American Pie star unrecognisable with long hair as he reveals he nearly turned down role

One of the stars of American Pie looked unrecognisable during a TV interview where he revealed he nearly turned down the role.

Speaking on The Morning Show ,Thomas Ian Nicholson shocked fans with his new look.

The 43-year-old, who was remembered as the short-haired heartthrob Kevin Myers from the franchise, sported long wavy hair and a grey beard during his interview.

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Talking to the show’s hosts Kylie Gillies and Matt Doran, explained why he almost didn’t appear in the comedy franchise.

He told the hosts: “I first thought that it was a bit dirty, maybe something for the adult channels.”

“So I sort of threw it in the trash and called my agent and said, ‘Don’t send me this’… That is the truth.”

But producers “really wanted” him to audition for the film and pushed him to read the entire script.

“I gave the script a whole read through and I realised that it was great, there was a lot of heart to it, so I auditioned,” he added.

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“Each film that we did, we would have more fun, I would say off-camera, especially as we started getting onto locations and things.”

Nicholas also acted alongside the award-winning actress Jennifer Coolidge who played the role of Stifler’s mum.

Coolidge got her big break playing the part that made fans across the world “fall in love with Stifler’s mum”, said the star.

But despite her global success in the entertainment industry, Nicholas revealed that she would “always be Stifler’s mum” to him and revealed the most memorable experience he had with the actress on set.

The first American Pie film followed a storyline that involved Stifler’s mum having a relationship with her son’s friend, Finch.

Eddie Kaye Thomas, who played Finch, and Coolidge ended up “becoming actual roommates in real life”, Nicholas explained.

“Their favourite part about living together was when they would order take-out,” Nicholas said.

“So when the food delivery person would come and they would answer the door, both of them, the food delivery person would be like, ‘Am I really looking at Finch and Stifler’s mum?’

“And they would be like, ‘What’s up?’”

Since American Pie, Nicholas has played roles in Halloween: Resurrection, Sherman’s Way, and even made an appearance in a Bring Me The Horizon music video where he plays a doctor who gets stabbed in the eye.

Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk