Aldred actually auditioned for the part of the tomboy Ray from Delta and the Bannermen (1987), but lost the part to Sara Griffiths.

"I had the luxury of actually auditioning the material for myself," he said.

Saito reveals, after Cobb's and Arthur's associate sells them out, that he was actually auditioning the team to perform the difficult act of "inception": planting an idea in a person's subconscious while they sleep.

"We actually auditioned many saws - in all seriousness, the actual tool - to see which one to eventually use," Mr. Tresselt said.

It's hard to believe that Pia actually auditioned three times before making it onto the show, but apparently the third time is the charm for this talented 22-year-old New Yorker.

Sajak, while interviewing Limbaugh a decade later on Larry King Live, said the show "was going so well that they actually auditioned replacements for me on the air."

(Mae Questel actually auditioned for Hanna-Barbera to recreate Olive Oyl, but was rejected in favor of Schreffler.)

Not many LaBrie fans know that James actually auditioned for the show during an early season of American Idol....

Linton was one of 150 people to apply for the guitarist position for Marilyn Manson and one of the 15 to actually audition.

It was the first time Springsteen has performed the song and was a song he actually auditioned Max Weinberg with prior to joining the band.