He was about to release Bedazzled opposite Liz Hurley, a film I’ve never seen but vividly remember the marketing materials for that featured her dressed in red and inferring she was the devil.
He was playing Sam on The West Wing at the time and was every bit as cool as he still is.
What an absolute time capsule this story is, which took place in October of 2000.
Then you have Brendan Fraser who had turned into a huge name after the success of The Mummy in ‘99 (a movie that still holds up).