CHRIS PINE LOST 'THE O.C.' ROLE 'CAUSE OF BAD ACNE ... Traumatic Experience!!!
Chris Pine says he got rattled early on in his career after losing out on the lead role for "The O.C." -- and it's all because he got passed up ... as a result of bad acne back then.
The actor went on the "Happy Sad Confused" podcast and was asked about this sensitive subject -- which actually got brought up by the show's original casting director Patrick Rush in his oral history book about 'The O.C.' ... and Chris says he remembers it quite clearly.
He does say he wishes Pat wouldn't have mentioned it in his retelling of how the series came together ... but now that it's out, he acknowledges it was a painful time in his life.