Brian Damage
06-01-2012, 11:59 PM
The role: Michael Scott
Who got it: Steve Carell
When Rainn Wilson originally tried out for The Office, he was also going up for the Michael Scott part in addition to the Dwight Schrute one. He later described his audition performance as a “terrible Ricky Gervais impression.” Wilson was better off in the Dwight role, which he put his own spin on instead of trying to emulate the original actor from the UK Office.
http://splitsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/04-rainnwilson.jpg
http://splitsider.com/2012/04/the-lost-roles-of-rainn-wilson/
Who got it: Steve Carell
When Rainn Wilson originally tried out for The Office, he was also going up for the Michael Scott part in addition to the Dwight Schrute one. He later described his audition performance as a “terrible Ricky Gervais impression.” Wilson was better off in the Dwight role, which he put his own spin on instead of trying to emulate the original actor from the UK Office.
http://splitsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/04-rainnwilson.jpg
http://splitsider.com/2012/04/the-lost-roles-of-rainn-wilson/