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TEXT: Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in the NBC sitcom The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell. Michael is the regional manager of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company, for the majority of the series. Like his counterpart in the original British version of the show, David Brent, he is characterized as a largely incompetent, unproductive, unprofessional boss, though he is depicted as kinder and occasionally shown to be effective at his job in key moments.

Towards the end of the seventh season, he marries human resources representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado with her in "Goodbye, Michael", an extended episode. He is then absent from the series until the finale.

Carell received significant critical acclaim for his performance. He was nominated six consecutive times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series (Musical or Comedy) in 2006.[1]

Casting

Steve Carell portraying Michael Scott in the American rendition of The Office
All original series characters were adapted for the American version. NBC programmer Tracy McLaughlin suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined. Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested, with Odenkirk auditioning.[2] Silverman offered the role to Ricky Gervais, who played David Brent in the British version, but he declined as he felt it didn't make any sense and didn't want to move to America.[3] In January 2004, Variety reported that Steve Carell of the popular Comedy Central program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was in talks for the role. At the time, he was already committed to another NBC mid-season replacement comedy, Come to Papa.[4]

With Carell unavailable, Odenkirk was selected as Michael Scott and was part of the cast presented to NBC executives.[5] Paul Rudd advised Carell that the American version of The Office would never be as good as the British version.[6] However, Come to Papa was quickly cancelled, allowing Carell to commit to The Office. Odenkirk went on to appear in the series in a brief role as an office manager reminiscent of Scott. Carell later said that he had seen only about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned, and that he did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais's characterizations. On the audio commentary of the pilot episode, director Ken Kwapis says that Carell's unfamiliarity with the British version of The Office and their experience working together on Watching Ellie influenced his being cast as Scott.[7]

Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Colbert, David Herman, Mike White, Greg Kinnear, David Cross, Rob Schneider, and Noah Emmerich, among others, turned down the role.[8]

Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Dan Castellaneta, David Koechner (who went on to play supporting character Todd Packer), David Arquette, Richard Kind, Robert Townsend, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Guest, Kevin Nealon, Dave Foley, Owen Wilson, Jason Lee, Matthew Broderick, Jon Favreau, William H. Macy, and John C. Reilly were also considered for the role.[9][10] Louis C.K. and Nick Offerman also read for the role. C.K. was not able to get it as he had a deal with CBS.[11][12]

Two of Carell's supporting film roles helped get audiences' attention: in Bruce Almighty, where Carell plays Evan Baxter, who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news, and in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, where Carell played slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland. Although The Office premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season because of the anticipated success of Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin,[13] and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his role, and received Emmy nominations from 2006 to 2011.

Although The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a surprise success, Carell said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he had no plans to leave The Office. However, on the BBC Radio 5 Live Film Review show, he said that his time on the show would probably end when his contract ran out after Season 7.[14] This was later confirmed on June 28, 2010, when he announced that the seventh season would be his last.[15]

Character details, arc, backstory
Biography
Michael Gary Scott was born on March 15, 1965,[16][17] in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He came from a relatively difficult childhood of loneliness. In the pilot, he mentions having a brother. Michael had some trouble with his early education (shown in "Dunder Mifflin Infinity") as Michael tells the camera crew he was held back in second grade. In "Diversity Day", he claims to be of English, Irish, German and Scottish descent, and also claims to be "two-fifteenths" Native American. He has also mentioned a stepfather, Jeff. In "Nepotism", it is revealed that he had a half-sister, from whom he'd been estranged for 15 years. After their reunion, Michael hires her son (and his nephew) Luke as an office intern, but eventually confronts the incompetent, rude young man and spanks him in front of the office staff, causing him to burst into tears and quit.

