Hilary Swank Reveals How Former CBS Exec Les Moonves Dissing Her Led Her to a Huge Role Instead
justjared.comHilary Swank is addressing former CBS chairman and CEO Les Moonves. The 49-year-old actress discussing the exec dissing her as “too half-hour” to star in one of his network dramas while talking to Rob Lowe on his Literally!
podcast. During the interview, she recalled a moment early in her career, which Rob said was one of his “favorite Hilary memories.” Keep reading to find out more… Hilary had been auditioning for a role on an hour-long CBS pilot, and when it was between her and one other actress, Les dismissed her and chose to cast the other actress. “He said, yeah, ‘You’re just too half-hour.’ Not even funny.
He didn’t even say I was funny or comedic. I was too half hour,” she said. Rob described it as being labelled “too multi-camera,” or a sitcom actress.
But had this not happened, she wouldn’t have gone on to star in her Academy Award-winning Boys Don’t Cry. “I love that you even remember who it was,” Hilary said. “At that time the most powerful man in the business [was Moonves].
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