"Ryan Howard in the series. It is Novak's fourteenth writing credit and third directing credit for the series. ""The List"", which commenced filming on July 25, 2011, served to redefine and reorient ""The Office"", as the series's former lead actor Steve Carell had left the show following the previous season's twenty-second episode, ""Goodbye, Michael"". The plot of this episode is furthermore a continuation of and a resolution to the plot of the seventh season finale ""Search Committee"", wherein several potential candidates (most of whom were played by guest actors) appeared, but no definitive decision as to who would become the"
"contributions to the film industry, Carell received the 2,570th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016. Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for his portrayal of gaffe-prone boss Michael Scott on the American version of ""The Office"" (2005–2013), on which he also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell was a correspondent on ""The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"" from 1999 to 2005. He has starred in """" (2004), ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" (2005), ""Evan Almighty"" (2007), ""Get Smart"" (2008), ""Crazy, Stupid,"
"Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, writer and director. He is best known for his portrayal of gaffe-prone boss Michael Scott on the American version of ""The Office"" (2005–2013), on which he also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell was a correspondent on ""The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"" from 1999 to 2005. He has starred in """" (2004), ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" (2005), ""Evan Almighty"" (2007), ""Get Smart"" (2008), ""Crazy, Stupid, Love"" (2011), ""The Incredible Burt Wonderstone"" and ""The Way, Way Back"" (both 2013). He has also voice acted"
"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"
"Hal"" and Owen Wilson in ""Hall Pass"". After ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin,"" there has been a consensus for branding a ""Team Apatow"" or the ""Apatow Mafia,"" which takes its name from the director/producer Judd Apatow. This group of actors, consisting of Seth Rogen, Steve Carell, Danny McBride, Jay Baruchel, Paul Rudd, Michael Cera, Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Joe Lo Truglio, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Krumholtz, and Evan Goldberg, in addition to appearing frequently in films of the Frat Pack, frequently collaborate with each other. Many fans also consider them as integral members of the"
"regular segments including ""Even Stevphen"" with Stephen Colbert and ""Produce Pete"". In 2005, Carell signed a deal with NBC to star in ""The Office"", a remake of the British TV series of the same name. In the series, a mockumentary about life at a mid-sized paper supply company, Carell played the role of Michael Scott, the idiosyncratic regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Although the first season of the adaptation suffered mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season due to the anticipated success of Carell's film ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"", and the series subsequently became a ratings success."
"""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"". The main characters work in an electronics store in which a Michael McDonald concert DVD has constantly been playing on the TVs for two years. A salesman, David (played by Paul Rudd), has developed an intense hatred of the DVD and tells the manager, ""Nothing against him [Michael McDonald], but if I hear 'Yah Mo B There' one more time, I'm gonna 'yah mo' burn this place to the ground!"" The song was featured in the background of a 1984 episode of the daytime soap opera ""The Young and The Restless"". In the web comedy series ""Yacht"
"stars Peter Ternovšek as Grandad. It was directed by Branko Đurić. The series was cancelled after thirteen episodes due to poor ratings. There have been several plans to produce an American version. One was to be a star vehicle for former ""M*A*S*H"" actor Harry Morgan, with Grandad rather than Del becoming the lead character. The other, entitled ""This Time Next Year..."", would have seen the Trotters renamed the Flannagans. A draft script was written for the latter, but neither show materialised. In 2010 Steve Carell, star of the US version of ""The Office"", expressed an interest in making an American"
"as himself, played the main role in Apatow's ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" which also starred Rogen and Rudd, as well as appearing in the Apatow-produced ""Anchorman"". Finally, Leslie Mann, who also appeared in ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"", is married to Apatow and their two daughters play her children in the movie. Anne Hathaway was originally cast in the role of Alison in the film, but dropped out due to creative reasons that Apatow attributed to Hathaway's disagreement with plans to use real footage of a woman giving birth. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Kate Bosworth auditioned for the part after Hathaway dropped out,"
