"Hargitay has played the leading role of Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order since 1999 - the longest-running character in live-action primetime TV history - but on "Good Hang," she revealed that before she landed the role, she was living in Los Angeles and trying to become a comedian. She recalled doing mostly comedy auditions, including for Seinfeld, Single Guy, and Friends. Even when dramatic roles came her way, she wasn't so sure."
"She also recounted going to a psychic when she was struggling to make it, and he gave her an eerily accurate prediction of her career. "I was listening to him really intently, and he said to me, 'You see that face you're doing right now? You see that face?'" she said. "He goes, 'You're going to be famous for that face. You're moving to New York, and you're going to be famous for that face.'""
Mariska Hargitay auditioned to play Monica Geller on Friends and tested for the show many times. She believed she would end up on a sitcom or doing comedy and pursued comedy auditions including Seinfeld and Single Guy. Courteney Cox ultimately won the role of Monica, and co-creator David Crane said the creators had imagined Monica as darker and snarkier before Cox added other colors. Hargitay moved into dramatic work and has played Captain Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU since 1999, the longest-running character in live-action primetime TV history. She visited a psychic who predicted she would be famous for a face and would move to New York.
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