8 Mile film had plenty of strange auditions leading up to its 2002 release. In a chapter from his upcoming book
Yearbook, actor and producer Seth Rogen revealed he tried to latch onto Em’s semi-biographical film with unspectacular results.
Rogen went out for Cheddar Bob, the friend of Em’s Rabbit character who infamously shoots himself with his own gun during a scuffle. While Rogen’s initial audition with the casting director was a flop due to the casting director not liking the “rappery” dialogue, Rogen was asked to bring in someone to do the audition with him. Rogen decided on actor and friend Jason Segel, who ironically was also auditioning to play Cheddar Bob.