Ben Stiller Tried to Cast Barack Obama on Season 2 of ‘Severance,’ Reveals Why He Turned It Down | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment

Keanu Reeves made a cameo in the season 2 premiere of of the hit Apple+ series, voicing an animated character that the Macrodata Refinement team watched in a video after they’ve returned to work.

However, Ben revealed that the character could have been voiced by someone very different: Former President Barack Obama.

“I wrote an email to [Obama’s lawyer]. Two days later, I get an email back from President Barack Obama saying ‘Hey Ben, big fan of the show. Loved season 1, can’t wait for season 2. Don’t think I have in my schedule to make this happen,’” Ben, who is the executive producer and primary director of the show, explained while on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

“What’s more important than doing the voiceover for the animated building in Severance?” Ben joked. “But it was pretty cool that he responded.”