How Dave Pulled Off Its Star-Packed Season 3 Finale

We can't imagine what it's like to hear that Brad Pitt is a fan of your work, but Dave Burd saw it as an opportunity to shoot his shot with the Hollywood legend. During his Rolling Stone interview, the "Dave" star revealed that he heard of Pitt's love for the show after Ben Sinclair, a director on the FXX series, had a meeting at the actor's production company, Plan B.

"[Sinclair] took a meeting at Brad's production company, Plan B, and came back and said, 'Aw, man, they love you over there at Plan B,'" Burd recalled. "I thought, 'Huh, I wonder if that includes Brad.' I asked Ben, and he said, 'Yeah, I heard Brad really likes the show.'" As nerve wracking as it was, Burd capitalized on the opportunity before him, spending days writing the perfect email to send to Pitt. Eventually, he received a response from a different email, with the actor agreeing to appear on "Dave." "It was so incredible," Burd said. "It made me think, like, 'Is this real?' It was kind of mind-blowing," revealing that it wasn't until he came face-to-face with Pitt on set that he believed it was really happening.

Burd said Pitt and the other celebrities who appeared in the "Dave" season finale inspired everyone on set. They weren't divas and treated the crew respectfully, boosting the overall morale and improving the filming experience.