Overview
- Grier told TODAY he auditioned for George Costanza and read opposite Jerry Seinfeld.
- He recalled thinking Seinfeld could not act and that the show would not be a hit.
- He said the role was never offered to him.
- He said he passed on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, a role Jim Carrey later reinvented into a hit.
- Stories also cited other names once considered for George, including Larry Miller, Chris Rock, Danny DeVito, Paul Shaffer, Rosie O'Donnell and Steve Buscemi.