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WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE Equity Principal Actors - MCC Theater Auditions

Equity actors for roles in a workshop of WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (See breakdown). We encourage gender diverse and color conscious casting. Performers of all ethnic and racial backgrounds, gender ...
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Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp got him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’: ‘He said that I was a junkie’

Johnny Depp is in Corey Feldman’s black book. The “Goonies” star claimed in a new interview that the Oscar nominee got him fired from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” An admittedly “bitter” Feldman ...
The Cheat Sheet

Leonardo DiCaprio Almost Didn’t Get ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Role Because He ‘Looked Too Good’

Leonardo DiCaprio is known for his good looks, but apparently, they haven’t always worked to his advantage. Believe it or not, his attractiveness nearly disqualified him from his role in What’s Eating ...
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‘Bitter’ Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp cost him ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ role by telling producers he was a ‘junkie’

This has been eating Corey Feldman up for a long time. The actor, 53, appeared on Billy Corgan’s “The Magnificent Others” podcast this week and claimed he was originally set to star alongside Johnny ...
The Cheat Sheet

Johnny Depp Once Revealed ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Drove Him to Poison Himself With Alcohol

Whenever Johnny Depp spoke of poisoning himself, he was usually referring to the well-known substance abuse problems he’d had since his youth. His experience with drugs and alcohol began when he was a ...
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Column | ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ remains a whirlwind of emotion

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Oscar-nominated film “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” directed by Lasse Hallström, who is famous for directing many of ABBA’s music videos. The movie was written ...
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Who played Arnie in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? Corey Feldman accuses Johnny Depp of removing him from the original casting

“And this is the first time I've ever telling this story, so I'm sure I'm gonna get hung by this one." Arnie, who is about to turn 18, has a propensity to scale trees and the town water tower.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Remembers ‘Gilbert Grape’ Star Darlene Cates: “She Was The Best Acting Mom I Ever Had”

Leonardo DiCaprio has paid tribute to his What’s Eating Gilbert Grape co-star Darlene Cates, who died Sunday at the age of 69. “Darlene was the best acting mom I ever had the privilege of working ...
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Iowa High School Nixes 'Gilbert Grape' Book Over Sex Scene

CARROLL, Iowa – A critically acclaimed book has been yanked from a high school literature class in Carroll, after the school district's superintendent expressed concerns the book has inappropriate ...
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Corey Feldman Claims Johnny Depp Got Him Fired From “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”: 'He Said I Was a Junkie'

Corey Feldman says that Johnny Depp cost him a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. On the most recent episode of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, the Goonies ...
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Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp’s ‘junkie’ accusation got him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’

Johnny Depp is in Corey Feldman’s black book. The “Goonies” star claimed in a new interview that the Oscar nominee got him fired from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” An admittedly “bitter” Feldman ...