Iconic TV Characters That Were Almost Played by Someone Else

Wicked

Not that girl! Amanda Seyfried tried out for Glinda the Good Witch while filming Hulu’s The Dropout.

“I literally bent over backward,” said the actress.

However, there are no hard feelings over Ariana Grande’s casting.

“[The experience] taught me how far I’ve come as a singer,” said Amanda, “which I really wanted to prove.”