‘Dave’ Landed Brad Pitt for Its Season Finale
Pitt plays a version of himself in the comedy from creator/star Dave Burd, aka Lil Dicky.
The movie star guested on the FX comedy’s season 3 finale as a version of himself opposite creator-star Dave Burd.
Having filmed over several days, many of them night shoots, Pitt’s role is considerably more than simply a cameo. In fact, FX is submitting him for an Emmy in the guest actor category.
Pitt’s appearance, which has been shrouded in secrecy for many months, began with a passionate, personal letter from Burd to Pitt.
Pitt joins a long list of recognizable names who’ve previously guested on the FX series, most of them with brief cameos. In season three, they have included Rachel McAdams, in a more significant role (she, too, has been submitted for Emmy consideration), as well as Usher, Don Cheadle, Demi Lovato, Jack Harlow, Killer Mike and Rick Ross, among others. Earlier seasons featured pop-ins of varying lengths from Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Kendall Jenner, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charlamagne Tha God and Macklemore.
Of course, to hear Burd tell it, it wasn’t always easy to secure bold-faced names, despite the show’s producer roster including manager Scooter Braun and comedian Kevin Hart. In fact, during season one, there were rappers booked who simply didn’t show up, leaving Burd, who performs under the rap name Lil Dicky, scrambling to find replacements. “I’d have to call, like, every rapper who lives in LA and be like, ‘Would you ever wanna come on?’ And the show isn’t even out yet, so they have no idea what it is, and some are like, ‘Yeah, I guess I’ll be in your show.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, could you come like now?’ And they’re like, ‘What?!’” he recounted with laughter back in March, before adding: “And I’d be there with, like, $20,000 in a backpack to give whoever shows up that day.”