United Kingdom, Feb. 26 -- Zach Braff was working as a waiter when he landed his Scrubs role.

The 50-year-old actor first played John Michael 'JD' Dorian in the beloved hospital sitcom back in 2001, and he has recalled the job coming at a time when he was frequently spending his days being shouted at over the amount of bread the restaurant served.

Speaking to Variety, her recalled: "I wore a beige tunic and served French Vietnamese food and was often yelled at that we didn't serve bread, and so I was lucky enough to audition six times and get this show and it changed my life."

Donald Faison, who plays JD's best friend and surgeon Christopher Turk on the show, was also in a restaurant when he got the call for what he described as "the h...