"John Krasinski John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. ""Time"" named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Educated in theatre arts at Brown University and the National Theater Institute, Krasinski played minor roles in movies and off-Broadway plays before he was cast in 2005 as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ""The Office"", a role for which he received critical acclaim. He"
"main theme of the season, with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) and Pam Beesly's (Jenna Fischer) rising, and Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and Jan Levinson's (Melora Hardin), as well as Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin's (Angela Kinsey) declining. Technology was another prevalent theme as the office staff struggled with initiatives introduced by Ryan Howard (B. J. Novak) to modernize the company. The fourth season of ""The Office"" aired on Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern) in the United States. The season marked a slight drop in ratings compared to the previous two seasons. Critical reception to the season continued to"
"store they saved from being closed after the previous owner, a friend of theirs, died suddenly. Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer and film producer who studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series ""Sisters"". He is known for his starring roles in the films ""Clueless"" (1995), ""Romeo + Juliet"" (1996), ""Wet Hot American Summer"" (2001), """" (2004), ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" (2005), ""Knocked Up"" (2007), ""Role Models"" (2008), ""I Love You, Man"" (2009), ""This Is 40"""
"Rainn Wilson Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy ""The Office"", for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. A native of Seattle, Wilson began acting in college at the University of Washington, and later worked in theatre in New York City after graduating in 1986. Wilson made his film debut in ""Galaxy Quest"" (1999), followed by supporting parts in ""Almost Famous"" (2000), Steven Soderbergh's"
"and is then deployed in places that his size allows him to infiltrate. In 2015, Helms played the character Mickey on the web series ""Jake and Amir"" after Tweeting his support for the series. Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" as well as playing Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of ""The Office,"" the Once-ler in ""The Lorax"" (2012), Stuart Price in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and Mr. Krupp/Captain Underpants in """" (2017). Helms was born in Atlanta,"
"Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, who became known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary ""The Office"", Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama ""Sherlock"", Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ""The Hobbit"" film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series ""Fargo"". His other notable film roles include the romantic comedy ""Love Actually"" (2003), the comic science fiction film ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (2005), the semi-improvised comedy ""Nativity!"" (2009), the comedic ""Three Flavours Cornetto"" trilogy, most prominently in"
"is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since the start of the 1990s. Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ""The Practice"", which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in the first two seasons of ""American"
"by ""The Office"" cast are based on the British version of the show. While these characters normally have the same attitude and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its generally large cast size, with many of its actors and actresses known particularly for their improvisational work. Steve Carell stars as Michael Scott, Regional Manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. Loosely based on David Brent, Gervais' character in the British version, Scott is a dim-witted and lonely man, who attempts to win friends as the"
"portrayed by Leo Bill. Norman Lloyd Norman Lloyd (born Norman Perlmutter; November 8, 1914) is an American actor, producer and director with a career in entertainment spanning over nine decades. He has worked in every major facet of the industry including radio, theatre, television and film dating back to the Great Depression, and at years of age is the oldest working Hollywood actor as of 2018. In the 1930s, he apprenticed with Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre and worked with such influential groups as the Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspaper unit, the Mercury Theatre and the Group Theatre. Lloyd's"
