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You might have to clear your whole afternoon schedule after watching this classic clip from Judd Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin starring Steve Carell. ...more.
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- The 40-Year-Old Virgin Waxing Scene Was Real
- Why Steve Carell's Waxing Scene Was So Painful
- Paul Rudd Didn't Believe One Thing About The Wax Scene
Steve Carrell's Real Chest Hair Was Waxed In The 40-year-Old Virgin
The reason the chest waxing scene in The 40-Year-Old Virgin seems so well acted by The Office star Steve Carell is that he wasn't acting at all — the entire sequence was 100% real, with Carell's actual chest hairs being ripped off. Steve Carell's screams of pain were all real and captured documentary-style with the help of a four-camera set-up. The rest of the cast’s reactions — Paul Rudd giggling in the background, Seth Rogen cringing, and Romany Malco looking horrified and having to leave t...
Actress Miki Mia Exaggerated Her Waxing Experience To The Casting Directors
What makes this 40-Year-Old Virgin scene all the more horrifying is that the actress playing the waxing lady (Miki Mia) assured the casting department she had previous waxing experience but didn’t really know what she was doing. Her inexperience in the hair removal department meant she neglected to apply a protective layer of Vaseline on Carell’s nipples before waxing. Professionals apply the wax in the direction the hair grows naturally and remove it in the opposite direction. Since chest ha...
Steve Carell's Co-Star Has Cast A Few Doubts About Some Aspects Of The Chest Waxing Scene
Like Steve Carell, Paul Rudd's movie career has grown considerably since the 2005 comedy, but The 40-Year-Old-Virgin wax scene is still one of the highlights of his many projects. Rudd confirms (via GQ) many of the much-discussed aspects of the scene including shooting with multiple cameras as there was no way to get a second take. He also doesn't believe Miki Mia had any waxing experience as she claimed, which only added to the tension. However, Rudd also admits that the cast was playing up...
Mar 9, 2019 · The video is part of Rotten Tomatoes’ Most Memorable Moments series, in which we go behind-the-scenes of the most memorable movie moments of the last 21 years and celebrate our own 21st...
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May 10, 2021 · Of course, Andy's most memorable characteristic is that he was still a virgin at 40 years old. But the scene that still leaves millions of fans hysterically laughing out loud is when Andy decides to get his chest waxed for the first time.
Mar 23, 2022 · During an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, writer/director/producer Judd Apatow recalled how close Steve Carell came to losing a nipple during The 40-Year-Old Virgin's waxing scene and...
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Mar 22, 2022 · Writer-Director-Producer Judd Apatow joins the Rich Eisen Show in-studio to reveal the painful truth behind Steve Carell’s hilarious chest waxing scene from ‘The 40-Year-Old Version.’ ...more.
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Apr 27, 2024 · The movie stars Carell as Andy Stitzer, a 40-year-old who has never had sex. Andy spends much of his time working in his box store and playing video games. But when his friend's discover he's...
