The Euphoria actor revealed to The New York Times that he auditioned for the role of a maître d' at a Black-owned nightclub in the Prohibition-era drama in 2014, the final year of its run. Domingo received a callback following his audition, in which he sang and tap danced in a tuxedo, and he thought the role was going to be his big break. According to the article, "There was just one problem, his agent said, “After the callback, a historical researcher on the show reminded producers that the maître d's in those nightclubs were typically light-skinned…