Jason Segel Reveals How Kobe Bryant Got Him A Big Film Role While Warming Up

Actor Jason Segel’s favorite Lakers player was Kobe Bryant ― and not just for his game skills. (Watch the video below.) On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Thursday, the “How I Met Your Mother” alum recalled how Bryant inadvertently helped him land a film role when a studio head didn’t want to hire him. Segel had filmed the 2008 comedy “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” but “hadn’t done that much stuff,” the actor said. Advertisement Segel’s agency had arranged for him to sit next to the reticent film boss at a Lakers game ― and it was awkward. “He doesn’t wanna be there, he… Read Full Article