Steve Carellis returning to the medium that launched his career.
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Carell was last seen on the small screen in 2011, when the his final episode of the NBC workplace cult comedy aired. Notably, this is also Aniston’s first time working on televisionsinceFriendswrapped in 2004.
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Since playing bumbling boss Michael Scott, Carell has pivoted to films. He recentlystarred in aBeautiful Boy, and the actor who played his son,Timothée Chalamet, fan-boyed out about working with the star ofThe Office.
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“I had to audition a number of times for this and the last time I came in was with Steve and I felt immediately well taken in, protected,”Chalamet told PEOPLEandEntertainment Weeklyat the Toronto International Film Festival. “But I will say, I had to get over the fact that I was such a huge fan and be chill about the whole thing. Like, I’m totally sitting up here with Michael and Holly, but I’m not gonna go near that. That was the small little thing I had to get over.”
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(The actress who played Michael Scott’s wife onThe Office, Amy Ryan, was also inBeautiful Boy.)
Carell added, “From my perspective, we connected instantly, the first time we met. He’s, I mean, look at him. He’s such a kind, generous, warm, intelligent, funny. I’m not trying to make you feel weird, but we connected instantly. He’s a great, great guy. It was easy for him to feel as if we had a parent/son relationship.”
source: people.com