In the episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Michael claims that he was a child star on a kids' show called Fundle Bundle; however, it becomes clear that he simply appeared on the show as one of many guest children. As the office staff watch an old recording of his episode, the young Michael speaks touchingly about what he wants when he grows up: to get married, and to have "100 kids" so none of them could say no to being his friend. Michael did not attend college, having lost all his tuition money in a pyramid scheme.[episode needed]

Michael started at Dunder Mifflin as a salesman in the early 1990s. In "Dwight's Speech", he shows the plaque and certificates he received in 1996 and 1997 for 'Top Salesman of the Year'. Dwight also praised him in a deleted scene from "The Coup" for winning consecutive awards for the best salesman. In "Two Weeks", he claims to have acquired half of the Scranton branch's client base. In "The Client", he impresses his then-manager, Jan Levinson-Gould, by single-handedly acquiring an important client through somewhat unorthodox methods. Pam Halpert and Ryan Howard are impressed watching him make sales and negotiate their contracts for The Michael Scott Paper Company, which he starts when he leaves Dunder Mifflin. In "Koi Pond", Jim Halpert concedes that he might never become as good a salesman as Michael.

During a candid conversation in "The Fire", Michael tells Ryan that he became a salesman because he loved making friends. After being promoted to regional manager at a young age, he continued to treat work-related relationships as personal friendships, which he acknowledged was complicated because his colleagues were lower than him in the workplace's hierarchy. He seems to have few relationships outside the office.

In his interactions with other characters, Michael is oblivious to most social norms. He tends to overestimate his own importance in the eyes of his coworkers, and can't understand why they don't share his enthusiasm for his unconventional ideas and interests. He believes an office should be the "place where dreams come true."

He is loyal to the company and tries to help his employees when he thinks they are having problems. Michael has been at Dunder Mifflin (as of "Michael's Last Dundies") 9,986,000 minutes, which means that he has worked there since April 1992.

Michael's constant desire to be the center of attention often manifests itself in selfish behavior. When he burns his foot in "The Injury", he expects Pam and Ryan to tend to his needs, despite Dwight's much more serious concussion. When invited to "Phyllis' Wedding", he assumes his participation will be the high point of the ceremony. He pouts when he is upstaged by Phyllis' elderly father, eventually giving an insulting, overly familiar toast that gets him banned from the reception. His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions and unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance. He appears to emphasize moments of sympathy or civility directed at him by his coworkers (mostly Jim) and inflates their importance to compensate for his loneliness.

Michael is irresponsible with his finances, and at one point is so heavily in debt he must take a second job as a telemarketer. Oscar, an office accountant, makes a chart of Michael's spending habits and chides him for spending too much money on things "nobody ever needs", such as multiple magic sets and professional bass fishing equipment. Eventually, Michael is forced to declare bankruptcy (which he thinks requires only standing up and shouting "I declare bankruptcy!").

Due to his lack of common sense, Michael is often the butt of jokes. He is quick to take offense when wronged and his response is often disproportionate to the harm he suffers. Similarly, when he unintentionally offends people, he is remorseful and apologizes; the most notable example is in "Gay Witch Hunt", when he cries after realizing his use of the term "faggy" hurt Oscar's feelings. Even though he is often oblivious to criticism, derision and sarcasm, there are limits to his patience—for example, when he demands professional respect from Stanley Hudson in "Did I Stutter?", and defends Holly against the staff's criticism in "Business Ethics".

In "The Meeting", it is shown that Michael does not always consider his employees' success, or even his own, when he sabotages Jim with a bad recommendation, mistakenly believing Jim's promotion would lead to Michael's firing. He does, however, concede to a co-managerial position with Jim to avoid losing him.

A hopeless romantic, Michael has had several romantic relationships, most notably with executive Jan, who becomes so domineering that he ends their relationship. He eventually settles down with Holly, who shares his sense of humor and "gets him". He eventually quits Dunder Mifflin and moves to Boulder, Colorado to help Holly care for her ailing parents. In unseen events, they marry and have four children.

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QUESTION: When was Michael Gary Scott born?"""

Michael Gary Scott was born on March 15, 1965.

According to the text, Michael Gary Scott was born on March 15, 1965.

