Secret audition tapes of top Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio

Secret audition tapes of top Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio on Auction
That's showbiz! Secret audition tapes up for auction revealing the top Hollywood names including Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio who missed out on big film roles
Most directors would give their right arm to have Brad Pitt in their movie but for Ron Howard, one of Hollywood's hottest men just did not have the right stuff to be in his film.
The famed director in fact said no not just to Brad but to Keanu Reeves and Robert Downey Jr. when he cast his firefighter film Backdraft, never publicly seen before audition tapes have revealed.

[@heidigraney931]

Leonardo DiCaprio showed his true natural talent in What's eating Gilbert Grape? What an outstanding performance!

[@Taradise85]

What about Basket Ball Diaries

[@rome-tk5vd]

i cry every time at “the scene”

[@adamuppsala1931]

I couldn't agree more

[@bethmorris3492]

I honestly thought he had a disability until i saw him in another movie.. way back in the day. Awesome actor.

[@o.l7065]

well this shows us two FACTS : 1) every big fish was once small 2) how money can alter your image, style, and physical appearence (no surgery it comes naturally !!!)

[@DarkXagami]

Helen Hunt killed the Jurassic Park audition. I actually thought I was watching Jurassic Park while she was auditioning

[@luxuryedition78]

Same here!

[@napoliav]

Leonardo DiCaprio would have been a perfect John conner in terminator 2

[@Leonardo-qm4zl]

Naahh...

[@samleo4795]

AMDdotcom but then James Cameron wouldn’t offer him a role in Titanic

[@bms77]

AMDdotcom I always said same thing

[@tillyboos]

Edward Furlong had a REAL edginess (both in his actual look and his demeanor) and a sarcastic smart-assery to him though that DiCaprio didn’t have (DiCaprio can "act" cocky and smart-ass, but it's not his natural nature) that made him perfect for John Connor. Unfortunately, Furlong then became a junkie, which destroyed his chances of continuing to play the role throughout the remainder of the Terminator franchise. Indisputably, I do think DiCaprio is ACTUALLY the better actor, BUT, Furlong was BORN to play John Connor. Which is actually a shame, because he could have potentially built a VERY stable career playing this role, ALL the way up through Terminator: Dark Fate, which would have reunited him with Linda Hamilton, which would have been COMPLETELY EPIC! One of the GREAT mother/son movie reunions of ALL TIME, even if only for one scene. Oh well....🤷

[@summereleishaa]

OMG HE WOULD HAVE

[@mdgsk824]

That's some pretty good acting in the auditions imo. They really go for it with no shame or shyness.

[@MrCrowebobby]

If only that were true . . . and I don't speak for myself.

[@joeygonzo]

Pitt was horrible . Robert Downey was already pretty good then.

[@back2paranormal]

+Joey Gonza Pitt got in with his looks, lucky he managed to develop his acting side... Downey was a natural all rounder;)

[@joeygonzo]

***** Yeah, he was lucky Clooney turned down Thelma And Louisse.

[@powexor]

+Joey Gonza Downey was worse. Dead eyes and that cheesy delivery. Not buying it.

[@joeygonzo]

Samuel He was . He did pretty good in Less Than Zero .

[@films5555]

+Joey Gonza Clooney didn't turn down Thelma & Louise. Clooney stated that was one of the big parts that got away.

[@TheTomtah]

Wow that Brad Pitt audition was awful, he's come a long way.

[@Underyourbedeyes]

hes still awful

[@onthescene7897]

@@Underyourbedeyes BRUH NOPE.

[@Underyourbedeyes]

@@onthescene7897 yup.

[@americatopfamous2578]

Hahahaaahaha I can't believe how stupid all of you are... He was still young he didn't had any experience with acting, and of course when someone wants to learn something he/she will do anything, in this case Brad paid many money to learn because he wanted to be actor... He is a true example of that when you want something so much you will do anything to be best in that job(in this case acting)... Congrats Brad you are one of the best actors in the world and let them speak about how terrible actor you are every celebrity has haters, but the most important thing is that they hate you because you are still beautiful and so many of this people who are writing shit about you are jealous of your beauty... I wish you all the best and many years of acting, you prove how good actor you are by winning an Oscar this year... I hope the next nomination you get is for best actor and win an Oscar for that too you really deserves. One of the best actors of this 20 years... And all of you who says that he is a bad actor watch Troy, inglorious basterds, moneyball, 12 monkeys and fight club, legends of the fall... You will see how wrong you are fucking haters

[@sensimania]

He got by with his looks

[@GiantSandles]

I think Pitt is pretty underrated, but damn, that audition was terrible, lol

[@RB2331]

dude...I thought the same thing ..I would advise him go to school and learn a trade ..his look was bad ..his acting was horrible and wow ..he was simply shitty .who would've guessed he would be the huge star in the late 90s ..wow

[@RB2331]

I agree ....great post ..