"Vincent Franklin Vincent Warren Franklin, (born 3 November 1966, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English actor, best known for his roles in comedy television programmes. He has appeared in a number of feature films including the Mike Leigh films ""Mr Turner"", ""Vera Drake"" and ""Topsy-Turvy"", and the 2006 films ""Confetti"" and ""The Illusionist"", as well as ""The Bourne Identity"". He has had roles in many TV series including ""Five Days"", ""Doc Martin"", ""Being Human"", ""Grandma's House"", ""Happy Valley"" as DSI Andy Shepherd, as Rowan the trainer in ""The Office"", Nick Jowitt in ""Twenty Twelve"", PR guru Stewart Pearson in ""The"
"Ed Helms Edward Parker Helms (born January 24, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on ""The Daily Show"" as well as playing Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of ""The Office,"" the Once-ler in ""The Lorax"" (2012), Stuart Price in ""The Hangover"" trilogy, and Mr. Krupp/Captain Underpants in """" (2017). Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, John A. Helms, was a lawyer, insurance executive, and Navy veteran, and his mother, Pamela Ann (née Parker), was a school administrator. Helms is the youngest of three children, having a"
"depicted in the film are consistent with Belfort's memoirs and what was written about him in ""Forbes"" articles, although some of the ""Forbes""-related content was embellished. Belfort was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio, who won the Golden Globe for Best Actor and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance. Jordan Belfort Jordan Ross Belfort (; born July 9, 1962) is an American author, motivational speaker, and former stockbroker. In 1999, he pleaded guilty to fraud and related crimes in connection with stock-market manipulation and running a boiler room as part of a penny-stock scam. Belfort spent 22"
"Joe Rubbo Joseph ""Joe"" Rubbo (born July 26, 1963) is an American film actor and television producer best known for his performance as David in the 1982 coming-of-age comedy-drama ""The Last American Virgin"". He is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Rubbo was born in The Bronx, New York. One of Rubbo's earliest film roles was as a wrestler in the critically acclaimed 1982 Robin Williams comedy-drama ""The World According to Garp"". However, he is most known for co-starring as David in Boaz Davidson's ""The Last American Virgin"" (1982) and Arney in the 1985 teen film/sex comedy ""Hot Chili"". He later had"
"Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, writer and film producer who studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the American Drama Academy, before making his acting debut in 1992 with NBC's drama series ""Sisters"". He is known for his starring roles in the films ""Clueless"" (1995), ""Romeo + Juliet"" (1996), ""Wet Hot American Summer"" (2001), """" (2004), ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" (2005), ""Knocked Up"" (2007), ""Role Models"" (2008), ""I Love You, Man"" (2009), ""This Is 40"" (2012), ""The Perks of Being a Wallflower"" (2012), """" (2013), ""The Fundamentals of Caring"" (2016), ""Mute"""
"Norman Lloyd Norman Lloyd (born Norman Perlmutter; November 8, 1914) is an American actor, producer and director with a career in entertainment spanning over nine decades. He has worked in every major facet of the industry including radio, theatre, television and film dating back to the Great Depression, and at years of age is the oldest working Hollywood actor as of 2018. In the 1930s, he apprenticed with Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre and worked with such influential groups as the Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspaper unit, the Mercury Theatre and the Group Theatre. Lloyd's long professional association with"
"actor B. J. Novak was filming ""Inglourious Basterds"" with Quentin Tarantino.), and a majority of the season 9 episodes (he appears in only ""New Guys"" and ""Finale""). Ryan Howard (The Office) Ryan Bailey Howard (born March 5, 1979) is a fictional character on the US television series ""The Office"". He is portrayed by the show's writer, director, and executive producer B. J. Novak, and is based upon Ricky Howard from the original British version of ""The Office"" (as well as Neil Godwin, during the fourth season), although his role is significantly expanded to that of a main character. Little is"
