Jerry Seinfeld admitted they had a conflict on set after teaming up with Hugh Grant for the first time during an interview on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.
Stars often clash in Hollywood, and Seinfeld and Grant were no exception on the set of Unfrosted. Seinfeld opened up about the challenges of working with Grant, who played the legendary Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger. The billionaire comedian didn’t shy away from detailing the tension between them while speaking with Jimmy Fallon on his show.Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show”
“We fought a lot. He’s a pain to work with. He’s terrible,” Seinfeld quipped. “He says before we start working together, ‘You’re going to hate this.’ And he’s so right.”
But when we ate together, the coldness that had arisen melted away. Seinfeld praised Grant’s charm and wit, recalling nights they bonded over drinks. “But one night, he and I had dinner together… We shot 10 weeks, and that night, he and I had dinner, and we had dinner and got drunk. But it was a great night,” Seinfeld told Fallon. “Because he’s such a cool, British, witty guy. He looks good in a jacket…he’s one of those guys. I love those guys.” (Related: Gal Gadot, Jerry Seinfeld and many other celebrities condemn Hamas attacks in open letter)
Seinfeld also revealed that Grant was not the first choice for the role of Ravenscroft. The role of Ravenscroft has been reimagined as a disgruntled Shakespearean actor forced into humiliating jobs to pay the bills. However, after a phone call from Grant himself and a casual audition over wine, he was awarded a contract.
“We didn’t think about casting Hugh Grant in this role. And I love Hugh Grant. But he called us and said, ‘I want to be in a Pop-Tart movie.’ ” Seinfeld recalled. “So he had a glass of wine and auditioned on his cell phone. He was like, I wonder what the audition was about. I say, ‘Oh, sure, you’re Tony the Tiger. ”
