Michael Scott, NBC and Paul Giamatti

“The Office” Casting Director Says NBC Wanted Philip Seymour Hoffman or Paul Giamatti to Play Michael Scott
Allison Jones said on the 'Office Ladies' podcast that Bob Odenkirk and Patton Oswalt could have also worked for the role made famous by Steve CarellThe Office we know and love could have looked very different.
The Office Casting Director Reveals THESE A-List Actors Were NBC’s Original Picks For Michael Scott
NBC made several attempts to tap A-listers such as Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman to play Michael Scott on The Office. Casting director Allison Jones recently provided some perspective on the original casting ideas of the classic sitcom during her appearance on the Office Ladies podcast hosted by series actors Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey.
The Office casting Director reveals NBC Wanted Philip Seymour Hoffman or Paul Giamatti to play Michael Scott
Casting director Allison Jones revealed on the Office Ladies podcast that NBC initially wanted big-name actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Gi
The Office casting director reveals which two A-listers nearly played Steve Carell's Michael Scott
Steve Carell's starring role on The Office was almost played by two other A-list actors. Allison Jones said that NBC initially wanted a well-known star to play the character Michael Scott.
The Office Casting Director Had These 2 Choices For Michael Scott's Role Before Steve Carell
Initially The Office creators considered prominent actors, like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti, to play Michael Scott’s role.
Star Trek's Robert Picardo Made An Interesting Comment About Starfleet Academy's Paul Giamatti, And I Can't Help But Wonder What It Means
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Hollywood star Paul Giamatti reveals getting to know Cillian Murphy was ‘the best thing’
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A Trip to Santa Barbara Wine Country, 20 Years After ‘Sideways’
I'm driving bleary-eyed from Los Angeles to the vineyards north of Santa Barbara when I decide to roll the windows down and ...
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Sandra Oh reunites with the Sideways cast as they celebrate 20th anniversary of iconic wine movie
Sandra Oh, Virginia Madsen, Thomas Haden Church, and Paul Giamatti attended a special screening of their 2004 film in Westwood, California on Saturday. The four starred in the film about two ...
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How 20-Year-Old Film 'Sideways' Impacted the Santa Ynez Valley
Alexander Payne's 2004 Oscar winner put the wine destination on the tourist map, and a new bottle label celebrates its anniversary ...
Katee Sackoff Wants To Appear In The Star Trek Franchise, And Next Generation’s Jonathan Frakes Has A Great Idea About Who She Could Play
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‘The Office’ Casting Director Says NBC Wanted Paul Giamatti or Philip Seymour Hoffman to Play Michael Scott
The Office casting director Allison Jones revealed that there were quite a few other major actors in the running to play ...