Chris Pine Says Losing Roles Due to Acne Was ‘Traumatic,’ Recalls Failed ‘The O.C.’ Audition

[hewontgo]

Everyone goes through an awkward phase, even megawatt movie stars like Chris Pine. https://t.co/2vMQrHG4fl
- Us Weekly (@usweekly) May 12, 2024

Chris Pine, 43, was asked to recount his bombed audition for Fox’s The O.C. (2003 to 2007).
His acting wasn’t what got him eliminated from the casting call - it was his “awful skin.”

"I was going out for

Comments

[coulson]

he's right. i remember him talking about this before and i really appreciated it. i got adult acne in my mid-20s and i was so fucking miserable. i'm still trying to do something about the redness it left behind. i'm lucky it didn't scar as badly.

[picturemegone]

I felt this. I started getting severe acne when I was 10 and still breakout in my 30s although not as bad.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeaahhh I remember when the first pics and trailer of Star Trek came out a few people pointed the "craters" in his face :S

[sarahvma]

I wonder how much that’s other people projecting their own insecurities. I never really dealt with skin issues and never noticed them (despite seeing it in theatres twice and being… very focused on his face).

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I only noticed it when people mentioned but overall it didn’t really bother me.

[umilicious]

Damn, crater face solidarity, I guess. People are mean as hell about skin imperfections.

[swissbeauty23]

Hollywood is just fucking awful ain't it

[sicksadworld]

I got hit with terrible acne at the start of freshman year of college. It ruined me for a few years and I still have scarring (outside ~and inside~). Fuck acne.