Ben Stiller asked Barack Obama to make a cameo in season 2 of "Severance," and he got a quick reply from the former president

The Lumon Building could've been brought to life by Barack Obama, Severance producer Ben Stiller recently revealed.

Sadly, former President Barack Obama turned down a job where the work is mysterious and important. During an appearance Monday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," Stiller revealed that he reached out to Obama to offer him a voice role in an animated segment for the Apple TV+ series.

Severance season 2 almost included a role for the president. Ben Stiller revealed how he asked Barack Obama to voice a role in the Apple TV+ series.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

After the former president turned the role down because of scheduling concerns, Keanu Reeves took on the part.

I knew someone that knew his lawyer, and his lawyer said 'I can relay the request if you write an email,' so I wrote an email to him," says Stiller in the clip above. "Like two days later I get an email back from president Barack Obama saying,

Ben Stiller has revealed that former President Obama counts himself among the fans of “Severance” but still turned down a role on the popular Apple TV+ show. The “Zoolander” star, who’s an executive producer and director on “Severance,

President Barack Obama turned down a voice role in Severance - and he did it in the most Obama way possible. "I get an email back from President Barack Obama. ‘Hey Ben, big fan of the show, love Season 1,

The waffle party almost had an unexpected guest. Ben Stiller, who executive produces and directs many episodes of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ drama “Severance,” has revealed that he invited former President Barack Obama to come on the show.

"There was one person that I asked before [Keanu Reeves], and he said no," Stiller said of originally asking the former president to voice the Lumon building.

In a new appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live," Ben Stiller tells the story of how he tried to get former President Barack Obama to do voice work on the season two premiere of "Severance." But, let me be clear — he didn't take Stiller up on the offer.

Former President Barack Obama passed up a job opportunity at Lumon Industries, Ben Stiller has revealed. The Severance executive producer and director, 59, explained on Monday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live that he personally reached out to the politician to ask if he’d be able to provide the voice of the “Lumon is Listening” video featured in the Apple TV+ series’ celebrated second season,