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Ford turned down the classic part of Archie Bunker’s son-in-law, Michael “Meathead” Stivic, which ended up becoming Rob Reiner’s breakout role.
And Rosie O’Donnell almost landed in our living room on a daily basis as Jerry Seinfeld’s female best friend, Elaine Benes, on “Seinfeld,” the character Julia Louis-Dreyfus nailed.

A new book, “Mickey Rooney as Archie Bunker and Other TV Casting Almosts” by Eila Mell, reveals hundreds of weird casting would-have-beens.
“I interviewed tons of casting directors and discovered all these castings that didn’t happen either because some turned down the role, or some didn’t get it. Some were just totally wrong for the part and just auditioned,” Mell told Page Six.

* The legendary Rooney was offered the Archie Bunker part but turned it down because he didn’t want to play a bigot.

* Whitney Houston turned down the role of Denise Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” because she wanted to have a singing career. Lisa Bonet took the part.

* Rachel Dratch played Jenna Maroney in the pilot for “30 Rock,” but producers pulled the part from her and gave it to sexpot Jane Krakowski.

* Casting directors thought “The Office” cutie Jenna Fischer wasn’t sexy enough to play Sydney Bristow on “Alias,” so they handed the role to Jennifer Garner.

* Leonardo DiCaprio almost landed on “Baywatch” as David Hasselhoff’s son.

* Courteney Cox’s Monica Geller on “Friends” was nearly played by Nancy McKeon, who had finished “The Facts of Life” years earlier.
Mell has another book out all about movies, titled “Casting Might Have Beens.”

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Karen Allen, Harrison Ford and George Lucas

Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has proposed to long-term girlfriend Calista Flockhart of Ally McBeal fame.

Twice divorced Ford popped the question on April Fool’s Day leaving Calista, 43, in some doubt as to its seriousness.

But it seems the 64-year-old actor, whose other credits include Star Wars and Air Force One, was not jesting and the pair, who have been dating for five years, will get hitched as soon as the promotional work for the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series is complete.

Ford already has two sons from his first wife Mary Marquardt as well as two from his second marriage to screenwriter Melissa Mathison.

He has been raising Calista’s seven-year-old son as his own since the pair met in 2002.

The news comes as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull made back more than half its entire production budget – around £75 million – in its first weekend at the box office.

It is the third biggest opening of all time.

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Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart with son Liam

Kirk Douglas and Harrison Ford

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Did Burt Reynolds stop by a funeral home and get a makeover for the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards? Looks like he is wearing 3 feet of makeup and a wig!

Harrison Ford and Burt Reynolds

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Burt Reynolds, recipient of the Taurus Lifetime Achievement Award for an Action Movie Star

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart

Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart