Olivia Munn's Thirty Rock Miss: A Career Boost

0:00It's April 6th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, driven by AI, what everyone's talking about. Olivia Munn dropped a wild story from 2010 about her shot at 30 Rock. She auditioned and got cast as Avery Jessup, the short financial reporter, set to spark with Alex Baldwin's Jack Donigay, the slick NBC exec. Thingswip Quicktho, producers called her back, said she nailed it, even had her set to fly out. Baldwin stepped in hard, nixing it because she looked too young to be his love interest. Munn took it in stride, no real heartbreak. She saw it as proof her skills landed the gig, building her up when she could have been crushed. That part was primed to launch her career. Elizabeth Banks grabbed the role instead, owning Avery from season 4 to season 6. She turned into Jack's main flame, even tying the knot on screen before their split. Hollywood's full of these pivot moments, and Munn spun hers into straight momentum.