Stephen Colbert Reveals He Auditioned For The Role Of Screech On ‘Saved By The Bell’ And Ryan Reynolds Can’t Believe It

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It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Dustin Diamond as Zack Morris’ dorky pal Samuel “Screech” Powers on “Saved By The Bell”, but things could have been very different had a young Stephen Colbert nailed his audition.

While chatting with Ryan Reynolds from home on “The Late Show”, the late-night host shared that his very first auditions was for the role of Screech.

The big reveal came after Reynolds said he showed up to his first audition for a garbage bag commercial dressed like one of the crew members of “Saved By The Bell” after being told to dress “nice casual.” relATED: Mark-Paul Gosselaar Shares Sneak Peek As He Slips Back Into His ‘Saved By The Bell’ Role “I didn’t know what that meant, but I know that I did show up wearing a thin