 The Office US star Rainn Wilson revealed he was 'mostly unhappy' during his time on the hit sitcom. The beloved mockumentary – an adaptation of the BBC's The Office, penned by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais – first aired on NBC in 2005 before the finale was broadcast on May 16, 2013. Much like its UK counterpart, The Office US followed the employees in a run-of-the-mill company in a nondescript American town, headed up by baffoonish but loveable boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell). While the set-up of The Office US was miles away from the fantasy lands of Marvel shows or Game of Thrones, it excelled in exploring the hilarity in everyday life and human connection. Despite the show being a massive hit, Rainn – who played Dwight Schrute – admitted he didn't enjoy it for the most part. In the latest Bill Maher's Club Random podcast episode, he told the host: 'When I was in The Office, I spent several years really mostly unhappy because it wasn't enough. 'I was making hundreds of thousands. I wanted millions, and I was a TV star, but I wanted to be a movie star. It was never enough.' The 57-year-old reflected that he was working with A-listers but still felt unfulfilled. He added: 'This is what I'm looking at now and realising now: I'm on a hit show, Emmy nominated every year, making lots of money working with, like, Steve Carell and Jenna Fisher and John Krasinski and these amazing writers and incredible directors like Paul Feig. I'm on one of the great TV shows. People love it. I wasn't enjoying it. A decade since it ended, and The Office US memes are still widely circulated, while many rewatch all 201 episodes still – so much so there was nearly an international incident when there were fears Netflix was pulling it. The Office ran for 8 years in the US, beating the two seasons made of the UK OG version (Picture: Getty) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider){kind=link}
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The Office US star Rainn Wilson revealed he was ‘mostly unhappy’ during his time on the hit sitcom.
The beloved mockumentary – an adaptation of the BBC’s The Office, penned by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais – first aired on NBC in 2005 before the finale was broadcast on May 16, 2013.
Much like its UK counterpart, The Office US followed the employees in a run-of-the-mill company in a nondescript American town, headed up by baffoonish but loveable boss Michael Scott (Steve Carell).
While the set-up of The Office US was miles away from the fantasy lands of Marvel shows or Game of Thrones, it excelled in exploring the hilarity in everyday life and human connection.