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A member of the kitchen staff at the Plaza Hotel Lucchesi in Florence, Italy must be a big fan of The Office!

Rainn Wilson was recently taken aback when an Alaska Airlines flight attendant secretly slipped him a napkin at the Portland International Airport.“The Office got me through some of the darkest days of my life,” the message read. “I can’t thank you enough for that.

Are you a fan of The Office? Did you know that Steve Carell almost didn’t play the iconic role of Michael Scott?

Are you a fan of The Office? Did you know that Steve Carell almost didn’t play the iconic role of Michael Scott?

“The Office” showrunner Greg Daniels finally addressed rumors that the comedy is making a comeback — and he didn’t downright deny them.“Well, I think that it’s very speculative,” Daniels said in a recent interview with Collider. “The fact that it kind of blew up based on one line in a puck piece was kind of cool, I guess, in the sense that the fans still care a lot.”Last month, Puck News reported that Daniels was poised to announce an “Office” revival after the Writers Guild of America strike officially ended. Although the strike ended on Sept.

William Earl The Newport Beach Film Festival has added a screening of “Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret” to its Fashion Island main stage line-up. The screening on Sunday, Oct. 15 will include a Q&A with author Judy Blume, writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and producers James L.

Diary of a CEO” podcast.“As I dove into recovery and the therapeutic process, I can pin that squarely on a lot of gross imbalances and trauma that I suffered as a child,” he continued.The “Juno” star claims his mom left him when he was around 2, and he was raised in the Baha’i faith with his dad. They moved to the jungle of Nicaragua when he was 3.His father, an abstract painter and science fiction writer, moved the family to Washington state shortly before kindergarten began — and eventually remarried.Wilson explained that he would feel confused at Baha’i faith meetings, where he learned a different message than what he was experiencing at home.His father was in a “loveless” marriage, Wilson alleged, and he and his stepmother would “rage” behind closed doors.“There was never any kind of, acknowledging what had just happened, so for an 8-year-old, 9-year-old, 10-year-old being in that milieu, you’re like, is this how people act?” he said.

the actor who played him. “When I was in ‘The Office,’ I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Rainn Wilson, 57, said on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, according to an early transcript from the interview. Wilson starred as Dwight for all nine seasons of the hit NBC workplace comedy, earning three Emmy nominations along the way (for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy) — no small feat considering the show was almost cancelled early on in its estimable run.Despite the success, according to Wilson, he was left feeling unfulfilled.“I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Rainn Wilson told Bill Maher on the latter’s “Club Random” podcast that he spent “several years” on NBC’s “The Office” unhappy because he failed to become a movie star. Wilson, who starred as Dwight Schrute on the beloved sitcom, was a main cast member on all nine seasons of the show. “When I was in‘The Office,’ I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn’t enough,” Wilson admitted. “I’m realizing now, like, I’m on a hit show, Emmy nominated every year, making lots of money, working with Steve Carell and Jenna Fisher and John Krasinski and these amazing writers and incredible directors like Paul Feig. I’m on one of the great TV shows. People love it. I wasn’t enjoying it. I was thinking about, ‘Why am I not a movie star? Why am I not the next Jack Black or the next Will Ferrell? How come I can’t have a movie career? Why don’t I have this development deal?'”

Rainn Wilson, who rose to fame playing Dwight Schrute on “The Office,” talked on a recent podcast about the need for a spiritual revolution.The actor spoke about his religious journey and trying to navigate Hollywood and modern culture as a person of faith on the “No Small Endeavor” podcast, hosted by theologian and professor Lee C. Camp.Wilson also noted how he has been discussing faith for a “good 12 years,” noting, “Frankly, I think it freaks people out.

The Office continues to be a popular show with viewers finding it on streaming years after the sitcom ended its nine-season run on NBC.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director NBC’s “The Office” ended after nine seasons and 201 episodes in May 2013, about seven years before the COVID pandemic disrupted jobs around the world. In a new interview on “The Drew Barrymore Show” (via Entertainment Weekly), cast member Rainn Wilson said it would’ve been a thrill to do pandemic-themed episodes of the sitcom. Wilson, who starred as Dwight Schrute, was a main cast member on all nine seasons of the show. “It would’ve been so much fun to film ‘The Office’ during the pandemic,” Wilson said. “If we had pandemic episodes, that would’ve been amazing. ‘The Office’ writers were so great — they would’ve been able to spin that in some beautiful ways.”

People reported.“When the person sitting next to you has no idea who you are…” the actor said in the caption of the video, which he shared to his Instagram Story on Monday.Wilson looked nothing like his character on the show, where he sported middle-parted hair, glasses and a mustard-colored shirt.While seated in business class, he was wearing a cap and a surgical mask, but was without his trademark spectacles, so it is unlikely his neighbor would have recognized him.Schrute — the assistant to regional manager Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell — appeared on the small screen several times as Wilson looked on in amusement.“The Office,” which depicted the work lives of Dunder Mifflin’s employees in the fictional company’s branch in Scranton, Pennsylvania, ran from March 2005 to May 2013.It continues to be a fan favorite in rerurns.In November, Wilson announced that he was changing his name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson to raise awareness about the fallout from global warming.The vocal environmental advocate and board member of Arctic Basecamp said he reached out to “lots of folks in show business” to urge them to do the same.

started reading from the Bible I knew that he was going to be a horrific villain. Could there be a Bible-reading preacher on a show who is actually loving and kind?“Defamation of Christianity has become the most unoriginal and tired cliches in movie/TV series storylines. It’s prevalence is much more than a bias against an entire people, it is meant to undermine faith and position the secular-minded as only ones with altruistic intentions,” LIBRE Initiative president Daniel Garza remarked.New Christendom Press CEO Eric Conn tweeted, “Goes back to Mr.

