‘Captain America' Actor Says He Was Tackled By A ‘Very Famous Rapper' During His Worst Audition
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When "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" came to theaters this April, Anthony Mackie broke out as new superhero favorite, The Falcon.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">Before joining the Marvel team, things weren't always so smooth for the actor.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">In a web exclusive video for "The Tonight Show," Mackie detailed his worst audition ever involving a a fight he got into with a rapper.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">"I auditioned for a very famous rapper who was directing a movie and he came in during the middle of my audition and preceded to tell me that because I went to Juilliard, I wasn't a real actor and I was an awful actor," said Mackie.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">That didn't sit well with him.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">"So I told him that his parents should have given him a proper burial as opposed to giving birth to him," said Mackie. "He flipped the table and tackled me and all of his friends."<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">Mackie said it was so bad the cast and crew had to call security to pull them off of each other. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">It goes without saying Mackie didn't get the role.<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">While the actor didn't reveal the identity of the rapper/director, a few rappers who went on to direct include RZA and 50 Cent. <span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
<p class="p1">Watch the actor recall the audition below:<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span>
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