Cameron Crowe confirms Jimmy Fallon will reprise Almost Famous role on stage
Cameron Crowe has confirmed that Jimmy Fallon will occasionally appear in the Broadway adaptation of his Almost Famous movie. The director invited Jimmy, who played rock band manager Dennis Hope in the 2000 movie, to occasionally reprise the role during an appearance on Jimmy's talk show earlier this week and the comedian replied, "I'm in! I would absolutely. " Cameron later told Deadline that Jimmy is set to "drop by" the Almost Famous production sometimes to play the role, which is usually portrayed by Jakeim Hart on stage.