The Office Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
21st January 2015
Fact: Former The Office actor Rainn Wilson and his wife have become the proud owners of a bizarre new pet - a zonkey. The couple paid $3,000 (£1,875) for the zebra-donkey hybrid.
7th May 2013
Quote: "Being married to someone who's British, there's a lot that you want to impress them with, so I just took up trying to watch cricket with my father-in-law. He loves it. I'm sure it's a great game, but I don't get it..." The Office star John Krasinski, who is married to actress Emily Blunt, struggles to understand the attraction of cricket.
30th April 2013
Fact: The Office star John Krasinski has landed a cameo in the highly-anticipated return of cult comedy Arrested Development. A new season of the revived sitcom will begin on Internet streaming service Netflix from 26 May (13).
12th April 2013
Fact: The Office star B.J. Novak has become a literary sensation - his first book, a collection of short stories, has won him a massive seven-figure two-book deal with publishers at Alfred A. Knopf. The Harvard-educated actor's first book will be released next year (14).
3rd January 2013
Fact: Iron Man director Jon Favreau has signed on to direct one of the final episodes of hit U.S. Tv comedy The Office.
12th June 2012
Quote: "We want to have children; I just don't know when yet. I'm just not sure about the timing of all of that. We're both from big families, so I think it's something we want." British actress Emily Blunt is looking forward to starting a family with her husband, The Office star John Krasinski.
30th March 2012
Quote: "My wife and I have been going down to Haiti a fair amount and helping out down there. Sean Penn has an incredible charity down there, it's unbelievable, I can't say enough good things about it. We just go down occasionally and we've been teaching some art classes with adolescent girls, who live down in Haiti, and kind of some empowerment classes... It's been a lot of fun." The Office star Rainn Wilson on his efforts to help rebuild earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
26th January 2012
Fact: Comedian Rainn Wilson is set to front his own TV spin-off from the hit U.S. version of The Office. The series will focus on the funnyman's character Dwight Schrute and his life on a beetroot farm and bed and breakfast.
1st December 2011
Quote: "I'm not pregnant, but my hairstylist suggested I take prenatal vitamins. They really scare the boys, but it's worth it. I have fine hair but it's incredibly thick now." The Office star Mindy Kaling on her quirky beauty tip.
23rd July 2011
Quote: "I'm a little scared of him... I'm going to be a little nervous the first day I sit next to him in hair and make-up. I don't know what my first line is going to be... I think I'm going to be really shy." Actress Angela Kinsey on her new The Office boss James Spader.
20th May 2011
Fact: Jim Carrey, James Spader and Ray Romano appeared on the season finale of The Office in America on Thursday night (19May11) among the hopefuls keen to replace Steve Carrell's character Michael Scott on the show. Carrell has quit the programme.
25th April 2011
Fact: Jim Carrey has been added to the list of comedians who will appear in the final episode of The Office this season, due to air in the U.S. next month (May11). The funnyman will reportedly compete with Catherine Tate, Ray Romano, Will Arnett, James Spader and Ricky Gervais to replace Steve Carrell's boss character Michael Scott in the episode.
13th April 2011
Quote: "People always say, 'Are you gonna be in it?' Of course I'm not gonna be in it! Why would I get up at six o' clock? I get half their wages anyway!" The Office creator Ricky Gervais insists he won't be taking over from Steve Carrell following his departure from the U.S. version of the comedy show this year (11).
7th March 2011
Quote: "My secret wish is to replace Steve Carell." Kathy Bates dreams of turning her guest role on TV hit The Office into a permanent gig once leading man Carell leaves the cast.
27th January 2011
Fact: Funnyman Will Ferrell is set to join U.S. TV comedy The Office for a four-episode arc that will extend past Steve Carell's final episode. Ferrell and Carell teamed up on the big screen in Anchorman.
21st January 2011
Quote: "I sent him an email saying: 'I think you are doing the right thing.' As a producer, I was expected to try and stop him because he is a big part of it... It can survive. Whether it should or not I don’t know." Comedian Ricky Gervais supported Steve Carell's decision to leave the U.S. version of hit TV show The Office.
20th January 2011
Fact: Ricky Gervais is set for a return to The Office - he'll appear on the U.S. spin-off of his hit British comedy. The funnyman will guest star on the sitcom on 27 January (11).
13th December 2010
Quote: "I'm leaving that to the producers. I think it would be in their best interest just to sort of go in a different direction and not try to do the same type of character." Steve Carell refuses to speculate on who will replace him in hit U.S. TV show The Office.
