1. - John Francis Daley, Freak and Geeks, TV, 1999-2000. The Judd Apatow find from Chicago read for Sam Weir - and became Neal Schweiber on the geek half of the cult show.

2. - Neil Patrick Harris, How Did I Meet Your Mother, TV, 2005-20012?? Samm auditioned “more than once” for Barney, although feeling he was the wrong guy. And indeed on Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, Samm told NPH that he was a far better Barney than Samm could ever have been.