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Sebastian Stan auditioned for American Idol in the early 2000s with a unique song choice.
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He slept in Times Square in order to get a chance at a Golden Ticket.
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He did not advance to the next round and never reached judges Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Paula Abdul.
Sebastian Stan once had other plans for making it to Hollywood.
The Fjord star recently recalled his one-time aspiration to compete on American Idol.He and his friend camped out in Times Square waiting for their chance to snag a Golden Ticket in the early 2000s.
“I wore these Gap leather pants and then we went up there,” he said on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday. “And they, like, take you five at a time and they line you up like they’re gonna assassinate you. And then each person steps forward and for 10 seconds, sings their song a cappella. And I sang the medley from Moulin Rouge.“
Unfortunately, his Ewan McGregor impression did not impress the casting team on American Idol, so he didn’t even make it to then-judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson. The Oscar nominee said he realized “very quickly” that he did not have the chops to move forward in the competition.
“It’s so quick,” he said of the first-round audition. “Because, again, you’re standing awkwardly next to these five people.”
Luckily, he said that he was “used to rejection pretty well at that time in my life.” And as host Seth Meyers pointed out, Stan “found the success on the other side of that rejection”: He went on to make his TV debut on Law and Order in 2003 and later became a major star in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Bucky Barnes.
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And this isn’t the first time that Stan has discussed his American Idol audition. While promoting his 2023 show Sharper, the 44-year-old included the fun fact in a game of two truths and a lie, stumping his costars Justice Smith and Briana Middleton. He admitted he still loves singing the Moulin Rouge medley.
“It’s my go-to karaoke song,” he said at the time.
Watch Stan on Late Night With Seth Meyers above.
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