"on characters from the British version of ""The Office"". While these characters normally have the same attitudes and perceptions as their British counterparts, the roles have been redesigned to better fit the American show. The show is known for its large cast size, many of whom are known particularly for their improvisational work. Steve Carell stars as Michael Scott, Regional Manager of the Dunder Mifflin Scranton Branch. Loosely based on David Brent, Gervais' character in the British version, Scott is a dim-witted and lonely man, who attempts to win friends as the office comedian, usually making himself look bad in"
"Old Men)<br> - Ermanno Olmi (Centochiodi)<br> - Sean Penn (Into the Wild)<br> - Ridley Scott (American Gangster)<br> <br> Best actor in leading role<br> - George Clooney (Michael Clayton)<br> - Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)<br> - Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild)<br> - Viggo Mortensen (La promessa dell'assassino)<br> - Denzel Washington (American Gangster)<br> <br> Best actress in leading role<br> - Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth - The Golden Age)<br> - Julie Christie (Lontano da lei)<br> - Marion Cotillard (La vie en rose)<br> - Keira Knightley (Espiazione)<br> - Meryl Streep (Leoni per agnelli)<br> <br> Best original screenplay<br> - Caramel<br> - Centochiodi<br> - Io non"
"crash on May 8, 2016 in Framingham, Massachusetts. Nick Lashaway Nick Lashaway (March 24, 1988 – May 8, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles on ""The X-Files"", ""Girls"", and ""The 40 Year Old Virgin"". He appeared in ""The Last Song"" opposite Miley Cyrus, portraying the leader of a gang of thugs who hustle money from beach carnival crowds through spectacular fire juggling performances. He played Brandon O'Neil in ""My Soul to Take"" opposite Max Thieriot, one of seven teenagers chosen to die. Nick was in a long term relationship with actress Emily Meade, from"
"a minor role in the 1996 movie ""Striptease"". Rubbo made numerous television appearances on ""The Late Show with David Letterman"" throughout the 1980s, most memorably playing Letterman's stepson ""Ray Letterman"" in a sketch. Since 2010, he has been the executive producer of ""VIP Television"", an entertainment news/lifestyle program focused on South Florida. Joe Rubbo Joseph ""Joe"" Rubbo (born July 26, 1963) is an American film actor and television producer best known for his performance as David in the 1982 coming-of-age comedy-drama ""The Last American Virgin"". He is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Rubbo was born in The Bronx, New York. One"
"Lisa Kudrow. In 2006, he appeared in several episodes of ""Reno 911!"" as ""Guy Gerricault"" (pronounced ""jericho""), the coach of a lamaze class, and then portrayed a drug lord in the """" film. He guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series ""Veronica Mars"", in the 2007 episode ""Debasement Tapes"". The year 2004 marked the start of his work with director/producer Judd Apatow, first on the film """" as Brian Fantana with Steve Carell, David Koechner and Will Ferrell, produced by Apatow and again in 2005 in ""The 40-Year-Old Virgin"" with Carell and Seth Rogen,"
"Elizabeth was ""probably the best experience I have had in TV work"", because the cast and crew were ""down to earth, fun, grateful to be there"". Although actor Andrew Daly, who played Gordon the Ben Franklin impersonator, had already known John Krasinski, Angela Kinsey, B. J. Novak and Kate Flannery, he said that ""The Office"" cast and crew ""could not have been more welcoming to me."" Daly especially liked it when the actors ""depart[ed] from the script and improvised a little."" ""Ben Franklin"" received 5.0/13 in the ages 18–49 demographic of the Nielsen ratings. This means that five percent of"
"Morgan and Lauren Cohan portray Thomas and Martha Wayne, Bruce Wayne's deceased parents, Patrick Wilson portrays the President of the United States in a voice role, and Michael Cassidy portrays Jimmy Olsen, a CIA agent. Reprising their roles from ""Man of Steel"" are Harry Lennix as Secretary Calvin Swanwick, Christina Wren as Major Carrie Farris, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Rebecca Buller as Jenny Jurwich, Chad Krowchuk as Glen Woodburn, and Carla Gugino as the Kryptonian A.I. Kelor. The corpse of General Zod also appears in the film in a crucial role; however, Michael Shannon did not film any scenes"
"Obama. Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans more than five decades. Sutherland rose to fame after starring in a series of successful films including ""The Dirty Dozen"" (1967), ""M*A*S*H"" (1970), ""Kelly's Heroes"" (1970), ""Klute"" (1971), ""Don't Look Now"" (1973), ""Fellini's Casanova"" (1976), ""1900"" (1976), ""Animal House"" (1978), ""Invasion of the Body Snatchers"" (1978), ""Ordinary People"" (1980) and ""Eye of the Needle"" (1981). He subsequently established himself as one of the most respected, prolific and versatile character actors of Canada. He later went on to star in many other successful"