Adam Scott will probably never forget being cast in NBC’s hit series “Parks and Recreation.”
Scott, who joined the show as state auditor Ben Wyatt in its second season, recently recalled his co-star Aubrey Plaza cheekily pranking him when he finished reading his lines for the first time.
“I remember at the end of the table read I breathed an audible sigh of relief,” Scott shared in Jim O’Heir’s new book about the show, “Welcome to Pawnee,” per Entertainment Weekly. “Aubrey came up to me and passed me a note that was folded up very tight.”
Scott said it reminded him of a scene in “Shutter Island” (2010) where Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays a determined federal marshal, is similarly passed a mysterious note, and it leads him on an existential quest that changes his entire life.
“At the time it was a famous moment that had just happened in a famous movie — and Aubrey’s note said ‘Run,’ just like in the movie,” Scott revealed in the book, which was published by Harper Collins earlier this week. “It was a perfect welcome note.”
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Even before being cast, Scott reportedly said he was “a big fan of the show” and was thus quite familiar with Plaza, even if from a distance. He left the comedy series “Party Down” to join “Parks,” which nabbed 14 Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe over its seven-season run.