‘Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Was Paid $3 Million To Turn Down ‘The Office’ Role Following Steve Carell’s Departure
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etcanada.comThe final two seasons of “The Office” almost looked a little more like “The Sopranos”. Gandolfini was offered to lead Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch following the departure of Michael Scott (Steve Carell) at the end of season 7, according to “The Sopranos” co-stars and “Talking Sopranos” podcast hosts Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa.
The actors said that HBO paid Gandolfini $3 million to turn down the role and preserve his mobster legacy. RELATED: Chris Rock Turned Down Multiple Offers To Appear On ‘The Sopranos’ “I think before James Spader and after [Steve] Carell, they offered Jim, I want to say $4 million to play him for the season — and HBO paid him $3 million not to do it,” Imperioli said. “That’s a fact.” “So they paid him
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