1st November 2010
Quote: "I was a philosophy geek and we had this crazy idea - me and my friends - to rap philosophy on the streets of Seattle." The Office star Rainn Wilson got his first taste of the spotlight rapping philosophy.
23rd September 2010
Quote: "I want to do a show about a woman and her friends. I loved Sex & The City... but I've never seen a show about me and my girlfriends... I'd also like to host a late-night talk show. I find it interesting talking to incredibly boring celebrity people." Actress/writer Mindy Kaling considers her options should she quit The Office.
20th September 2010
Quote: "I have a thick skin, which comes from being a not-really-skinny, dark-skinned Indian woman. I haven't fit in every place, and so I'm kind of used to resistance." The Office star Mindy Kaling doesn't let Hollywood stereotypes ruin her self-esteem.
20th July 2010
Quote: "The show's going to be great. The show has been very consistent and I'm just one part of this ensemble. The show is so strong and has such good writers, it will continue to be great. So the show's not going anywhere." Steve Carell insists The Office will continue after he departs the U.S. version of the comedy series at the end of the next season.
6th July 2010
Tweet: "Went to the most beautiful wedding I've ever experienced. Total Love, Jenna Fischer & Lee Kirk!" Comedian Rainn Wilson lavishes praise on his The Office co-star JENNA FISCHER's weekend wedding to actor/writer LEE KIRK. The couple tied the knot in Malibu, California on Saturday (03Jul10).
29th June 2010
Quote: "I just think it's time. I want to fulfil my contract. When I first signed on, I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go.... It doesn't certainly mean the end of the show. I think it's just a dynamic change to the show, which could be a good thing, actually. Add some new life and some new energy to the show." Steve Carell on his decision to quit The Office.
14th May 2010
Quote: "We flew our mothers to New York City to meet for the first time for Mother's Day. Three days in New York City with the mums. It went great, they talked about (TV channels) Home Shopping Network and QVC!" The Office actress Jenna Fischer and her screenwriter fiance LEE KIRK only introduced their mothers to one another last weekend (09May10). The couple is set to wed this summer (10).
7th May 2010
Quote: "I'm afraid of the ocean. It's terrible because I like the beach lifestyle... But if I can't see my feet I lose it completely. I have a really vivid imagination and I always think of sharks and corpses underneath me so I can't go out in the water further than four feet... It's disgusting to me." Actress Mindy Kaling, star of U.S. TV's The Office, is terrified of the sea.
12th January 2010
Quote: "The Office is shown in about 90 countries, so I've been promising myself I'll visit some of them. I'm going to do the first world live comedy tour." British funnyman Ricky Gervais wants to take his stand-up show around the world.
16th December 2009
Quote: "There’s definitely no way I could speak of plans because there literally aren’t any." Emily Blunt admits she and John Krasinski haven't made any wedding plans yet. The Office star proposed to the Brit actress in August (09).
11th December 2009
Quote: "Being able to laugh with another person is such an amazing gift that I think it can make things extremely fun, but it’s the only way to get through the bad times. The mind is a scary place. When you laugh it releases the tension and you can get through anything.” The Office star John Krasinski keeps his relationship with fiancee Emily Blunt on track by making her laugh.
10th December 2009
Fact: Cameron Diaz is heading back to school for a raunchy new comedy. The Hollywood actress has teamed up with the writers behind hit TV series The Office for BAD TEACHER, which tells the story of a foul-mouthed gold-digger who finds herself at the centre of a school love triangle.
13th November 2009
Fact: The Office creator Ricky Gervais is returning to the workplace - he's helped create a new TV sitcom set in a mobile phone shop. PHONESHOP debuts in the U.K. on Friday (13Nov09).
30th October 2009
Quote: "Recently someone stopped me in the street and said, 'You're very good in The Office!'" 30 ROCK comedienne Tina Fey often suffers from mistaken identity.
25th September 2009
Fact: The Office star Angela Kinsey spent her childhood in Indonesia after her father landed an engineering job in Jakarta when she was just two years old. Her family stayed there for 12 years before returning to her native U.S.
14th September 2009
Quote: "The truth of the matter is that I'm scared out of my mind when I get calls from George Clooney and Sam Mendes. I'm not a person who believes everything will be great." The Office star John Krasinski is terrified his acting career will come to a sudden end.
