‘Mad Men’ Star John Slattery Turned Down Role on ‘Empire’

Mad Men star John Slattery missed out on the opportunity to appear in another hit series. The actor recently revealed that he turned down a guest starring role on Empire.

In an interview with The Daily Beast, the star revealed that he passed on a role FOX’s biggest series, that was offered to him by the series’ co-creator Danny Strong. “That’s Danny Strong who punches me in the balls!” he said of the L.A. episode. “That guy is on top of the world right now with Empire. If he reads this, ‘Danny, I need a job!’ He actually asked me if I wanted to be on Empire, and I think I let that ship sail. I don’t know who I would’ve played… some white dude.”

We’re sure John is kicking himself a little now that the show is such a huge success.

Now that the first season of the series has come to an end, what role do you think John could have been up for (assuming it wasn’t cut from the show). We’d love to hear your theories in the comments below!

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