Adam Scott was totally buggin’.
The actor, 52, revealed what it was like to watch his college friend, Paul Rudd, shoot to stardom after the cult classic “Clueless” came out in 1995.
“When Paul got that job, that’s when everything changed and one of my friends was suddenly famous,” Scott recalled while on Entertainment Weekly’s “The Awardist” podcast. “It was so crazy. Yeah, and that was 30 years ago, too.”
The actors first became pals while attending the same university.
“I started at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts the year after he graduated, and already he was kind of famous on campus,” Scott explained. “I got to school and people were… There was chatter about this guy Paul Rudd, and part of it was because he had already gotten a Nintendo commercial that was airing and it was like, ‘Whoa.’”
And everyone on campus knew that the “Ant-Man” actor, 56, “was going to explode” at some point soon.
Meanwhile, Scott and Rudd didn’t meet in person until the “Parks and Recreation” alum graduated.
“He was there giving out an award as the past star of the school,” Scott reflected. “And so we hung out after the graduation and became fast friends.”
Luckily, being in the same industry hasn’t proven to be competitive thus far.
“I remember I auditioned for ‘Clueless,’ but not for the role Paul played,” Scott shared. “I auditioned for some other role.”
Rudd’s portrayal of Josh in “Clueless,” opposite Alicia Silverstone’s Cher, was the funny man’s breakout role.
After “Clueless,” Rudd starred in the 1996 adaptation of “Romeo + Juliet,” the drama “The Locusts” in 1997, and 1998’s rom-com “The Object of My Affection” with Jennifer Aniston.
In 2000, Rudd played Nick Carraway in “The Great Gatsby.”
For Scott’s part, he rose to fame on a slew of hit ’90s series, including “ER,” “Boy Meets World,” and “Party of Five.”
One of his most beloved roles was starring on the sitcom “Parks and Recreation” for seven seasons. Rudd guest-starred on the show alongside his pal.
They also starred in the 2011 comedy “Our Idiot Brother” together.
Earlier this summer, “Clueless” celebrated its 30th anniversary.
“I don’t know if I have a favorite line,” Rudd told Access Hollywood in March while reminiscing on the film. “It’s the 30th anniversary? Oh my god! That was a while ago. Doesn’t seem like it was that long ago, but it was.”
In April, it was announced that Silverstone, 48, would reprise her iconic role in a “Clueless” sequel series. The star will also executive produce alongside Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
“Totally buggin’… in the best way 💁♀️✨,” Silverstone wrote on Instagram about the news.
Along with Rudd and Silverstone, the movie included Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009 at age 32, Stacey Dash, Breckin Meyer, Donald Faison and Jeremy Sisto.
The comedy was loosely based on Jane Austen’s novel, “Emma.”
This isn’t the first time “Clueless” has made its way to the small screen. In 1996, there was a “Clueless” TV series on ABC with Rachel Blanchard as Cher Horowitz.
In 2019, Schwartz, 48, explained why he “loves” telling stories about teen romance.
“Obviously as I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to have a different perspective on teenagers, and maybe even more empathy for the fragility of that time. I also have more empathy for parents, now,” he told the Post at the time.
Looking back on the beloved character, Silverstone told Vogue in honor of the film’s 25th anniversary that she found “Cher on the page to be materialistic and unappealing.”
“And really annoying, to be honest. Just everything I sort of loathed,” she added. “But I realized that was just me judging her, and once I started working on her I found all the heart and all the love.”
“She loves her daddy so much! And she’s trying to be a supportive friend, so I just sorta put all of my love and heart into this character with these other aspects that were cringeworthy.”
