Conan Launched Aubrey Plaza’s Career

March 15, 2017

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey’s first big acting gig was as an NBC page on “30 Rock” giving a tour at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.”

TranscriptCONAN: I'M TOLD THAT I WAS YOUR FIRST PAID ACTING GIG, THAT IT INVOLVED ME IN SOME WAY. AUBREY: YES. CONAN: BUT THE PRODUCER DIDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON. I DON'T REMEMBER THIS. AUBREY: I PLAYED A PAGE THAT WAS GIVING A TOUR OF YOUR OLD SET IN NEW YORK ON 30 ROCK. CONAN: ON "30 ROCK," YOU WERE A PAGE? AUBREY: BUT I WAS A PAGE IN REAL LIFE, TOO. SO I ACTUALLY WORE MY REAL PAGE UNIFORM ON "30 ROCK" AS A PAGE. CONAN: THAT'S COOL. AUBREY: YEAH, SO COOL. SORRY. AND -- CONAN: DID WE HAVE A SCENE TOGETHER? AUBREY: NO, BUT I'M LEADING A TOUR AND I SAY TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE, WELCOME TO "LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN" AND THEN I -- [APPLAUSE] CONAN: THAT REALLY BRINGS BACK THE MEMORIES. AUBREY: AND THEN THAT WAS IT. THAT GOT ME MY S.A.G. CARD, ACTUALLY. CONAN: IN A WAY, I HATE TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT, BUT I LAUNCHED YOUR CAREER IN SHOW BUSINESS. AUBREY: YES, I OWE IT ALL TO YOU. CONAN: AND SINCE THEN, YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS SHOW A LOT. WE'VE BECOME PALS. AUBREY: YEAH. ANDY: JUST SAY YES. IT'S BETTER FOR ME. AUBREY: YES. CONAN: WE'RE LIKE BEST CHUMS. AUBREY: I KNOW, IT'S CRAZY, IT'S MIND BLOWING. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE SO CLOSE NOW. CONAN: YOU ARE DEVASTATING, BY THE WAY, IT'S AMAZING HOW YOU CAN SAY THINGS THAT TECHNICALLY IF YOU READ THE TRANSCRIPT, YOU'RE LIKE, SHE'S SAYING VERY NICE THINGS, BUT YOU'VE GOT THAT TONE. IT'S JUST REALLY -- I'M GOING TO DIE 10 YEARS EARLY NOW. AUBREY: IT'S JUST SOME PROBLEM WITH MY VOCAL CORDS, I THINK. CONAN: SURE. I COULD IMAGINE YOU AS A TEENAGER JUST BEING LIKE "GREAT IDEA, GREAT IDEA" AND AN ADULT JUST WANTING TO DIE, YOU KNOW. AUBREY: YEAH, THAT WAS THE STORY OF MY LIFE. [LAUGHTER]

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