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Michael Scott (The Office)
Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character in NBC's ''The Office'', portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the original British version of the program. Michael is the central character of the series, serving as Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc. from season one through seven. However, he leaves Dunder Mifflin temporarily to form the Michael Scott Paper Company during the late end of the fifth season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a sixth season arc from "The Meeting" to "The Manager and the Salesman". In the end of the seventh season, he proposes to HR representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado to take care of her aging parents, leaving the manager position to Deangelo Vickers in "Goodbye, Michael" and ultimately to Andy Bernard in season eight.
== Casting ==
All original series characters were adapted for the U.S. version. NBC programmer Tracy McLaughlin suggested Paul Giamatti to producer Ben Silverman for the role of Michael Scott, but the actor declined. Martin Short, Hank Azaria, and Bob Odenkirk were also reported to be interested. In January 2004, ''Variety'' reported Steve Carell of the popular Comedy Central program ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', was in talks to play the role. At the time, he was already committed to another NBC midseason replacement comedy, ''Come to Papa''. Due to Carell being unavailable, Bob Odenkirk was selected as Michael Scott and was part of the cast presented to NBC executives. However, ''Come to Papa'' was quickly canceled, allowing Carell to commit to ''The Office''. Carell later stated he had only seen about half of the original pilot episode of the British series before he auditioned. He did not continue watching for fear that he would start copying Gervais' characterizations. On the audio commentary of The Pilot episode, director Ken Kwapis says that Carell's unfamiliarity with the British version of ''The Office'' and their experience working together on ''Watching Ellie'' influenced his being cast as Scott.〔Carell, Steve (, Los Angeles, CA: Universal.〕
Two supporting roles in films helped get the attention of audiences: ''Bruce Almighty'', in which Carell plays Evan Baxter (an arrogant rival to Jim Carrey's character), who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news. In ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', Carell plays another news personality, as slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland. Although the series premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season because of the anticipated success of Carell's movie ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and the show subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his role. He also received Emmy nominations in 2006, 2007 and 2011 for his work in the series. Although ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' was a surprise success, Carell revealed in an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'' that he had no plans to leave ''The Office''. However, on the BBC Radio 5 Live Film Review show, he stated in an interview that his time on the show would probably end after his contract ran out after Season 7. This was later confirmed on June 28, 2010, when Carell confirmed that the seventh season of the show was to be his last after his contract expired.
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