A very famous actor could have replaced Steve Carell in his absence on The Office! If you don’t know, Steve left the show, and his iconic role of Michael Scott, with a few seasons left in the hit NBC sitcom.
At the time, James Spader ended up landing the role. Now, BJ Novak, who played Ryan on the series, explained who they wanted. Click inside to read more… “I was at the meeting with James Gandolfini where we tried to convince him to join the show,” BJ said on Watch What Happens Live. “And he was a big comedy fan — his favorite movie was ‘The Rocker’ starring Rainn Wilson, so he was shy and intrigued.” “He’s my favorite actor of all time in anything, so I just thought it would [have been] great because, to me, ‘The Sopranos’ was actually
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