24 Talent Show Losers That Ended up Being Super Successful

HEATHER MORRIS APPEARED ON “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” BUT DIDN’T MAKE IT PAST THE AUDITION ROUND. SHE BECAME A BREAKOUT CHARACTER ON “GLEE” AS THE DELIGHTFULLY DIM CHEERLEADER BRITTANY.

After getting eliminated from “So You Think You Can Dance,” Morris went on to backup dance for Beyoncé – which led to her role on “Glee.”

Morris was originally brought on set to teach the cast the “Single Ladies” choreography, but the writers liked her so much they wrote her a role.