Rapper Eminem is said to have wanted singer Mariah Carey to play his mother when he made his film debut in the semi-autobiographical 2002 drama 8 Mile.
The 52-year-old rapper, real name Marshall Mathers, who is only four years younger than Carey, took on the role of aspiring rapper B-Rabbit in the Curtis Hanson film and intended Carey to play his alcoholic mom Stephanie. The part was ultimately played by Kim Basinger.
