Yes, FOX, which aired Prison Break, did turn down the project at first.

He then drew on that experience and the warden of the prison he ended up in for his character in Prison Break. The actor ended up in jail in 1984 after being arrested for possession and use of cocaine at London Airport. Stacy Keach, who plays the director of Fox River, drew on her past to play his character. Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring revealed that Wentworth Miller was cast a week before filming began, and Dominic Purcell was the last actor to join the series. Incredible but true, Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell, who play Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows, joined the cast at the very last moment. It would have taken 4 years and over $ 20,000 to create it. A project that was created in a few weeks in the series, and which should have lasted much longer in reality. To carry out his plan and get his brother out of prison, Michael Scofield had the Fox River Penitentiary blueprint tattooed all over his body. The duration and price of Michael Scofield's tattoo And that's why the series was still being shown in so many prisons. Obviously, Michael Scofield's plans to leave Fox River were exaggerated and it was unlikely that prisoners could copy them. The reason? To avoid giving inmates ideas of escape. Prison Break was banned from broadcasting in as many as 13 prisons across the United States. Prison Break got banned from some prisons

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