Before they were famous, Hollywood’s A-list stars had to audition for their breakout roles. From Rachel McAdam’s infamous Notebook audition to the screen test for the role that made Matthew McConaughey a star, here are 10 famous audition tapes.
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Miley Cyrus’ audition for Hannah Montana
Rachel McAdams’ audition for The Notebook
Aaron Paul’s audition for Breaking Bad
Matthew McConaughey’s audition for Dazed and Confused
Hugh Jackman’s audition for X-Men
Emma Stone’s audition for Easy A
Russell Brand’s (improvised!) audition for Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Rose Byrne’s audition for Get Him to the Greek
Steve Carell’s audition for Anchorman
Seth Rogen’s audition for Freaks & Geeks
Ellen Page’s audition for Juno
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