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Why Nobody Told Steve Carell About This Major Moment in ‘The Office’ Until Cameras Were Rolling

Steve Carell shed 9,986,000 tears during his farewell in The Office.

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The Office is one of the biggest sitcoms of modern times, and part of that is thanks to Steve Carell as the titular, socially unaware office boss, Michael Scott. The series—filmed mockumentary style—follows the insane lives of a group of paper company employees at Dunder Mifflin. The Office, created by Greg Daniels, ran for nine seasons from 2005 until 2013, cataloging 205 episodes.

One of the most emotional moments in the series came during Michael Scott’s farewell in Season 7 (although he briefly returned for the series finale). The crew wanted to properly honor Carell and all the hard work he put into bringing Michael Scott to life, but they wanted it to be authentic.

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