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Why Are These Office Stars Silent About Cancel Culture Hitting Their Show?
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Imagine Tony Soprano replacing Michael Scott in The Office . Not only did it almost happen but the thought of such an idea had HBO actually paid James Gandolfini not to do it.
Actor Steve Carrell attends the premiere of The Big Short at Ziegfeld Theatre on November 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
Ricky Gervais who played David Brent in the BBC version that inspired Steve Carrel s character in the American version was a guest on the Talking Sopranos podcast with Steven R Shrippa and Michael Imperioli.
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It was during their conversation that it was revealed that James Gandolfini had actually been offered a role to replace Carell s Michael Scott as branch manager of the fictional Dunder Mifflin when he left The Office in 2011.
That s what they said James Gandolfini on the Office?
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Talking Sopranos a podcast hosted by
The Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa the two actors revealed to guest Ricky Gervais that Gandolfini was at one point in talks to replace Steve Carell as Michael Scott on NBC‘s
The Office.
In their conversation, Gervais was discussing his role as David Brent in the original BBC series, which inspired Carell’s Michael Scott in the US version of the show, before Imperioli intervened, “You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him did you know that?”
Schirripa then expounded on the alleged replacement, saying, “I think before James Spader and after [Steve] Carell, they offered [Gandolfini], I want to say, $4 million to play him for the season and HBO paid him $3 million not to do it. That’s a fact.”