When 'The Office' brought Steve Carell’s Michael Scott face-to-face with David Brent, the unscripted moment turned into pure ...

Steve Carell refused to watch The Office UK to avoid copying Ricky Gervais—and that one decision completely changed Michael ...

The American version of The Office started as almost a shot-for-shot remake of the UK version, but one scene proved that was a bad idea.

So much so that the series lived on through the American version ... me in an audition.” Ricky Gervais gave tips on how Michael Scott should be portrayed in ‘The Office’ “He said ...

open image in gallery Ricky Gervais as David Brent and Steve Carell as ... TV being rebooted for American audiences at the time. “All of the people who knew The Office, loved The Office, and ...

Ricky Gervais has debunked a rumour that he auditioned to replace Steve Carrell in The Office US ... Carell’s character Michael Scott in the American remake. However, Carell exited the show ...

BBC News reports that Gervais said he was “humbled” to have his star in a place that “celebrates the dreamers and doers of ...

There’s so many little nuances about American life and particularly office ... Gervais. “He knew romance was an important element,” agrees Merchant. open image in gallery Three’s a crowd ...

Ricky Gervais ... the U.K. version of The Office, alongside Stephen Merchant. The BBC series ran from 2001 to 2003. Of the same name, Gervais guest starred on the American sitcom, which was ...

Ricky Gervais as David Brent in the UK version of 'The Office'; Steve Carell as Michael Scott in the US version. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo. Ricky Gervais has responded to The Office fans joking ...

Ricky Gervais has said that he turned down being cast as Michael Scott in the US series of The Office because he didn’t want to move to America. When the show was picked up for American TV and ...