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TEXT: Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in the NBC sitcom The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell. Michael is the regional manager of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company, for the majority of the series. Like his counterpart in the original British version of the show, David Brent, he is characterized as a largely incompetent, unproductive, unprofessional boss, though he is depicted as kinder and occasionally shown to be effective at his job in key moments.

Towards the end of the seventh season, he marries human resources representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado with her in "Goodbye, Michael", an extended episode. He is then absent from the series until the finale.

Carell received significant critical acclaim for his performance. He was nominated six consecutive times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series (Musical or Comedy) in 2006.[1]

Casting

Steve Carell portraying Michael Scott in the American rendition of The Office
All original series characters were adapted for the American version. NBC programmer Tracy McLaughlin suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined. Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested, with Odenkirk auditioning.[2] Silverman offered the role to Ricky Gervais, who played David Brent in the British version, but he declined as he felt it didn't make any sense and didn't want to move to America.[3] In January 2004, Variety reported that Steve Carell of the popular Comedy Central program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart was in talks for the role. At the time, he was already committed to another NBC mid-season replacement comedy, Come to Papa.[4]

With Carell unavailable, Odenkirk was selected as Michael Scott and was part of the cast presented to NBC executives.[5] Paul Rudd advised Carell that the American version of The Office would never be as good as the British version.[6] However, Come to Papa was quickly cancelled, allowing Carell to commit to The Office. Odenkirk went on to appear in the series in a brief role as an office manager reminiscent of Scott. Carell later said that he had seen only about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned, and that he did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais's characterizations. On the audio commentary of the pilot episode, director Ken Kwapis says that Carell's unfamiliarity with the British version of The Office and their experience working together on Watching Ellie influenced his being cast as Scott.[7]

Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Colbert, David Herman, Mike White, Greg Kinnear, David Cross, Rob Schneider, and Noah Emmerich, among others, turned down the role.[8]

Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Dan Castellaneta, David Koechner (who went on to play supporting character Todd Packer), David Arquette, Richard Kind, Robert Townsend, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Guest, Kevin Nealon, Dave Foley, Owen Wilson, Jason Lee, Matthew Broderick, Jon Favreau, William H. Macy, and John C. Reilly were also considered for the role.[9][10] Louis C.K. and Nick Offerman also read for the role. C.K. was not able to get it as he had a deal with CBS.[11][12]

Two of Carell's supporting film roles helped get audiences' attention: in Bruce Almighty, where Carell plays Evan Baxter, who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news, and in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, where Carell played slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland. Although The Office premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season because of the anticipated success of Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin,[13] and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his role, and received Emmy nominations from 2006 to 2011.

Although The 40-Year-Old Virgin was a surprise success, Carell said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he had no plans to leave The Office. However, on the BBC Radio 5 Live Film Review show, he said that his time on the show would probably end when his contract ran out after Season 7.[14] This was later confirmed on June 28, 2010, when he announced that the seventh season would be his last.[15]

Character details, arc, backstory
Biography
Michael Gary Scott was born on March 15, 1965,[16][17] in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He came from a relatively difficult childhood of loneliness. In the pilot, he mentions having a brother. Michael had some trouble with his early education (shown in "Dunder Mifflin Infinity") as Michael tells the camera crew he was held back in second grade. In "Diversity Day", he claims to be of English, Irish, German and Scottish descent, and also claims to be "two-fifteenths" Native American. He has also mentioned a stepfather, Jeff. In "Nepotism", it is revealed that he had a half-sister, from whom he'd been estranged for 15 years. After their reunion, Michael hires her son (and his nephew) Luke as an office intern, but eventually confronts the incompetent, rude young man and spanks him in front of the office staff, causing him to burst into tears and quit.

