Celebrities' Big Breaks
6 celebrities tell O about the happy accidents that transformed their careers.
As Told to Crystal G. Martin
O, The Oprah Magazine | January 17, 2011 
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"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." Your OWN Show: Oprah's Search for the Next TV Star airs Fridays at 9 p.m. on OWN More On OWN: |
