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“Mad Men’s” John Slattery Says He Turned Down “Empire” Role

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032715 JohnSlattery?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1427476084193Michael Yarish/AMC(NEW YORK) — How would Roger Sterling fit in the world of hip-hop music? We may never find out.

The actor who plays Roger on AMC’s Mad Men, John Slattery, says he was offered a role on the Fox hit Empire. Empire was co-created by Danny Strong, who has guest starred on Mad Men.

Slattery commented on Strong’s success while speaking with The Daily Beast, saying, “That guy is on top of the world right now with Empire. If he reads this, ‘Danny, I need a job!'”

He then revealed that Strong “actually asked me if I wanted to be on Empire, and I think I let that ship sail. I don’t know who I would’ve played…some white dude.”

We’ll still get to see Slattery on TV when Mad Men begins its final run of episodes on April 5.


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