Eric André Says Jesse Eisenberg ‘Offered Me’ Kieran Culkin’s Oscar Winning Role in ‘A Real Pain’ but Turned It Down Because It Seemed ‘Really Miserable’: ‘Not in My Lane’
In a recent conversation with Andrew Santino on his “Whiskey Ginger” podcast, André shared an interesting tidbit: Jesse Eisenberg, the writer-director-star, initially offered André the part of his character’s cousin, Benji Kaplan, in the project. However, this role eventually went to Kieran Culkin, as André had declined, feeling that the dramatic project was beyond his usual acting scope at the time.