Matthew Morrison might want to thank his lucky stars that Justin Timberlake didn’t become a Gleek after learning about the show — because the Broadway star would have missed a huge career opportunity.
Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale and the podcast“And That’s What You Really Missed,”Ryan Murphy, the man who shaped “Glee”It was revealed that Will Schuester, the glee club director, was originally written as a comedy role. “Euphoria” character. “Mr. Schue, I believe, was a crystal meth addict in [writer Ian Brennan’s] script,”He said that he remembered. Murphy also disclosed that Murphy was a wildly inappropriate teacher to his students.
Murphy liked the idea but felt the tone was too harsh. After Brennan and Murphy rewrote the script, they had Timberlake in mind to play the role of Mr. Schue. Although it wasn’t enough for Timberlake to notice the teacher’s sloppy act, Morrison was well-prepared to play the role of a former member of a boy band as a choir director. Morrison was a spoofer for NSYNC and got his big break.“The Late Show with David Letterman,”playing the shirtless leader of a band called Fresh Step (yes, like the cat litter). Morrison’s solo album was released in 2011, fast forward to 2011. Interview withMTV NewsHis “Glee”Ushkowitz shared with Ushkowitz that Morrison has compared his sound the The “SexyBack” singer himself.