Stephen Baldwin He has had his fair share of ups and downs throughout his career. However, one of the most awkward but memorable moments was always when he was fired for being funny Jennifer Aniston. The actor recently narrated the incident in one of the latest episodes of his podcast, where he shared more details about the matter.
Stephen Baldwin Claims He Was Fired From A Movie Because He Was Funnier Than Jennifer Aniston
The actor, while speaking on his ‘One Bad Movie’ podcast, revealed that he had a strange encounter at one point in his career. Noting that he was fired from the film for very strange reasons, Baldwin shared that “It was when I was really young—coming up. I almost auditioned to play Jennifer Aniston’s boyfriend sidekick.”The 60-year-old also said he was originally cast as Vince McBride in ‘The Object of My Affection’. The role was for Nina Borowski’s boyfriend, played by Jennifer Aniston He added, “After lunch, this producer came into my trailer and went, ‘There’s a problem. You can’t be funnier than Jennifer.'”He also added that at first, he assumed they were joking; However, later, they gave him more instructions on how to deliver his words on screen in front of the camera, which left him frustrated. Feeling “insulted, castrated, ridiculed,” the actor also shared that he kept thinking, “You hired me to play a role and now you’re asking me not to play that role.”
Stephen Baldwin said the team fired him after lunch
After lunch was over and everyone was back on track, he was informed that he had been dropped from the film. “They let me go. They told me I could go home. Everything was calm, but it was awkward.”
About ‘the object of my affection’
The film was directed by Dr Nicholas Hytner and revolves around the story of a social worker who gets pregnant by her lover. However, when she chooses to raise her child with her gay roommate, played by Paul RuddShe starts developing feelings for him. John Panko, best known for his roles in ‘Mad About You’, ‘A Stranger Among Us’ and ‘Mortal Thoughts’, replaced Baldwin a few weeks later. The film also stars Allison Janney, Alan Alda and Tim Daly.
