The 2006 role Emma Stone was “totally devastated” to miss out on
Emma Stone missed out on playing Julie Taylor, Coach Taylor’s daughter, in the television drama Friday Night Lights after auditioning for the role at 15. She later described being “totally devastated” when she did not get it, but the setback preceded a film career that made her one of Hollywood’s most recognised actors.
The NBC series ran for five seasons until 2011, while Stone made her film debut the following year in Superbad, which earned about $170 million against a $20 million budget. She went on to receive seven Oscar nominations, including two wins, and has also worked as a producer on her recent films with Yorgos Lanthimos.
- Emma Stone missed out on Friday Night Lights at 15.
- She later made her film debut in Superbad.
- Stone has received seven Oscar nominations and two wins.
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Friday Night Lights was a television drama about a high-school American football team in the small Texas town of Dillon. Coach Eric Taylor led the team, while his daughter Julie was among the characters whose lives and relationships formed part of the story.
The series ran on NBC for five seasons, ending in 2011. Emma Stone auditioned to play Julie when she was 15, before beginning her film career with Superbad in 2007. She later became a prominent actor, earning seven Oscar nominations and winning twice, and has also produced films she has made with director Yorgos Lanthimos.