In the episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Michael claims that he was a child star on a kids' show called Fundle Bundle; however, it becomes clear that he simply appeared on the show as one of many guest children. As the office staff watch an old recording of his episode, the young Michael speaks touchingly about what he wants when he grows up: to get married, and to have "100 kids" so none of them could say no to being his friend. Michael did not attend college, having lost all his tuition money in a pyramid scheme.[episode needed]

Michael started at Dunder Mifflin as a salesman in the early 1990s. In "Dwight's Speech", he shows the plaque and certificates he received in 1996 and 1997 for 'Top Salesman of the Year'. Dwight also praised him in a deleted scene from "The Coup" for winning consecutive awards for the best salesman. In "Two Weeks", he claims to have acquired half of the Scranton branch's client base. In "The Client", he impresses his then-manager, Jan Levinson-Gould, by single-handedly acquiring an important client through somewhat unorthodox methods. Pam Halpert and Ryan Howard are impressed watching him make sales and negotiate their contracts for The Michael Scott Paper Company, which he starts when he leaves Dunder Mifflin. In "Koi Pond", Jim Halpert concedes that he might never become as good a salesman as Michael.

During a candid conversation in "The Fire", Michael tells Ryan that he became a salesman because he loved making friends. After being promoted to regional manager at a young age, he continued to treat work-related relationships as personal friendships, which he acknowledged was complicated because his colleagues were lower than him in the workplace's hierarchy. He seems to have few relationships outside the office.

In his interactions with other characters, Michael is oblivious to most social norms. He tends to overestimate his own importance in the eyes of his coworkers, and can't understand why they don't share his enthusiasm for his unconventional ideas and interests. He believes an office should be the "place where dreams come true."

He is loyal to the company and tries to help his employees when he thinks they are having problems. Michael has been at Dunder Mifflin (as of "Michael's Last Dundies") 9,986,000 minutes, which means that he has worked there since April 1992.

Michael's constant desire to be the center of attention often manifests itself in selfish behavior. When he burns his foot in "The Injury", he expects Pam and Ryan to tend to his needs, despite Dwight's much more serious concussion. When invited to "Phyllis' Wedding", he assumes his participation will be the high point of the ceremony. He pouts when he is upstaged by Phyllis' elderly father, eventually giving an insulting, overly familiar toast that gets him banned from the reception. His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions and unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance. He appears to emphasize moments of sympathy or civility directed at him by his coworkers (mostly Jim) and inflates their importance to compensate for his loneliness.

Michael is irresponsible with his finances, and at one point is so heavily in debt he must take a second job as a telemarketer. Oscar, an office accountant, makes a chart of Michael's spending habits and chides him for spending too much money on things "nobody ever needs", such as multiple magic sets and professional bass fishing equipment. Eventually, Michael is forced to declare bankruptcy (which he thinks requires only standing up and shouting "I declare bankruptcy!").

Due to his lack of common sense, Michael is often the butt of jokes. He is quick to take offense when wronged and his response is often disproportionate to the harm he suffers. Similarly, when he unintentionally offends people, he is remorseful and apologizes; the most notable example is in "Gay Witch Hunt", when he cries after realizing his use of the term "faggy" hurt Oscar's feelings. Even though he is often oblivious to criticism, derision and sarcasm, there are limits to his patience—for example, when he demands professional respect from Stanley Hudson in "Did I Stutter?", and defends Holly against the staff's criticism in "Business Ethics".

In "The Meeting", it is shown that Michael does not always consider his employees' success, or even his own, when he sabotages Jim with a bad recommendation, mistakenly believing Jim's promotion would lead to Michael's firing. He does, however, concede to a co-managerial position with Jim to avoid losing him.

A hopeless romantic, Michael has had several romantic relationships, most notably with executive Jan, who becomes so domineering that he ends their relationship. He eventually settles down with Holly, who shares his sense of humor and "gets him". He eventually quits Dunder Mifflin and moves to Boulder, Colorado to help Holly care for her ailing parents. In unseen events, they marry and have four children.

Interests

Michael's desk on the set of the show in 2009
Michael's catchphrase is "That's what she said!", which he utters—even in places such as business meetings and legal depositions—whenever someone says something that can be made into a sexually suggestive double entendre. He finds the phrase so irresistible that in "Sexual Harassment", Jim induces him to say it just seconds after Jan Levinson and a corporate lawyer specifically ask him to stop.

