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TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio auditioned for the role of Max in Hocus Pocus, even meeting director Kenny Ortega after he was impressed by his audition. He ended up not getting the role due to filming What's Eating Gilbert Grape, for which he would receive his first Oscar nomination.

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