Washington DC, March 15 -- Actor Josh Zuckerman recently reflected on how he landed the role of Young Dr. Evil in the 2002 film 'Austin Powers in Goldmember', joking that he still "takes offence" at the reason he was invited to audition, according to People.

Speaking in an interview, the 40-year-old actor recalled that the casting director noticed him by chance while watching an episode of the political drama The West Wing.

According to Zuckerman, casting director Jeanne McCarthy happened to glance at the television while the show was playing and thought his profile resembled the iconic villain Dr. Evil.

"One of the funniest things is that the reason I even got an audition to play young Dr. Evil was that Jeanne McCarthy was watching --...