Chris Rock Was Considered To Be On "Friends" And "Seinfeld," And I Don't Know If I Should Celebrate Or Feel Angry About It
"Yes, I would have been the Black friend. That's basically who I am to America at this point."
"There was talk about me being one of the 'Friends' at one point," he said on The Late Show. "Yes, I would have been the Black friend. That's basically who I am to America at this point."
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Sadly, Rock wasn't on the show, but he was also considered to play Jerry Seinfeld's best friend, George Costanza, in the hit NBC sitcom Seinfeld.
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"There was talk about Seinfeld," Rock said in response to the rumors about him being on the series. "I just heard that one. I mean, it was a lot of NBC talk."
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But even though the Everybody Hates Chris star lost the role to Jason Alexander, he says NBC did the right thing to cast Alexander instead of him.
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"Let's just say the good people at Seinfeld, they made the right choice," Rock said, while adding Alexander is a "good" and also "amazing" actor.
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As we know, Rock’s career didn’t end after he missed out on those great job opportunities. He’s won numerous Emmys and is still creating fascinating projects.
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