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1. This television heartthrob might have made a great Indiana Jones in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", but he had to pass because he couldn't get out of his TV contract. Who is he?
2. This gal was all set to sign for the pivotal role of Regan in "The Exorcist", but her mother read the script and wouldn't let her do it. She later became famous on TV anyway, but later her life took a tragic turn. Who was she?
3. This actor holds the distinction of turning down BOTH roles which won Jack Nicholson his first two Academy Awards (for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Terms of Endearment"). When he finally got his own first nomination in the late 1990s, it was for a role he initially tuned down until his agent had him reconsider. Who is this actor?
4. The role of Jessica Fletcher on "Murder She Wrote" was created with this actress in mind. She made her film debut in the 1958 musical, "Damn Yankees!", but by 1984 was much better known for her popular 'seventies TV role. Unfortunately, she didn't think the part suited her, and the part went to Angela Lansbury. Who was the first choice?
5. This person was the first choice to play Rizzo in "Grease", but her very famous parent refused to have her submit to a screen test. Two years later, she finally landed a part in a different movie alongside another pop star. Who is she?
6. Much to the relief of "American Beauty" fans, this comic actor turned down Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning role, which might have helped his sagging film career. He claimed he wanted to focus on "family-oriented" fare, even though his latest role at the time was as a doctor in the crude Norm McDonald flick, "Dirty Work". Who is he?
7. Rebecca DeMornay's role as the chillingly vengeful nanny in "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" was first offered to someone twelve years older who had been a star in the 1970s and made a comeback in the 1980s on TV. Who turned down Rebecca's role?
8. This actor barely had the part of the Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" for one day when he developed a severe reaction to the silvery makeup. He went on to television stardom in the sixties and seventies. Who was he?
9. This actor, not known for action roles, was offered the lead in "Die Hard". Instead, he decided to wait two years, and reaffirmed his sex symbol status with a couple of big hit films in 1990. Who is he?
10. Although she was barely known to U.S. audiences, this now highly respected actress was the first choice to play scary Alex in "Fatal Attraction". She found the script "regressive in its attitudes", so the part went to Glenn Close. Five years later in 1992, she earned her first Oscar nomination in a supporting role as a woman whose husband has an affair which destroys their entire family, and played a treacherous terrorist that same year. Who is she?
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