Ethan Hawke's Hilarious Billy Crudup Rivalry

0:00On April 1st, Ethan Hott dropped a hilarious story on the tonight show about his early days beefing with Billy Crudup. Back then they were constantly up for the same roles, and Hock would sit outside audition rooms listening to Crudup crush it. That talent was straight fire, but it drove Hock crazy in the best way. Things hit a high point when Hock got offered a spot in a Tom Stopper play, but had to pass for a movie gig. Crudup snagged it instead, and boom, his career skyrocketed from there. Hock owned up to feeling that competitive edge sharp as a blade. Fast forward, and Hock's joking now about time traveling back to steal the part and derail Crudup's rise, which had Jimmy Fallon cracking up. Fallon piled on, saying they got to stop Crudup because he's just too damn good. Shows how rivalry flipped into real friendship over the years. That play was likely Arcadia. Crudup's big 1995 Broadway breakout that put him on the map with a revival in 2011. Earlier this year, Fallon surprised Crudup with his portrait at Sardis, and the guy got

1:02all emotional, eyes welling up. Hock wrapped it by shouting out Crudup's skills and how spots like Sardis hit deep for folks in their world, turning old rivalries into lasting. Respect. Stay in the know with entertainment and celebrity news today, AI-powered updates.