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“It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do”: the 2008 role Jennifer Garner called “a dream come true”
A Far Out Magazine piece revisits Jennifer Garner's career, noting the actress has repeatedly appeared in "body swap" style films with wish-fulfilment plots, from 13 Going on 30 in 2004 to Family Switch in 2023, while her real passion lay elsewhere. The article draws on a 2008 interview in which Garner described landing a stage role opposite Kevin Kline in a Broadway adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac as "a dream come true", reflecting a lifelong love of theatre instilled by her family.
Garner told The Independent that her parents prioritised theatre trips despite limited money growing up, including queuing for half-price tickets in London. She also recalled working as a New York restaurant hostess in the early 1990s, where she once had to accommodate comedian Steve Martin, star of Roxanne, itself a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac. The article notes Garner remains busy with projects including the series The Five Star Weekend and an upcoming Netflix reboot of 13 Going on 30 alongside Jessica Alba.
In short
- Garner recalled loving theatre despite starring in many body-swap films
- She called a 2008 Broadway Cyrano de Bergerac role "a dream come true"
- Garner will appear in Netflix's upcoming 13 Going on 30 reboot
Explained simply
Jennifer Garner is an American actor whose film and television career has included comedies built around characters wishing for a different life. One of her best-known films, 13 Going on 30, follows a teenager who suddenly finds herself as an adult.
Garner has also spoken about her longstanding interest in theatre, encouraged by her family’s trips to see stage productions. In 2008, she took a Broadway role opposite Kevin Kline in Cyrano de Bergerac, a classic play about love and identity that has inspired modern retellings.
The story puts her screen career alongside her interest in live theatre. It also connects her early experience working in a New York restaurant with Steve Martin, whose film Roxanne was another adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac.