Soap actor Grant Show , star of Melrose Place and Dynasty , has revealed that he was offered the role of hustler J.D. in the hit movie Thelma and Louise , a role that ultimately went to Brad Pitt , launching him into stardom. The veteran actor sat down on the Still Here Hollywood Podcast with Steve Kmetko, almost thirty years after he left the hit TV series. When asked what he would change about his career, Grant brought up the Thelma and Louise role, explaining that scheduling conflicts prohibited him from taking it.

"You know I did have an opportunity… but it's complicated. I was offered the role Brad Pitt did in Thelma and Louise before Brad Pitt was offered it, but I was doing another job and they overlapped and I couldn’t make it work, so I couldn’t accept the role,"

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