1st July 2009
Quote: "It ended with a $15,000 tattoo removal. I also learned they charge you an extra 10 per cent if the tattoo is in an erogenous area." The Office and The Proposal star Oscar Nunez on his wildest night out in the past year.
10th June 2009
Quote: "I'm playing with her a lot all day and she's started getting bored with me. So I started doing impressions. My latest one is doing Sean Connery for her." The Office actress Angela Kinsey on how she entertains her 13-month-old daughter ISABEL.
1st April 2009
Fact: Funnyman Rainn Wilson's portrayal of a manic musician in THE ROCKER has landed him a real-life rock role - The Office star is collaborating with Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's new material.
31st March 2009
Fact: Ricky Gervais' hit British comedy The Office is being remade for Israeli TV. It will be the sixth foreign version of the show, after America, Chile, Canada, France and Russia all adapted the show.
22nd February 2009
Fact: A string of A-listers took to the stage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (21Feb09), to pay musical tribute to nominated movies. The Office actor Rainn Wilson impersonated Mickey Rourke'S THE WRESTLER character to sing James Brown's I FEEL GOOD; Christina Applegate sang Tina Turner'S ROLLING ON THE RIVER as an ode to FROZEN RIVER; Teri Hatcher paid a raunchy tribute to WENDY & LUCY; and TARAJI P. HENSON seranaded the crowd with a rendition of R.E.S.P.E.C.T - replacing the chorus with B.A.L.L.A.S.T (for Ballast).
22nd February 2009
Fact: A string of A-listers took to the stage at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday (21Feb09), to pay musical tribute to nominated movies. The Office actor Rainn Wilson impersonated Mickey Rourke'S THE WRESTLER character to sing James Brown's I FEEL GOOD; Christina Applegate sang Tina Turner'S ROLLING ON THE RIVER as an ode to FROZEN RIVER; Teri Hatcher paid a raunchy tribute to WENDY & LUCY; and TARAJI P. HENSON serenaded the crowd with a rendition of R.E.S.P.E.C.T - replacing the chorus with B.A.L.L.A.S.T (for Ballast).
13th November 2008
Fact: The Office star Melora Hardin is set to join the cast of Broadway hit {Chicago. She'll play murderer ROXIE HART for nine weeks from the end of December (29Dec08). Hardin wowed theatre fans in Los Angeles in August (08) when she played Fantine in a Hollywood Bowl concert version of Les Miserables.
23rd September 2008
Quote: "I can't imagine what advice I will be able to give a room full of acting students...f**k around 'til you're 36 then write and star in the most successful British comedy of all time. Now off you go." The Office star Ricky Gervais is nervous about leading an acting class.
22nd September 2008
Quote: "He couldn't actually win one of his own, so he stole someone else's. I sat through Evan Almighty - give me my Emmy... I've got nothing to lose, I'm nobody here." British comedian Ricky Gervais challenges his American counterpart Steve Carell after the actor took home an Emmy for the pair's international hit TV series The Office in Gervais' absence last year (07).
22nd September 2008
Quote: "He couldn't actually win one of his own, so he stole someone elses. I sat through Evan Almighty - give me my Emmy... I'll tickle you I've got nothing to lose, I'm nobody here." British comedian Ricky Gervais challenges his American counterpart Steve Carell after the actor took home an Emmy for the pair's international hit TV series The Office in Gervais' absence last year (07).
9th September 2008
Fact: The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant is set to direct an episode of the American version of the workplace comedy later this year (08).
25th July 2008
Fact: Hit TV show The Office is heading to Russia. National network Channel One has signed a deal to make its own version of the Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant-created BBC comedy. The British original is now shown in more than 70 countries around the world - with local versions in the U.S., France, Canada and Chile.
19th July 2008
Quote: "My first concert was J. GEILS BAND. Me and my buddies thought it was so cool that they had a harmonica player named Magic DICk. There were joints being passed around at the show (and)... I was certain I was going to get stoned and become a junkie and start shooting heroin into my eye." The Office star Rainn Wilson.
25th June 2008
Fact: British actor Ricky Gervais has confirmed his American The Office counterpart, comedian Steve Carell, has signed up for another three years on the U.S. version of the hit show.
15th June 2008
Quote: "I do take credit for it and I also take 50 per cent of his wages." Funnyman Ricky Gervais insists he's still profiting from Steve Carell's U.S. spin-off of his hit sitcom The Office.
11th June 2008
Quote: "I would go gay for Kate Winslet. I saw her across the room at a party once. She is the sexiest woman on the planet." U.S. The Office star Jenna Fischer reveals her female crush.
