‘Sopranos’ Star James Gandolfini Was Paid $3 Million To Turn Down ‘The Office’ Role Following Steve Carell’s Departure

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Princess Diana and Prince Charles' wedding day. Prince Harry and Prince William's parents were married at St Paul's Cathedral in London and while their marriage didn't last, their nuptials are historic.It's estimated that 750 million people across 74 countries watched Charles and Diana's wedding that day, and Sarah Ferguson, who would marry Prince Andrew a few years later, was there to witness it all. «Diana gave me the material to wear and [it was] turquoise.

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If you’re a fan of “The Office,” you know that after Steve Carell left the series, the show found it difficult to replace him, often relying on guest stars to help carry the load. Well, eventually, the show landed on James Spader to guest star in a string of episodes, but before that, according to the hosts of the Talking Sopranos podcast, James Gandolfini was in line to appear.

It was the easiest $3 million James Gandolfini ever made.

James Gandolfini was so close to signing on to star in The Office, after Steve Carell left the show.

Talking Sopranos” — a podcast hosted by “The Sopranos” co-stars Michael Imperioli, 55, and Steve Schirripa, 63 — it was revealed that Gandolfini had been offered a role to replace the character Michael Scott as branch manager of Dunder Mifflin on “The Office,” following Steve Carell’s departure from the NBC show in 2011.

The Office.The late actor’s Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa revealed the news during the latest episode of their podcast Talking Sopranos, while joined by Ricky Gervais.Gervais, who created the UK version of The Office on which the US version starring Carell is based, spoke about his admiration for Carell before Imperioli shared the trivia.“You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him [Steve Carell], did you know that?” he said.Schirripa added:

Elizabeth Hurley's son Damian has been cut out of his late father Steve Bing's will following a court appeal, reports say. Bing, a wealthy financier, died in June 2020 at the age of 55.The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office listed Bing's cause of death to be multiple blunt trauma and the manner of death as a suicide.  Bing reportedly had trust funds set up for Damian, 19, and his daughter, Kira Kerkorian, 23, who he had with retired pro tennis player Lisa Bonder.

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