April 27, 2021
10:08pm PT
by
Chris Gardner
How Peter Facinelli Screwed Up Audition to Play Cher s Gay Crush in Clueless : Don t Be a Dick
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Speaking on Brett Gursky s On the List podcast, the actor opens up on what he learned through missed opportunities on major films like Requiem for a Dream, The Basketball Diaries and Boogie Nights.
Peter Facinelli, acting since the mid-1990s, has done just about everything in his career from low-budget indies and tentpole franchises to TV movies and hit network series. In recent years, the New York native pivoted to filmmaking by writing, producing and directing his own features.
Sharing her ordeal, Kate Winslet blames the UK media for turning on her the moment she became an international superstar, which resulted in her going “into self-protective mode right away.”