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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Arial" ><B>Johnny Messner Online</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>   </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnny Messner Online"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Johnny Messner Online"><U>Johnny Messner Online</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News Updates"><U>News & Updates</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Credits"><U> Credits</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id107.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Out About"><U>Out & About</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Johnny"><U>About Johnny</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Did you know..."><U>Did you know...</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id13.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tattoos"><U>Tattoos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Media"><U>Media</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Special Features"><U>Special Features</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quotes"><U>Quotes</U></A>   |   <B>The  Inside Scoop</B>   |   <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fan Mail"><U>Fan Mail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id73.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" LINKS"><U> LINKS</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>The  Inside Scoop</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>From time to time, learn fun facts  and interesting tidbits about Johnny right here first with </B><B>"The Inside Scoop"</B><B>. </B></div> <div> <B> Johnny Messner Online is  honored to be granted access to Johnny for this great  new  feature, where you will </B></div> <div> <B>be able to get to know him in a unique and fun new way!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2c41b900.jpg" border=0 width="283" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I for one have not been able to watch one of my favorite tv shows  "Prison Break" quite the same after learning</B></div> <div> <B> just how close Johnny was to landing the role of LINCOLN BURROWS!!!!!  Yes, you heard me right, Linc... </B></div> <div> <B>Johnny had his development deal at Fox during the time, and he had made it  all the way down to the final two</B></div> <div> <B>for the part ( no small feat, way to go Johnny!)  At the time it was between Eric Dane (Dr. McSteamy Grey's  Anatomy") </B></div> <div> <B>and Johnny.  The way Johnny tells it,  half of the production people wanted Johnny, half wanted Eric.  Unfortunately  </B></div> <div> <B>neither side would give in, so both Eric and Johnny were tossed and in came Dominic Purcell to land the role.</B></div> <div> <B>Now everytime I watch an episode I  see Johnny in the part and wonder how he would have played the part. </B></div> <div> <B>No disrespect to  Mr. Purcell but  Fox you sure blew this one!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="2d2800b0.gif" border=0 width="640" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> Growing up Johnny lived in Germany, Italy, and England...</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <META HTTP-EQUIV="imagetoolbar" CONTENT="no">  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>