Rainn Wilson, who is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute in the U.S. version of The Office and was also recently seen in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, has changed his name to ‘Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson’ to raise awareness about the environmental crisis and rapid warming of the Arctic region. 

Tony Goldwyn has set an all-star cast for his newest feature Inappropriate Behavior, with two-time Emmy winner Bobby Cannavale (Blonde), two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro (The Comeback Trail), two-time Emmy nom Rose Byrne (Physical), Oscar nom Vera Farmiga (Five Days at Memorial), three-time Emmy nominee Rainn Wilson (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story), EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg (Till) and William Fitzgerald signing on for roles.

Grazer will next be seen on the film side in Focus Features’ Dreamin’ Wild alongside Zooey Deschanel and Walton Goggins. He’s also set to reprise his role as Freddy Freeman from New Line’s DC film Shazam! in its sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which is slated for release via Warner Bros. on December 21.

Thanks to her recent turns in “The Lost Daughter,” “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” and the upcoming “Persuasion,” Dakota Johnson is having a career moment right now. But Johnson has had other outstanding roles over the years, too, like her precocious dancing student in Luca Guadagnino‘s “Suspiria” remake or Ralph Fiennes‘ maybe-daughter in “A Bigger Splash.” And of course, there’s her time as Anastasia Steele in the “Fifty Shades Of Grey” franchise.

came to an end, and its impact on pop culture hasn't dissipated. For Rainn Wilson, the beloved sitcom still plays a role in his life on a frequent basis.The actor recently spoke with ET's Matt Cohen while promoting his new film,  and he reflected on the indelible legacy of, as well as his iconic character, Dwight Schrute.«I think about a lot because it’s become so culturally iconic,» Wilson shared. «You know, obviously I’m recognized all the time, and they are always doing new stuff with.

Billie Eilish has called for “urgent, urgent action” on climate change ahead of COP26, the United Nations’ upcoming conference on the topic in Glasgow.The conference is set to run between October 31 and November 12, and is aiming to “bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on climate change”.Eilish – along with actor Rainn Wilson, explorer Levison Wood and others – united with scientists from Arctic Basement as part of

B.J. Novak is looking back at his time on The Office!

Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight, and what an amazing talent he is. He's so well known for Dwight, but he was a dramatic actor and he was a clown.

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Taylor Swift got into a hilarious Twitter exchange with one of the stars of her favorite show, “The Office.”  The artist recently surprised all of her fans by dropping “Evermore,” her second album of 2020, on Friday without letting anyone know it was even coming until hours before it became available. In responding to a glowing review of the album, Swift inadvertently sparked a Twitter exchange with actor Rainn Wilson.

Amazon has opted not to order a second season of Utopia, its straight-to-series adaptation of the British drama, written by Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn. The series, starring John Cusack, Sasha Lane and Rainn Wilson, premiered on Sept. 25 to so-so reviews and had a quiet run.

Rainn Wilson is caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with two desperate teens in the upcoming thriller — and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.Jack Dylan Grazer () and Fionn Whitehead () play brothers Joey and Matt, who plan a robbery to pay off their sick mother's medical bills. When a security guard, Hamby (Wilson), catches them and gives chase, he winds up trapped at the bottom of a well.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMove over ESPN Ocho, Netflix will launch the doc series “We Are the Champions,” which chronicles some of the most unusual competitions around the world, on Nov. 17.Rainn Wilson serves as the narrator and is an executive producer on the show, which comes from producers Dirty Robber.

on Amazon Prime, was filmed last fall — but one of its storylines concerns a viral epidemic that’s killing people, mostly school kids, across the US.Sound familiar?“It’s just another layer of surreal on top of a very surreal year for everyone,” says “Utopia” co-star Dan Byrd, referring to the pandemic.

Comic book fans have too much power and influence on pop culture’s ebbs and flows, so watching “Utopia,” a show where a granular-level obsession with comics turns into jaw-dropping dismay, feels practically cathartic. Imagine that your favorite comic book is actually a colorful document of someone’s real, if wholly unbelievable, life, and every adventure and every panel is actually a vibrant snapshot of actual violence.

We can all agree that the stories in 99% of comic books are fiction. Superman doesn’t exist.

It’s been a minute since we heard from “Gone Girl” writer Gillian Flynn, though that’s maybe not entirely accurate. She also wrote Steve McQueen’s “Widows,” but that film failed to make a splash in the same way that David Fincher’s movie did.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced Rainn Wilson’s blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.

John Krasinski didn’t “sell out,” he says. He just sold a TV show concept to a billion-dollar company.

Billie Eilish continues to stake her claim as the ultimate Dwight fan.