Two “Fresh Prince” Cast Members Originally Turned the Gig Down!
I have seen every single episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and to this day that show never gets old.
During a reunion for the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, it was revealed two cast members did not want to participate in the original series!
One was Jazzy Jeff. He said Will Smith asked him ten times. Jeff said he had no aspirations of acting. I can’t even imagine the show without the friendship between Will and Jazz!
The other person was Daphne Maxwell Reid. She came into the show as the ‘second’ Aunt Viv. When Will asked her to audition for the role she responded ‘Pass.’ Now I don’t know about you but I personally like the first Aunt Viv better but that will forever be a debate that will go down in TV history.
You can watch the reunion show Thursday on HBO Max.
