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'Eddie and the Cruisers' star Michael Paré on how he was almost replaced by Rick Springfield: 'This is the moment I was gonna get fired'
Before landing his breakout role in the cult-classic musical movie, the actor hid from the director the fact that he "had never sung outside of the shower — and even then, the neighbors complained."
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Updated Thu, September 21, 2023 at 7:08 PM EDT·9 min read
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'Eddie and the Cruisers' star Michael Paré on how he was almost replaced by Rick Springfield: 'This is the moment I was gonna get fired'
'Eddie' became a surprise smash a full year after it bombed at the box office, due to the 1980s' cable TV revolution — but its star admits the soundtrack...