10 TV Characters You Forgot Were Recast
5. Bobby Draper - Mad Men
During the run of Mad Men, there were a total of EIGHT different Bobby Drapers.
Four only appeared in one episode, like asleep Bobby in the pilot or "buckethead Bobby" who was in one scene and was made to wear a bucket on his head.
But the one change that we will focus on here is the switch from Jared Gilmore to Mason Vale Cotton. Vale Cotton was the 4th and final Substantial Bobby, and the Bobby that fans remember. But now, he isn't the most famous of The Bobby's.
Fan's of the hit fairy-tale show Once Upon A Time may be familiar with the former Bobby, Jared Gilmore, as he played the adorable lead character Henry in the show. But those fans probably didn't know that Gilmore left Mad Men to star on OUAT.
Perhaps if that opportunity hadn't come around for Gilmore, he would have stayed in the role until Mad Men's finale. But I'd wager that Van Cotton counts his lucky stars that Gilmore left for greener pastures.
At the end of the day, both boys managed to make the big time, and there are definitely no sore losers in this scenario.