Overview
- On Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast released Oct. 21, Hargitay said she tested many times for Monica on Friends despite planning a sitcom path from the Groundlings.
- She recalled a Long Island psychic telling her she would move to New York and be “famous for that face,” and she said she was cast on Law & Order: SVU about six months later.
- Hargitay cited early roles on Seinfeld and The Single Guy as part of a comedy track before ER in 1997–98 convinced her to pursue drama.
- She noted she was developing a DreamWorks hybrid dramedy concept in that period as she weighed her next steps.
- She remembered being paired with Chris Meloni at the SVU callback and feeling confident in their chemistry, with SVU now airing its 27th season.