ginger in “Casino.”

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