Chris Pine shares his ideas after a casting director for The O.C. mentioned he misplaced out on a task as a consequence of his zits.
In 2023’s Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral Historical past, casting director Patrick Rush talked about Pine studying for Ryan Atwood, which ultimately went to Ben McKenzie.
“I hate saying this, nevertheless it’s the reality: Chris Pine was on the age the place he was experiencing actually dangerous pores and skin issues. And it was at that time the place it regarded insurmountable,” Rush mentioned within the e-book by way of the AV Membership. “And as a child who grew up with horrible pores and skin, it simply broke my coronary heart.”
Pine appeared on the Pleased Unhappy Confused podcast the place he was requested about Rush’s feedback and mentioned, “It’s part of my life. The person didn’t have to speak about it. I imply, it’s his prerogative.”
Though Pine didn’t find yourself within the teen drama, he would go on to star in The Princess Diaries 2 shortly after shedding The O.C. position.
The actor acknowledges he had “terrible pores and skin as a young person,” noting, “Look, I used to be going out for The O.C., like a teenage melodrama. I can perceive why they wished to have fairly folks doing fairly issues. And dangerous zits isn’t a key to [success].”
Pine mentioned that reminding him about shedding the chance to star within the Fox collection gave him “a bit of little bit of PTSD,” including, “It’s no enjoyable having dangerous pores and skin. It’s no enjoyable going to auditions when you may have dangerous pores and skin. It was some of the traumatic factors of my life, however it’s my story.”
The actor would have a profitable profession starring in 2009’s Star Trek as Captain Kirk, Marvel Girl, and its sequel Marvel Girl 1984. Pine most lately made his directorial debut with Poolman, wherein he additionally stars.
