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Relatively unknown actress Piper Perabo won the lead role in Coyote Ugly over Jessica Simpson and Jewel.
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Perabo did her own singing for the movie, but filmmakers ultimately decided to get Leann Rimes to overdub.
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When Mean Girls started auditions, Rachel McAdams tried out to play Cady, and Lindsay Lohan wanted to play Regina. (Ultimately McAdams played Regina and Lohan got the role of Cady.)