Pauly Shore Auditioned For The Role of Ted

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Of the hundreds of actors that auditioned for the now-iconic role of Ted, among them was a young Pauly Shore. Although he didn't get the part, he still managed to score the role of a teenage slacker in the 1992 film Encino Man.

In 1991, Shore hosted the MTV special, Bill & Ted's Bogus Premiere Party, to promote the second film. In the special, Shore interviewed Reeves in a back room where he talked about his failed audition, clearly making Reeves feel slightly uncomfortable.

Find out how the movie almost went straight to TV.