Matthew Lillard "sucked at everything" until he discovered acting

Speaking on the YouTube series 'JayBee and Milly', he said: "I was an obese teenager, I moved when I was the most awkward age possible, I have a severe learning disability, I have glasses, I have braces and I sucked at everything except for acting. So, at some point in eighth grade, my dad said to me I could either take an acting class or a typing class.

"We used to have typewriters, typing classes. So I took the acting class and that basically started a journey that still goes today. I'm 54 years old and I've been chasing it ever since."

The 'She's All That' star - who has also voiced the role of Shaggy in the classic franchise since 2009 - noted that he didn't really have a desire to be famous and instead found success just by exercising his passion rather than "desperately chasing" a celebrity status.

He added: "The funny thing is most people wouldn't [have chosen the acting class]. There's so many people out there who, the last thing they wanna do is be in front of people or centre of attention. My dad thought I'd be a great salesman and I think he wanted me to have the ability to stand in front up of people and to present myself.

"My mom and dad never said no. I didn't graduate thinking I wanted to be famous, I just kept doing the stuff that I really wanted to do and nobody told me that it was a bad idea so I just eventually ended up finding success rather than desperately chasing the idea of being famous. There was a natural love and passion for it that kept propelling me a little bit more forward every time."