The &34;Parks and Rec&34; alum also revealed he once auditioned for a role in &34;Clueless.&34; Adam Scott recalls college friend Paul Rudd getting 'suddenly fa

The "Parks and Rec" alum also revealed he once auditioned for a role in "Clueless."

Adam Scott recalls college friend Paul Rudd getting 'suddenly famous': 'It was so crazy'

The "Parks and Rec" alum also revealed he once auditioned for a role in "Clueless."

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Adam Scott is sharing what it's really like to watch one of your besties become "suddenly famous" overnight. **

The *Severance* star opened up about personally witnessing his college pal Paul Rudd's sudden rise to fame following the release of the 1995 film *Clueless* during a recent episode of **'s *The Awardist *podcast. **

"When Paul got that job, that's when everything changed and one of my friends was suddenly famous," Scott recalled. "It was so crazy. Yeah, and that was 30 years ago too."

Paul Rudd and Alicia Silverstone in 'Clueless'. Everett Collection

Earlier in the conversation, Scott revealed that he and Rudd first met because they had attended the same university. **

"I started at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts the year after he graduated, and already he was kind of famous on campus," he explained. "I got to school and people were... There was chatter about this guy Paul Rudd, and part of it was because he had already gotten a Nintendo commercial that was airing and it was like, 'Whoa.'"**

From that point on, Scott noted that it was clear to everyone on campus that Rudd was a star and "was going to explode" at some point. However, the pair didn't actually meet until Scott's graduation years later. **

"He was there giving out an award as the past star of the school," he said. "And so we hung out after the graduation and became fast friends."

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And, somehow, they've managed to successfully escape auditioning for the same roles along the way. "I remember I auditioned for *Clueless*, but not for the role Paul played," Scott elaborated. "I auditioned for some other role."

Adam Scott; Paul Rudd.

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Rudd's performance as Josh in *Clueless* opposite Alicia Silverstone is widely considered to be his breakout role. Following the film's release, he would go on to star in Baz Lurhmann's 1996 film adaptation of* Romeo + Juliet*, the 1997 drama *The Locusts*, and the 1998 romantic comedy *The Object of My Affection *opposite Jennifer Aniston.

Scott, on the other hand, got his start on popular '90s programs like *ER,* *Boy Meets World*, and *Party of Five*. He is perhaps best known, however, for his roles in films like *Step Brothers* and shows such as *Parks and Rec* and *Severance*, the latter of which saw him earn a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the 2025 Emmys.

Rudd and Scott have also gone on to share the screen together in recent years, starring in the 2011 comedy* Our Idiot Brother *as well as on *Parks and Rec*.

Listen to Rudd's full *Awardist* interview above.

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