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16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

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16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

Have you ever turned down a job? Maybe the money wasn't worth the tasks being asked or a better offer appeared before you accepted this job. This can happen for Hollywood actors of film and television. There are lots of reasons for an actor to turn down a job, that the rest of us can relate to: maybe they're strapped for time, feel that a different actor would be a better fit, or they just can't see working with a particular co-star or director. Those reasons seem pretty valid and it would be best for that acting gig to go to someone else. That all sounds fairly reasonable and fair, right?  

But every once in a while, some pretty bonkers stuff enters the decision-making process of an actor's mind. When an actor starts factoring in steroids, the Cold War, and public opinion on sex work? That's when things get really fun:

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

16 Weird Reasons Actors Turned Down Major Roles

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