[@philperry6564]

Timi T. Because he fucked a lot of producers.That's how Hollyweird works.

[@thetruth418]

***** You are new to this planet aren't you?

[@Frederick0220]

Phil Perry You have absolutely zero evidence to back that up. Haters gonna hate, taters gonna tot.

[@ferabra8939]

I can see Helen Hunt in Jurassic Park. There's no way I can see Gyneth Palthrow.

[@ferabra8939]

stewie Griffin think again.

[@calisongbird]

I was thinking that too! Helen Hunt would actually have been perfect in that role!

[@ferabra8939]

culturejam no one can.

[@impalabeeper]

+Fer Abra Gwyneth Paltrow looked to young to be an 'expert' anyway.

[@BodegaMouse]

I love watching tapes like these; it just shows where these huge actors were (talent wise) and where they are now. If you practice your craft, you have to land something sooner or later.

[@yazz]

cried when i saw baby dicaprio omfg

[@Aussiebloke311]

Leo was watching films from the 1940s as a 16 year old and was always looking up to amazing actors from that era. That's why he stood out from the likes or brad, Downey Jnr, Keanu Reeves

[@CeeJay254Art]

Kendall Reeves? Who is that? I think you meant Keanu Reeves

[@mattpopemusic]

0:36 10 years we'll be watching this video in awe of this future celebrity's humble beginnings

[@Lissitchka]

And?

[@mattpopemusic]

​@@Lissitchka and I guess you don't understand why I wrote that

[@Lissitchka]

@@mattpopemusic no I don't 😅 can you explain?

[@mattpopemusic]

​@@Lissitchka yeah sure :) 10 years ago we were already watching this video to check out these stars before they were big. The idea of calling Brad Pitt and Leo DiCaprio collectively 'this future celebrity' when they were already huge at the time of writing and had been for q a while before that is stupid. On top of that, my style of writing was earnest and therefore at odds with the downright ignorant stupidity of what I was suggesting. The comment was totally absurd and any humour such as it was lay in entertaining the absurdity both of the comment and idea of writing it. 10 years on, I'm glad I did.

[@Lissitchka]

@@mattpopemusic so interesting to see a comment from yourself which is 10 years ago 😊

[@soumyadiptanayak8118]

Just makes me feel humble to see even big stars have gone through all the rejections and failures to be where they are right now, so it's not like just we the common people face hardships.

[@FernandoMorales179]

As a young actor, this really gives me hope. We all have to start somewhere.

[@studentaccount0016]

Hi bro what ur age now it's been so long time

[@christophercharlestin9640]

How’s the career going now

[@RiversBliss]

Helen Hunt nailed that audition

[@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug9353]

RDJ's voice didn't change lol.

[@sheikj97]

You're really a real guy?

[@zalkin83]

I think Helen Hunt would have done an equally good job in Jurassic Park

[@canadianpoker83]

Thought the same thing.

[@TheGlobuleReturns]

Most people just think she's fucking annoying

[@mjgc8755]

Helen Hunt would have been brilliant in Jurassic Park!

[@Brettflix]

Agreed! Her audition was great!! You could see her thinking through the evidence like a scientist. (Laura Dern did a good job in the final movie though! Hard to mess up when Spielberg is directing you....)

[@peanutthepoodle]

Leo is doing his "Arnie" hand gestures and nose wipe moves in this Pony Boy audition.

[@maxmaxington5873]

If you are an artist. Keep working on your craft. Don’t quit.

[@sweethearts86]

This such a great way to show people that everyone has to start somewhere, everyone has to go after what they want and someone will believe in you. Thank you for this video!!!

