Chris Pine auditioned for the role of Ryan Atwood on Fox's teen drama "The O.C."
Casting director Patrick Rush said Pine was "really good" but had "really bad skin problems."
"It was at that point where it looked insurmountable," Rush said.
"We saw Chris Pine, who was really good," Patrick Rush said in the book "Welcome to the O.C.
"I hate saying this, but it's the truth: Chris Pine was at the age where he was experiencing really bad skin problems," Rush continued.
Persons:
Chris Pine, Ryan Atwood, Patrick Rush, Pine, Rush, —, Alan Sepinwall, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Chris Pine's, Ben McKenzie, Garrett Hedlund, D.J, Cotrona, Schwartz, Ed Norton
Organizations:
Service, Fox
Locations:
Pine, Hollywood, Chino , California, Newport Beach, Orange County