Josh Zuckerman has shared the unlikely — and slightly insulting — way he ended up playing young Dr Evil in Austin Powers in Goldmember, joking that he still “takes offence” at how he first came to the casting director’s attention.
Speaking to Pop Culture Planet, the 40-year-old actor explained that he only secured an audition because casting director Jeanne McCarthy happened to catch him on television. Josh had appeared in an episode of The West Wing, and she reportedly glanced at the screen mid‑task and immediately thought he resembled a younger version of Mike Myers’ villain.
