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TIL that Steve Guttenberg wanted to work with Ron Howard on Splash, but when he got turned down in favor of Tom Hanks, he quickly found his way into Police Academy. Ironically, the Police Academy producers had wanted Tom Hanks for the role that eventually went to Steve Guttenberg.

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