Major Roles Rejected by Famous Actors
Leonardo DiCaprio – ‘Boogie Nights’
If you think Leonardo DiCaprio is a heartthrob now, imagine if he had played the prosthetically-enhanced porn star Dirk Diggler?
The story goes that director Paul Thomas Anderson wanted DiCaprio for the lead role after seeing the actor in The Basketball Diaries, but DiCaprio was already attached to Titanic. When asked if he would reverse his decision and star in Boogie Nights instead, DiCaprio said, “I’m not saying I would have. But it would have been a different direction, career-wise. I think they’re both great and wish I could have done them both.” It was DiCaprio who recommended his Diaries co-star Mark Wahlberg for the role.
