He also made appearances on Roseanne and continues to work in TV and film.Ĭatch Christmas Vacation on TV because it’s not available to stream on Netflix. The comedy isn’t the only program Galecki’s known for. He appears in all of the five movies just like Clark, Ellen and Audrey he is shown to be very girl crazy in European vacation this character in Christmas vacation was shown to be Clark's right-hand man when it came to helping with everything most notably the lights on the house and in Vegas vacation he takes advantage of being in Vegas as he pretends to. He, along with some of his co-stars, earned $900,000 per episode. Starring on the hit CBS series, The Big Bang Theory, he became one of the highest-paid actors on television. RELATED: Chevy Chase Thinks ‘It’s the Silliest Thing’ When People Compare ‘Christmas Vacation’ To ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Johnny Galecki is now 1 of the highest-paid TV actorsĭecades since Christmas Vacation, Galecki is now a successful actor in Hollywood. Chase told him “right there in the room” they wanted him for the role. He didn’t have to wait long to find out he’d landed the part of Rusty. “I could have been given my walking papers and sent home on the next flight and it still would have been a dream come true.” I read with Chevy and Jeremiah - and that alone would have been enough for me,” Galecki said. “They flew me out to Los Angeles it was one of the first times I was ever here. He got a call about soon was heading to Los Angeles for an audition. But I put myself on tape and sent it in,” he told Rolling Stone in 2014. I didn’t dare to dream to be in a big studio film. “At the time, I was in Chicago auditioning for industrial films and regional theater, and I was happy doing that. He didn’t have much acting experience and he wasn’t auditioning for major movies.
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When Galecki sent in an audition tape for Christmas Vacation he didn’t think his chances of getting cast in the movie were high. RELATED: The 10 Best Christmas Movies Ever, According to Rotten Tomatoes Johnny Galecki says a ‘Christmas Vacation’ audition would’ve ‘been enough’ for him “His comic gifts are absolutely incredible.”Īt the age of 14, Galecki spent the majority of Christmas Vacation acting alongside Chase, Beverly D’Angelo (Ellen Griswold), and Juliette Lewis (Audrey Griswold). “He wasn’t a Hollywood kid who was going for laughs, but he had a nervousness to him that in many ways shows beautifully now as an adult,” he added. “He made me laugh because he has this wack of a sense of humor and that’s what made me really want him.” He was very young and so dry,” Checknik said. Reflecting on the casting process, Checknik recalled what stood out to him about Galecki. RM PMBAT9(L-r) ED HELMS as Rusty Griswold, CHRISTINA APPLEGATE as Debbie Griswold, STEELE STEBBINS as Kevin Griswold and SKYLER GISONDO as James Griswold. Checknik to discuss the seasonal favorite. In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, members of the Christmas Vacation cast sat down with director Jeremiah S. RELATED: ‘Christmas Vacation’ Actors Wore Cue Cards To Help Chevy Chase During Clark Griswold’s Meltdown Scene
Johnny Galecki, Juliette Lewis, Diane Ladd, Chevy Chase, and Beverly D’Angelo attend a 30th-anniversary screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images
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