Michael Gary Scott is a character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by
Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the British version of the
program. Michael is the central character of the series, serving as
the Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution
company, known as Dunder Mifflin Inc. from seasons 1 through 7.
However, he temporarily leaves Dunder Mifflin to form the Michael
Scott Paper Company with Pam Beesly and Ryan Howard toward the end of
the 5th season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert
during a 6th season arc from "The Meeting" to "The Manager and the
Salesman". In the end of the 7th 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", to Andy Bernard in season 8, after Vickers becomes
brain dead, and ultimately to Dwight Schrute in season 9. For his
performance, Carell received critical acclaim and was nominated for 6
Emmy awards as well as winning a Golden Globe.Michael Gary Scott is a
character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell and based on
David Brent from the British version of the program. Michael is the
central character of the series, serving as the Regional Manager of
the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company, known as Dunder
Mifflin Inc. from seasons 1 through 7. However, he temporarily leaves
Dunder Mifflin to form the Michael Scott Paper Company with Pam Beesly
and Ryan Howard toward the end of the 5th season and shares a
co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a 6th season arc from
"The Meeting" to "The Manager and the Salesman". In the end of the 7th
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", to Andy Bernard in
season 8, after Vickers becomes brain dead, and ultimately to Dwight
Schrute in season 9. For his performance, Carell received critical
acclaim and was nominated for 6 Emmy awards as well as winning a
Golden Globe.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 mid-season 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. Odenkirk went on to appear in the series in a brief role as an
office manager reminiscent of Scott. 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 him
being cast as Scott.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 with NBC
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