Ross Mathews' Mean Girls Miss: Audition & Iconic Role

On April 1st, Ross Matthews, the RuPaul's Drag Race Judge, just dropped a wild story

about almost landing a huge role in Mean Girls.

Back around 2002 or 3, he got called for the part of Damien, the sassy high school sidekick.

Tina Fey even had him in mind while writing it, but at 46 now, he knew he was pushing

it age-wise for a teen flick.

He spilled the tea on the Drew Barrymore show, saying producers reached out right after

his tonight show gig.

Matthews auditioned, but admitted he totally bombed it.

The role ended up going to Daniel Franzessi, who nailed that iconic vibe.

Fans love hearing this behind the scenes scoop, and Matthews has zero regrets.

He calls the movie straight up iconic, and feels stoked to have been in the mix early

on.

Drew Barrymore hyped him up, saying he inspired the character, and he just laughed it

off like, yeah, shout out to Tina.

Turns out Damien draws from real life too.

Tina based him partly on her high school buddy, Damien Holbrooke, now a senior writer

at TV Guide, and his brother Jim.

Holbrooke told Philly News last year, it's like his superpower, the roles made a huge

mark even if he didn't.

Matthews keeps shining on TV, proving near misses don't dim your glow in this wild entertainment

game.

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