Michael has diverse interests in media. Song parody writing is often referred to: In "Goodbye, Toby", he relates the titles of two of his songs, "Beers in Heaven" (a "Tears In Heaven" parody) and "Total Eclipse of the Fart" (a "Total Eclipse of the Heart" parody), before singing a rendition of "Goodbye Stranger" as a departing gesture to Toby. He performs his parody of "The Chanukah Song" to reflect the Diwali celebration Kelly hosts.

In "Dream Team", he comes up with "Achey Breaky Fart (an "Achy Breaky Heart" parody) and "My Stumps" (a "My Humps" parody) during a brainstorming exercise. He aspires to finish filming his original movie, "Threat Level: Midnight", whose script the staff finds and gives a table reading. After ten years of production, often using areas of the office as sets, Michael screens the completed movie for the staff in the seventh-season episode of the same name.

Michael loves the theatrical stylings of Meryl Streep, describing her in "The Job" as the "best actor around," and mimics her character from The Devil Wears Prada after seeing the film. He loves Wikipedia and YouTube, although he does not seem to understand how they work and thinks they are news media organizations. He also likes the music of Billy Joel and U2, the movies Mean Girls, Million Dollar Baby, Die Hard, and What a Girl Wants, and television series such as ALF, Entourage, The L Word and Queer as Folk. He tends to be a bit "behind" when it comes to popular culture references, as when he refers to his then-girlfriend Jan's youthful male assistant as James Van Der Beek, or in his numerous ringtones, including "My Humps" and "Mambo Number Five".

He appears to have a history of playing ice hockey and demonstrates his skating talent in "Michael's Birthday". He says that in high school, after his math teacher told him he was going to flunk out, he went out the next day and "scored more goals than anyone in the history of the hockey team." He also invites potential clients to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins games. He expresses interest in basketball, even though he is terrible at it (seen in "The Fire", "Basketball" and "Goodbye, Michael"). He is a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, and does not like the New York Mets.

His other interests include a pair of Levi's he refers to as "fun jeans", which he has professionally dry cleaned and are the reason he started casual Fridays, his self-bought "World's Best Boss" mug from Spencer Gifts, and Chrysler automobiles. He drives a silver 2004 Sebring convertible for the first three seasons until he trades it in with Jan's Volvo for a shared Porsche Boxster in the episode "Money". After their relationship, he drives a red PT Cruiser convertible and later a newer-model Sebring as a benefit of the buyout of the Michael Scott Paper Company to Dunder Mifflin in "Broke". He enjoys planning fantasy entrepreneurial schemes, such as a men's shoe store called "Shoe La La", and another paper company called simply "Michael".

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QUESTION: When was Michael Gary Scott born?"""

Okay, let’s break down this incredibly long and convoluted text about Michael Scott from *The Office*. Here’s a summary of the key points, organized for clarity:

**1. Introduction to Michael Scott**

*   Michael Scott is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Scranton.
*   He is portrayed by Steve Carell.
*   He’s characterized as incompetent, unprofessional, and often inappropriate, but also occasionally effective.

**2. Casting & Early Development**

*   Initially, Paul Giamatti was considered for the role, but declined.  Several other actors (Martin Short, Hank Azaria, Bob Odenkirk) were also considered.
*   Ricky Gervais (the actor who played David Brent in the British version) was offered the role but declined, feeling it wouldn’t translate well to the American market.
*   Steve Carell was initially chosen after being observed watching the British version. He was wary of copying Gervais, so he only watched half the episode.

**3. Production & Early Success**

*   Carell's earlier films (*Bruce Almighty*, *Anchorman*) helped build his audience.
*   The show premiered with mediocre ratings, but NBC renewed it due to the anticipated success of *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*.
*   Carell received critical acclaim and numerous awards (Golden Globe, Television Critics Association Award, Emmy nominations) for his performance.

**4. Michael’s Character & Background**

*   Born March 15, 1965, in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
*   Had a lonely childhood, with a brother.
*   Was held back in second grade.
*   Claims diverse ethnicities (English, Irish, German, Scottish, Native American).
*   Had a stepfather.

