Overview

• Seth Rogen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 20 to reflect on an early-2000s audition tape he now finds embarrassing
• He auditioned for the role of a boy with a cognitive disability in Martin Brest’s film Gigli, starring Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
• Rogen criticized the script’s portrayal of disability as insensitive by today’s standards and said he regrets taking the part
• He welcomed that the physical VHS recording never leaked, warning that its release could have derailed his career
• The part ultimately went to Justin Bartha, and Gigli was a critical and box office failure, earning $7.2 million against a $75.6 million budget