Glee ended 10 years ago, but there’s still lots of lore to unpack from the chaotic, camp-filled musical series. The latest behind-the-scenes reveal comes from Glen Powell, who recently opened up about auditioning for the show as a young actor.

During a Sept. 24 appearance on Jake Shane’s Therapuss podcast, Powell shared that he and Chord Overstreet — who are “best buddies” to this day — both went out for the role of Sam Evans ahead of Glee Season 2.

The pair first met in acting class and grew close as friends. “And then we were down to the wire on Sam Evans, and he got it,” Powell said. And Glee history was made. (As Powell pointed out, “It wasn’t Trouty Mouth at the time, right? It turned into Trouty Mouth with Chord.”)

Fortunately, the job didn’t affect their friendship. T

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