[@Xwap]

0:35 see at the left window ... LOL

[@WrongStanceProductions]

Brad Pitt proving that looks go a long way in Hollywood

[@Model_Roe]

Same with George Clooney Denzel Washington Leonardo DiCaprio Johnny Depp lol 😂 they are all A list leading men partly because they're conventionally attractive and appeal to the opposite sex nothing wrong with that Hollywood is a very surface level business

[@onthescene7897]

2:46 RDJ is literally born to be an actor, he got the eyes ever since

[@jounasser3719]

brad pitt was always an average actor for me, and you can tell that leo is a genius since he was little

[@luxuryedition78]

Now that's what I call true acting!!!! All the actors who auditioned were all magnificent! Which truly goes to show real talent!

[@JazSparrow]

Thanks for sharing!!! This makes me feel so much better when I audition-big names all had to do it

[@tonybologna9268]

Brad Pitt actually had an uncredited scene in the movie 'Less Than Zero' at the end of the movie during the Palm Springs party when Andrew McCarthy got into the fight with James Spader.

[@itsokbugaboo3331]

I SCREAMED WHEN THE OUTSIDERS CAME ON

[@williamelanningjr5440]

Nicole Kidman made a name for HIMSELF...?!? LMAO Way to go Matt.

[@hotgirlsarehot]

So I guess the rumors about Tom Cruise were true.

[@williamelanningjr5440]

hotgirlsarehot I guess Matt subconsciously hopes so and that could be why he made that slip... lol.

[@claretea]

I do wish she wouldn't have messed up her face. (Nicole Kidman)

[@oliviaspinelli8515]

Aww, look how cute Robert Downey Jr was. He was so young!

[@RelatedGiraffe]

Helen Hunt would have been awesome as Ellie in Jurassic Park

[@sarty88]

I always mix her up with Laura Dern anyway

[@qbw8834]

its all about focusing, and not letting anything else interrupt your focusing,

[@tillyboos]

When I saw Pitt’s audition for “Backdraft” all I could think of was Thelma & Louise. He would have been a TERRIBLE choice for Backdraft, but was Oscar-worthy in Thelma & Louise. Helen Hunt might have been ok as Ellie Sattler, but Laura Dern was better. Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe were BRILLIANT in A Beautiful Mind, and it’s hard to imagine any other actors in those roles.

[@배재호-h5b]

I love the leonardo dicaprio part💝

[@oo-xk7yq]

wow gives me more respect for how talented these actors are

[@Suezhine]

It is amazing how these stars have risen.

[@ilanspierer7496]

every time brad pitt had a bad audition he would go home and do 10,000 sit ups.

[@annesedean9960]

Did you see the man on the window doing the peace sign? Omg that is beyond funny. It's like hey PEACE!

[@rogerwhittaker4189]

The brad pitt audition was ok not good not bad,but ok .

[@ab12293]

Brad Pitt was really bad!!!! I mean, I love him now and everything but god..he was lucky to be so handsome.....

[@adamuppsala1931]

haha, exactly!

[@squidb8]

Helen would have made a great Sattler, but Gweneth, not so much.

[@joshmunselle1930]

Whoever is doing the subtitles for this video, is just horrible at their job.

[@whitedevil2]

***** those computers are horrible at their jobs

[@Riddem79]

They're gonna start hiring illegal immigrant computers.

[@rogerwhittaker4189]

He only got chosen to act, because of his good looks and now he's much better with Robert Downey Jr audition he's been a natural from the beginning.

[@summeralexander1217]

leo, aww that was so cute!

[@TheManinacave]

We really missed out on something special when they passed up on Helen Hunt.

[@lfrohling]

Helen Hunt was awesome!!!

[@californialinchen]

wow, Helen Hunt really killed it!

[@Filippirgos]

wow, even from here i can feel the chemistry between Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crow on that audition :)

[@grahamophone]

Hmmm.... mispronouncing Coppola and Keanu .... And "Nicole Kidman made a name for HIMself" (5:17) ... -- luckily Lauer didn't have to audition for his part!

[@JustNess78]

well said!

[@fatimateresa19]

English is my second language and my ears were blooding jajaja

[@millicentlopez3592]

Its a Freudian Slip- he was prolly spilling some TEA!!!!

