TIL Eddie Deezen, who played a ton of movie nerds in the 70s and 80s and who's role as Eugene in Grease is considered the archetype for the movie nerd, was turned down for a role in "Revenge of the Nerds" because he was "too geeky"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcfapTWLPg4

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/google-ordered-not-to-stifle-its-employees-ability-to-speak-about-work-2019-09-12

Hy pick's