Before They Were Stars: Life-Changing Moments

Holly Robinson Peete, The Talk

"When I auditioned for 21 Jump Street, I was fresh out of college, nervous, and broke. I drove an old Honda with bad brakes that made a horrible screeching sound, like Fred Flintstone at a stop sign. After the audition, just as I was starting my little Honda, the 21 Jump Street producers walked into the parking lot. They heard that awful noise, looked at my car, looked at me, and I swear they thought, 'We have to give her the part because she's got to get those brakes fixed!' That afternoon I found out the role was mine."

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