[@mariannesauvage6100]

I guess Matt Lauer did not know that many would consider it unethical and inappropriate, if legal, for casting directors to sell audition tapes. When actors come in to audition, it's their time to try all kinds of things, do different takes, and feel safe that only the people directly involved with the project will see the footage. I am surprised that the actors union, SAG-AFTRA, has not said anything, unless the sellers got signed releases from the actors who gave their permission and waived all rights. One thing is for an audition to appear "mysteriously" on KZbin, and another is for 3rd parties to profit.

[@calisongbird]

You read my mind. These were interesting to watch, but it felt wrong, as if I was watching something that should've been private.

[@ilivemotivated6526]

Marianne Sauvage oh shut up

[@kellyoxo2818]

I can't BELIEVE they would try and make a TV SHOW out the OUTSIDERS. That movie is a classic! What were they thinking?Turned it into something cheap. Its like when they make part 2 movies out of a perfect part 1…like GREASE does anyone remember GREASE 2?

[@heidigraney931]

Helen Hunt should've gotten that part before Laura Dern in Jurassic Park.

[@xesisgood]

He was still young and learning you have to remember he never went to acting school or anything of the sort.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

Yeah, she would've been great. Laura Dern was also solid, but I can't help thinking that maybe Helen Hunt was a bit better suited for the role.

[@CleoPhoenixRT]

Oh dang, I thought that was Helen Hunt. I think I mixed that film up with Twister in my head. They both had to get away in cars a lot. lol

[@jamclow]

secret audition tapes oooh!!!! such top secret on the internet with over half a million views i feel so privileged that I'm not even gonna bother to watch any of it

[@BiteThemBack75]

Helen Hunt nailed it. I'm surprised Russel Crowe even had to audition. He was huge at that time.

[@ArinKambitsis]

Gwyneth Paltrow playing a scientist. Movie actor is about as far away from that as possible. Scientists toil endlessly for little credit, movie stars are applauded endlessly for relatively nothing.

[@Nawaf-]

LoL just before starting this video the song diamonds came in my head for some reason and then video starts and I hear the song ! I thought I got mad haha

[@actorsmotuh]

some of the questions that the reporter ask, the guys are not answering at all... LOL! its like WTF!

[@RayRemillard]

What happened to the tapes. Are they available? Can they be viewed?

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Russell Crowe was in THE INSIDER in 1999 for which he received his first Oscar nomination. GLADIATOR was released the following year for which he won the Oscar. Ron Howard said her cast Crowe upon seeing GLADIATOR. By that time, he already had an Oscar nomination under his belt from the previous year, and GLADIATOR was a blockbuster. Therefore, he had more leverage than some small-time actor.

[@PillCozbee]

Pretty people are automatically great actors! Yay!

[@strongwise1255]

+PillCosby not pitt and rdj lol

[@sircookieknight8566]

Agreed. If you look at Phil Hoffman, he was a wonderful actor but barely nobody remembered him due to his looks.

[@runnofff]

Brad has gotten a lot better

[@lpycb42]

Helen Hunt would've been great as Ellie! I definitely see her in that role.

[@Castingtree]

We are a casting agency based in Asia... Have auditioned many top celebrities in India and China... Never knew we could auction them... Anyway, even after knowing this we dont intend to ....

[@CandyHam]

Connelly doing some suspect shit with her eyes

[@BodegaMouse]

+CandyHam Man, auditioning with someone as beautiful as she is...must be nerve-racking

[@helenaraine3673]

That’s Brad Pitt’s face but not brads voice

[@jagrcantakeyou]

Brad Pitt? Robert Downey Jr? Nahh let's get a Baldwin...

[@egyptian_thoth]

I wouldn't buy a minute of these audition tapes...these are as boring as watching snails fart

[@biegs28]

They aren't supposed to be entertaining by themselves, but the interest of them is in the context of the actors' future success. They are just small pieces of Hollywood history.

[@hellenstratyinski9008]

omg leoo..from the beginning he was really good

[@lchubirko]

Did that guy just say "Days of Tunder" instead of Thunder??? LOL

[@staciwestrick364]

Helen hunt was the best!

[@yannahatzipemou6759]

Nicole Kidman has always been a great actress! Cheers!

[@coolbrett]

I used to think Brad Pitt was overrated, but I totally changed my mind after seeing several of his films from the last 5 years or so, particularly The Tree of Life.

