10 Times Actors Broke Character In TV Shows
9. Jared Padalecki - Supernatural
It's clear that Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki had an absolute blast making the series, but in season three's episode "Bad Day at Black Rock," that fun ended up spilling a little eagerly into the show itself.
The episode ends with Bela (Lauren Cohan) stealing a pair of lucky lottery tickets from Dean (Ackles), prompting a justifiably pissed off Dean to shout, "Son of a b*tch!"
Look closely at Padalecki during the shot, though, and you can see him progressively losing his composure before cracking a wry smile. More to the point, in a vain attempt to avoid his smirk being caught on camera, he suddenly turns his head to the right.
According to Padalecki himself, Ackles' shout was totally improvised on the spur of the moment, in turn catching his co-star off-guard.
And so, in an attempt to avoid blowing the shot entirely, he turned his head away from the camera while laughing his ass off.
Supernatural fans being as famously committed as they are, though, picked up on it almost immediately.