28th May 2008
Fact: The Office star Steve Carell began his career as a postal-worker, delivering mail in his native Massachusetts.
7th May 2008
Quote: "I meet people and they say, 'Are you Tim from The Office?' And when I say, 'Yes', they says, 'Have you done anything else?' Some people actually think I was an office worker." British actor Martin Freeman on the struggle to free himself from his character in hit TV show THE OFFICE.
25th April 2008
Quote: "I love the fact that most TV's rubbish. It makes me look better." The Office creator Ricky Gervais insists his shows are the best thing on TV.
24th April 2008
Quote: "I do tend to get the parts of skinny weirdos but the great thing is, most film scripts have parts for skinny weirdos. So I'm cleaning up." Former The Office star Mackenzie Crook on landing a string of high profile movie roles.
28th January 2008
Quote: "I remember from last year that when I went back to work I couldn't extend my biceps." The Office star Jenna Fischer is impressed by the heft of the Screen Actors Guild award, which weighs in at more than 20 pounds.
17th December 2007
Quote: "My knees got very bruised from many wrestling make-out scenes that I had to do. I had big purple bruises on my knees that looked very unattractive." The Office star Jenna Fischer suffered for her art on the set of new movie WALK HARD.
6th December 2007
Fact: The Office star Rainn Wilson is in negotiations to provide the voice of the sarcastic sports car KITT in a new KNIGHT RIDER TV movie.
12th April 2007
Fact: Natalie Portman and The Office star Mackenzie Crook appear in the video of Sir Paul McCartney's latest single from his new album MEMORY ALMOST FULL.
18th January 2007
Quote: "It would be a little in-joke in the American Office. I want (Steve Carrell) to be watching EXTRAS and for him to go 'I like this guy.' Steve would go 'They should make an American version. I'd be good at that.'" British funnyman Ricky Gervais on his script ideas for the US version of his hit comedy The Office.
29th November 2006
Quote: "I know about office protocol in Britain, whereas in America I don't know if I'm getting it right or not." The Office creator Ricky Gervais worries the episode he's written for the US spin-off show, which airs tonight (29NOV06), will prove a success.
21st November 2006
Fact: British funnyman Ricky Gervais' cameo role in US TV show 24 was reportedly axed after he filmed a walk-on part. British newspaper The Sun claims producers decided he was "too recognisable" after his success with The Office and EXTRAS.
10th November 2006
Fact: The Office star Ricky Gervais has the funniest face in Britain, according to scientists who used special computer software to find "the perfect comedy face".
6th November 2006
Fact: British funnyman Ricky Gervais is set to reveal the secrets of hit TV show The Office in a new behind-the-scenes documentary. Producer TOBY STEVENS confirms he's in talks with Gervais and co-writer Stephen Merchant to appear on the BBC COMEDY CONNECTIONS project.
10th October 2006
Fact: The Office creator Ricky Gervais has splashed out GBP2.5 million ($4.5 million) on a mansion in north London. The luxurious property comes complete with underfloor heating.
23rd July 2006
Fact: Elizabeth Hurley and The Office stars Ricky Gervais and Martin Freeman are auctioning off personal possessions in the name of charity on British DJ JOHNNY VAUGHAN's Capital Radio show today (22JUL06). Proceeds go towards the Help A London Child appeal.
21st July 2006
Fact: Jenna Fischer, the star of America's version of British sitcom The Office, was once fired as a kennel assistant for being "too nice" to the dogs. The canine lover also had to quit her job as a dog walker after discovering she was allergic to dog hair.
3rd July 2006
Fact: The Office star Mackenzie Crook lives in an art deco house in London which used to belong to comedy legend PETER SELLERS.
12th February 2006
Fact: <p>Madonna doesn't watch regular television, but does watch DVDs of hit shows The Sopranos and the original British version of The Office. </p>
19th January 2006
Fact: <p>The Office actor Steve Carell will play a straight-laced man who is shipped too a Juvenile detention centre for a crime he committed when he was a child in new movie JUVENILE. </p>
4th January 2006
Fact: <p>Episodes of the US version of sitcom The Office, starring Steve Carell, occupied half of iTunes top 20 TV download chart over Christmas (05). </p>
26th November 2005
Fact: <p>Movie maker Sam Mendes treated his wife to a signed photograph of The Office funnyman Ricky Gervais in character as David Brent for the couple's wedding anniversary. </p>
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