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The 'Glee' Cast Almost Looked Very Different! Find Out the 4 Actors Who Auditioned for Finn & Which Celebs Asked for Cameos

The cast of Glee hit the map as some of the brightest rising stars on the scene when the musical series debuted in 2009.

However, the lineup of the New Directions might have been very different. In the years since Glee debuted, we’ve learned that a slew of actors auditioned for the show or expressed interest in making a cameo in an episode or two.

Some cast members even auditioned for different parts before they were finally cast.

During an interview with Kevin McHale and Jenna Uskhowitz on their And That’s What You REALLY Missed Glee podcast, casting director Robert J. Ulrich opened up about the casting process.

“I really loved every single role and was happy and proud of all of you in every role. That is the truth,” he said.

He noted, though, that “the most difficult roles were Finn and Mercedes for sure.”

Ryan [Murphy] really wanted Finn to be this believable high school jock and yet to sing great. We had flown people out from New York. We had so many auditions,” he recalled. That makes sense, as we have since learned that a multitude of actors were up for the role that ultimately went to Cory Monteith.

The interview made us curious, and we decided to do some digging to see what the cast could have looked like had things gone differently. We put the potential cast together in a list. Would you have guessed that all of these stars were almost involved in Glee?

Click inside to see all of the stars who were almost a part of Glee or auditioned for very different parts than what they got…

Josephine Langford & 'After' Stars Celebrate Their Win at People's Choice Awards 2019!

Josephine Langford looks beautiful while walking the carpet at the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards on Sunday (November 10) at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.

The 22-year-old actress was joined at the event by members of the cast of After, including Dylan Arnold, Inanna Sarkis, and Samuel Larsen.

After won the award for The Drama Movie of 2019, beating out films that are getting Oscar buzz and some other blockbusters, like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Rocketman, Five Feet Apart, Glass, Us, and Triple Frontier.

FULL WINNERS LIST: Find out who won in every category!

FYI: Josephine is wearing a Markarian dress.

10+ pictures inside of Josephine Langford and the After cast at the awards… More Here! »

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Hero Fiennes-Tiffin & Josephine Langford Premiere 'After' in LA

Hero Fiennes-Tiffin and Josephine Langford are bringing After to LA!

The co-stars of the highly anticipated movie hit the red carpet at the premiere on Monday night (April 8) at the Grove in Los Angeles.

They were joined at the event by their cast mates Pia Mia, Dylan Arnold, Samuel Larsen, Jennifer Beals, Shane Paul Mcghie and Inanna Sarkis.

Also in attendance was author Anna Todd and director Jenny Gage.

After, based on the novel by Anna, follows a young woman who falls for a classmate with a dark secret and the two embark on a rocky relationship.

Make sure to check out all the steamy stills from the film!

After hits theaters on April 12th.

FYI: Josephine is wearing an Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition blazer and trousers. Jennifer is wearing Alexander McQueen.

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Gavin Rossdale, AnnaLynne McCord & More Celebrate The Barbershop's Grand Opening!

Gavin Rossdale is all smiles while hitting the carpet at the grand opening weekend kickoff of The Barbershop held on Friday (March 15) in Las Vegas.

The 53-year-old musician was joined at the event by his BUSH bandmates, as well as AnnaLynne McCord and her sister Rachel, Gilles Marini and his wife Carole, Trace Cyrus and his fiancee Taylor Lauren Sanders, and Samuel Larsen.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Gavin Rossdale

Gavin and BUSH kicked off the grand opening weekend with a performance at The Barbershop Cuts & Cocktails, which was followed by special live performance by The Barbershop’s House Band, The 442′s.

Barbershop is located at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.

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Josephine Langford Celebrates Hero Fiennes Tiffin's 21st Birthday With Entire 'After' Cast

Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin reunited with the After cast for a very special reason!

The co-stars stepped out to celebrate Hero‘s 21st birthday on Saturday night (November 10) at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood, Calif.

Josephine and Hero were spotted entering the venue together, but not before everyone posed for a group photo!

The entire cast, including Inanna Sarkis, Pia Mia, Samuel Larsen, Shane Paul McGie, Dylan Arnold, producer Jennifer Gibgot and author Anna Todd, all huddled together for pics and then headed inside for the party!

During the event, the cast shared tons of fun videos as they celebrated Hero.

Check out Pia Mia‘s party coverage below…

FYI: Hero is wearing a Lacoste turtleneck shirt.

40+ pictures inside from Hero Fiennes Tiffin’s birthday party…
More Here! »

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Samuel Larsen's 'You Should Know' Ep - Full Stream!

Glee and The Glee Project‘s Samuel Larsen just released his brand new EP You Should Know, and we have the full stream for you here to enjoy!

“Xmas came early!!! #youshouldknow out everywhere NOW!!!,” the 25-year-old entertainer wrote on his Twitter account after releasing the EP on Spotify.

Samuel also provided Just Jared with some new promo images, including one exclusive, which you can check out in the gallery below.

Listen to Samuel‘s brand new EP You Should Know in the player below!

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Justin Baldoni is One Doting Dad at JJ Summer Bash Presented by SweeTARTS Chewy Sours

Justin Baldoni brings his super good looks to the 2015 Just Jared Summer Bash presented by SweeTARTS Chewy Sours on Saturday (July 18) at a private residence in Los Angeles.

The 31-year-old Jane the Virgin star recently welcomed his first child, a precious daughter named Maiya, and was nice enough to take a break from his busy daddy duties to stop by the party!

Also in attendance were Gracepoint star Kendrick Sampson, Significant Mother‘s Nathaniel Buzolic, Glee‘s Samuel Larsen, and The Abbey owner David Cooley.

Meanwhile, partygoers had a blast hitting up the bar and sipping on some Freixenet under the cabana away from the unusual L.A. rain.

10+ pictures inside of Justin Baldoni, Kendrick Sampson, and more at the JJ Summer BashMore Here! »

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