Freddie Prinze Jr. Says His 'Friends' Role Almost Went to This Oscar Winner!

Freddie Prinze Jr. is dishing on his guest starring role on Friends!

Back in season nine of the hit sitcom in the episode “The One with the Male Nanny,” the 43-year-old actor played Sandy, the male nanny for Ross and Rachel’s newborn daughter Emma.

In the episode, Ross didn’t approve of the “manny” because of how sensitive Sandy was, so Freddie‘s role only lasted one episode.

Now years later, Freddie is revealing that he almost didn’t get the role – and that it was originally offered to Tom Hanks!

“I wasn’t even supposed to be [Sandy], that was originally offered to Tom Hanks but he wasn’t gonna make it back from his film on time,” Freddie shared with Entertainment Weekly. “And so my agent called me and said, ‘Do you want to be on Friends? And I said, ‘Yeah, I’ll do an episode of Friends. That’ll be great.’ He said, ‘Yeah, it shoots tomorrow.’ and I was like, ‘What?’ He said, ‘Yes, tomorrow so I’ll send you the script.’”

After getting the role, Freddie said that star David Schwimmer was able to help calm his nerves on the day of filming.

“So I went in and I was totally nervous because it was on the day of shooting. I didn’t even get to do a read-through,” Freddie shared. “And David Schwimmer walked into my dressing room and he was so cool and so passionate and he had so much energy. He came into the room and was like, ‘You’re going to love this, man. It’s like a little two-act play and the crowd is so engaged, and so into it. You’ll have a ton of fun, don’t worry about a thing.’”

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Lili Reinhart and Keke Palmer walk the red carpet at the 2019 Time 100 Next event held at Pier 17 on Thursday night (November 14) in New York City.

The Hustlers co-stars are among the rising stars who are being recognized by the magazine as people who are shaping the world. Lili is one of the “artists” while Keke is labeled a “phenom.”

Other stars who are being recognized and were in attendance at the gala included Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, YouTube stars Liza Koshy and Emma Chamberlain, and wildlife expert Robert Irwin, who was joined by his mom Terri.

FYI: Lili is wearing a Rodarte dress and Harry Winston jewelry. Keke is wearing a Cong Tri dress.

Ezra Miller shows off his unique style while walking the red carpet at the 2019 Time 100 Next event held at Pier 17 on Thursday night (November 14) in New York City.

The 27-year-old actor is one of the 100 people who made the list for “fully [embracing] and [broadcasting] the pieces of his life that set him apart.”

The mag noted, “That he’s been this open while playing as iconic a superhero as the Flash makes him a new type of role model—and a champion of young nonconformists everywhere.”

Ezra is best known for his work in movies like the Fantastic Beasts franchise and Justice League.

On the red carpet, Ezra‘s makeup matched the color tones of his outfit!

Paul McCartney is opening up about the first time he met Kanye West.

During a new interview, the 77-year-old The Beatles legend talked about meeting the 42-year-old back in 2014 when Kanye asked him to produce their collaboration “Only One.”

“I had no idea what was going to happen,” Paul shared with Billboard. “I didn’t want it to be at his house or my house, because it could be awkward if one of us wanted to leave. So we met on neutral ground — a cottage at the Beverly Hills Hotel.”

Paul went on to say that when they started their music session, Kanye couldn’t stop looking at photos of his wife Kim Kardashian.

“I showed up with a guitar and my roadie, and we had a keyboard and a bass,” Paul continued. “I was sitting around, strumming the guitar — that’s normally how I start a song — and Kanye was looking at his iPad, basically scrolling through images of Kim.”

Paul then revealed the inspiration behind “Only One.”

“At one point I told him how ‘Let It Be’ came from a dream about my mother, who had died years before, where she said, ‘Don’t worry, just let it be,’” Paul recalled. “He said, ‘I’m going to write a song about my mother,’ so I sat down at this little Wurlitzer keyboard and started playing some chords, and he started singing. I thought, ‘Oh, are we going to finish this?’ but that was that. And it became ‘Only One.’”

Watch the music video for Paul and Kanye‘s “Only One” featuring a 1-year-old North West!

Camila Cabello hits the red carpet in her chic look at the 2019 Time 100 Next event held at Pier 17 on Thursday night (November 14) in New York City.

The 22-year-old “Shameless” musician jumped for joy on the red carpet as she arrived.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Camila Cabello

Camila is on the cover to TIME‘s special issue, which honors individuals who are shaping the future of their fields.

You can see a bit of why Camila was chosen for the issue.

Check out pics of Camila Cabello on the red carpet at Time 100 Next…

Rosalia strikes a pose on the red carpet as she arrives at the 2019 Latin Grammys on Thursday (November 14) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 26-year-old singer looked cool in a black and white polka dot dress and heart-shaped earrings as she stepped out for the awards show.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Rosalia

Rosalia is nominated for five awards tonight, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year.

The 2019 Latin Grammys are airing tonight on Univision starting at 8pm ET – and you can live stream the show here!

FYI: Rosalia is wearing a Carolina Herrera dress.