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The Real Reason Jerry Seinfeld Backed Out of a Role on ‘South Park’

Series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone offered the comedian a small part in their 1997 Thanksgiving episode, ‘Starvin’ Marvin.’

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After South Park debuted on television in August 1997, it quickly earned high-profile fans. However, only a select few have ended up making guest appearances on the long-running animated series. Some, like Jennifer Aniston and Richard Belzer, got the opportunity to voice random characters early in the show’s run. Others lucked out and got to play versions of themselves, including entire bands like Korn and Radiohead.

Even more celebrities expressed interest in being on South Park, but nothing ever came of it, for whatever reason. Tiger Woods, for example, offered to lend his voice to an episode at one point. Surprisingly, Tom Cruise........

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