[@roseryan1542]

I agree. I liked Tree of life as well as several of his other films. There is no actor or actress that I can say I liked all of their films. People expected him to be just the pretty boy leading man, but that wasn't his game plan. When he got enough clout that he could make films he chose, that's what he did. He isn't after the next blockbuster like some actors. He was brilliant in Snatch. His audition was bad, but I gave him a break because he was a small town boy with no formal training, no family in the business. Few people are naturals, most have to work at it, hard. He didn't have a clue. I imagine he was pretty nervous. Now he's not only respected as an actor, but also as a producer.

[@RJsermon]

Jennifer Connelly could seduce any man with that look. Wow

[@georgewebb1837]

Once you get your foot in the door you dont have to be great anymore.. don't down brad pitt.. Hes a great actor married to a great actor so you actors chill.

[@EGIwords]

i saw what i wanted. no need to buy now. HAW HAW!!!

[@davyhall6886]

Those subtitles are pretty interesting

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

Agreed. After seeing her audition tape I can't fathom why they went with Dern. I loved Dern as a kid, but when I went to see the 3-D re-release last spring (my first time watching it as an adult), I found Dern unbelievable in the part. She was very girlish and quite amateurish in her line delivery. In her audition, Hunt was commanding. I would believe that she was a paleontologist. The scientific words she used came out of her naturally. Dern sounded like she didn't know what she was saying.

[@Tubenesser]

I'm missing an information in the comments about: How much did they get for the "Secret Audition Tapes"?

[@nachoscocco3573]

did anyone realize that the guy on the right is the clon of Edward Norton?

[@mimi061301]

i actually think Helen Hunt would have been better for Jurassic park. than the actress who played in it.

[@2298DJ]

Leo's voice awwww

[@GeoH97]

Antwan if you don't understand acting please don't comment on it. Brad has done some of the most impressive, over the top acting I've ever seen. I've always said that the straw that broke the camel's back in his marriage to Jennifer A. Was his constant practicing of that accent for Snatch. Snatch had a separate cc track just for his character! I tried to watch w/out it and couldn't. now that I watched w/ it I get it. "Ya like dogs, I like dogs!" "Kalifornia" I went into thinking this won't be any good. By the end I was very scared of Earley Grayce.. And, then it occurred to me I've known several guys who were Brad Pitt pretty, but very stupid, and very inclined to violent behavior. I don't know about murder, but they were quite violent! "Seven was brilliant I was screaming at him to not shoot that motherfucker at the end. I don't know you Antwan, but I do know you have no business criticizing movies, and movie stars. "12 monkeys", also brilliant. I mean you no malice Antwan, if you feel so inclined go ahead and tell me why I'm wrong.

[@shellsuitstrangler]

"ok now pretend you are going elbow deep in triceratops shit when you say the lines"

[@casinodegen2024]

Never knew Helen Hunt audition for JP...though they hired her lookalike in Laura Dern...HH's audition was actually pretty good

[@keesterkakes123]

Helen Hunt would of been great in Jurassic Park.

[@ivandesantis858]

Billy Baldwin has a great story to tell his grand kids and Pitt,Reeves & Downey are just the 3 we know that auditioned . Baldwin's career sunk worse than the Titanic

[@dukehober9591]

5:50 lmao "Tunder"

[@ChristopherFontes]

RDJ should have been in Backdraft.

[@dannymze1880]

I don't want it to stop.

[@DonShei]

"Death meet Zuniga" LMAO!

[@oodjee]

Oh yeah, when Russell Crowe auditioned for A Beautiful Mind, he was a small-time actor... what a humble beginning... He only made Gladiator the year before.

[@ToroJuank]

Ya actually Brad Pitt said he sucked for that audition for ''A River Runs Through It'' a Robert Redford movie. And he made a second tape doing the role and sended to Robert he passed for the movie he was the co-star and he did it well.

[@jakethemuss3]

Helen Hunt would have been good in Jurassic Park.

[@anthony5.09]

Billy Baldwin got the roll because he looked more believable as Kurt Rustles brother. XD

[@Kongoliz]

I wonder WHERE the hell we can buy or download these audition tapes. Maybe they're selling it on amazon or somewhere else on the web. someone please tell me.