**5. End of the Series**

*   Carell announced that Season 7 would be his last after his contract expired.
*   He initially didn’t plan to leave the show, but his commitment to *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* influenced his decision.

**6.  A Rundown of Considered Actors**

*   The text lists a *very* long list of actors who were considered for the role, including Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rob Schneider, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Kevin Nealon, and Louis C.K.

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**Important Note:**  The text is extremely repetitive and disjointed. It seems to be assembled from multiple sources and is largely a recitation of information rather than a narrative. It’s a bizarrely detailed account of the decision-making process behind casting Michael Scott.

Do you want me to delve deeper into a specific aspect of this information (e.g., the casting choices, the reasons for the show’s success, or Carell’s performance)?

Okay, let's clean up this massive text and make it readable. Here's a revised version, aiming for clarity and removing the repetitive/nonsense insertions:

“Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in the NBC sitcom *The Office*. He is portrayed by Steve Carell and serves as the regional manager of the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company, for the majority of the series. Like his counterpart in the original British version, David Brent, he’s characterized as largely incompetent and unproductive, though he’s occasionally shown to be effective in key moments.

Towards the end of the seventh season, he marries human resources representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado with her in “Goodbye, Michael.” He’s then absent from the series until the finale.

Carell received significant critical acclaim for his performance. He was nominated six consecutive times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series (Musical or Comedy) in 2006.

**Casting**

Steve Carell portraying Michael Scott in the American rendition of *The Office*

All original series characters were adapted for the American version. NBC programmer Tracy McLaughlin suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined. Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested, with Odenkirk auditioning. Silverman offered the role to Ricky Gervais, who played David Brent in the British version, but he declined as he felt it didn’t make sense and didn’t want to move to America. In January 2004, *Variety* reported that Steve Carell of *The Daily Show with Jon Stewart* was in talks for the role. At the time, he was already committed to another NBC mid-season replacement comedy, *Come to Papa*.

With Carell unavailable, Odenkirk was selected as Michael Scott and was part of the cast presented to NBC executives. Paul Rudd advised Carell that the American version of *The Office* would never be as good as the British version. However, *Come to Papa* was quickly cancelled, allowing Carell to commit to *The Office*. Odenkirk went on to appear in the series in a brief role as an office manager reminiscent of Scott. Carell later said he had seen only about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before auditioning, and that he did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais’s characterizations. On the audio commentary of the pilot episode, director Ken Kwapis says Carell’s unfamiliarity with the British version of *The Office* and their experience working together on *Watching Ellie* influenced his being cast as Scott.

Stanley Tucci, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bruno Kirby, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Colbert, David Herman, Mike White, Greg Kinnear, David Cross, Rob Schneider, and Noah Emmerich, among others, turned down the role.

Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, Dan Castellaneta, David Koechner (who went on to play supporting character Todd Packer), David Arquette, Richard Kind, Robert Townsend, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Guest, Kevin Nealon, Dave Foley, Owen Wilson, Jason Lee, Matthew Broderick, Jon Favreau, William H. Macy, and John C. Reilly were also considered for the role. Louis C.K. and Nick Offerman also read for the role. C.K. was not able to get it as he had a deal with CBS.

Two of Carell’s supporting film roles helped get audiences attention: in *Bruce Almighty*, where Carell plays Evan Baxter, who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news; and in *Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy*, where Carell played slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland. Although *The Office* premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it because of the anticipated success of Carell’s movie *The 40-Year-Old Virgin*, and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his performance, and received Emmy nominations from 2006 to 2011.

Although *The 40-Year-Old Virgin* was a surprise success, Carell said in an interview that he had no plans to leave *The Office*. However, on the BBC Radio 5 Live Film Review show, he said that his time on the show would probably end when his contract ran out after Season 7. This was later confirmed on June 28, 2010, when he announced that the seventh season would be his last.

**Character details, arc, backstory**

Biography

Michael Gary Scott was born on March 15, 1965, in Scranton

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