American comedian Andrew Dice Clay talked about the tough competition he faced to play the father of Lady Gaga's character in the movie titled A Star Is Born. At the film's Los Angeles premiere, he revealed that he was up against some legendary actors including Robert De Niro, John Turturro, and John Travolta for the role, reported Variety.

'These are major, major movie stars, and that's who's up for this,' Clay said. Clay added that he felt extremely happy when movie director Bradley Cooper said that he wanted to offer the role to him.