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Glen Powell <\/strong>has become a burgeoning Hollywood star after hits like Top Gun: Maverick,Anyone But You, and Twisters. But it turns out we could have seen a lot more of him and a lot sooner had he aced the multiple auditions for a one-hit show that was filming in his hometown.<\/p>\n Powell was recently featured on the cover of GQ. While filming a segment called “Actually Me,” where he answered fan questions from the internet, he came across a comment that asked, “I wonder if he’d spill any bad audition stories?” It turns out the answer is yes, despite it being “a bit of an ego hit.”<\/p>\n “I have had more bad auditions than maybe anyone in Hollywood ever,” Powell quipped. “I’ll tell you one that was really hard for me. When I was growing up in Austin, Texas, Friday Night Lights was one of my favorite shows.”<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfacSIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n He continued, “I auditioned for Friday Night Lights probably four times. I was a Texas football player. I was in high school in Austin. They were shooting in my hometown at the time, and I still couldn’t get on that show.”<\/p>\n Despite the casting snub, Powell shared that he’s “still a fan of the show.”<\/p>\n Friday Night Lights ran for five seasons on NBC, from 2006 to 2011. The popular series starred Taylor Kitsch<\/strong>, Kyle Chandler<\/strong>, and Connie Britton. <\/strong><\/p>\n The very next question asked, “How quickly did Glen break his diet after wrapping filming on [Top Gun: Maverick]?”<\/p>\n He let out a giggle before admitting, “I broke it immediately. We shot in San Diego, California, and there is a place in San Diego that specifies in tater tots and beer and we went straight to that place right afterwards.”<\/p>\n The worst part is that after Powell broke his diet with a carb and beer overload, he found out the scene had to be completely reshot after it was learned that cameras were all trained on co-star Tom Cruise<\/strong> and not on him. So, a week “after going absolutely mental on tater tots and beer,” he had to go shirtless for the camera again.<\/p>\n Powell’s answers, which were typed right in as replies to fan comments, prove exactly why he is becoming such a beloved actor. He even touched on his relocation back to his hometown of Austin, Texas, last year and told fans, “If you’re looking for me, find me in Austin.”<\/p>\n Related: Glen Powell Undergoes Dramatic Hair and Style Transformation for Upcoming Role<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Sep 10, 2025, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Glen Powell has become a burgeoning Hollywood star after hits like Top Gun: Maverick,Anyone But You, and Twisters. But it turns out we could have seen a lot more of him and a lot sooner had he aced the multiple auditions for a one-hit show that was filming in his hometown. 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