NBC announced today that Will Ferrell will appear in four episodes of âThe Officeâ:
Comedic actor/producer/writer Will Ferrell will guest-star over an arc of episodes on NBCÂs Emmy Award-winning ÂThe Office (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) as a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inappropriate as Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell).
Ferrell will re-team with Carell, who co-starred with Ferrell in the feature film ÂAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.Â
âWe found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star, said executive producer Paul Lieberstein. ÂWe are proud to continue ÂThe Officeâs tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, theyâll see what we see: tremendous raw sexuality.Â
Ferrell, who began his career with The Groundling improvisational troupe, later became a featured star on NBCÂs ÂSaturday Night Live where he created a host of popular characters. While there, he ventured into many hit feature films that also include ÂWedding Crashers, ÂElf, ÂTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, ÂBewitched, ÂOld School, ÂThe Producers, ÂStep Brothers, ÂSemi-Pro, ÂKicking & Screaming, ÂA Night at the Roxbury and ÂThe Other Guys.Â
Ferrell and partner Adam McKay launched ÂFunny or Die, a well-known comedy video website. He is also executive producer of the comedy series ÂEastbound & Down, and âFunny or Die Presentsâ with Gary Sanchez Productions for HBO.
From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes âThe Office,â the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy based on the award-winning BBC hit. A fly-on-the-wall âdocu-realityâ parody about modern American office life, âThe Officeâ delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Miffflin, a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager Michael Scott (Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steve Carell, ââDespicable Me,â âDate Nightâ) is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.
Pam Beesly Halpert (Jenna Fischer, âWalk Hard,â âBlades of Gloryâ) is the former office receptionist now office administrator. Pamâs office romance with sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski, âAway We Goâ âItâs Complicatedâ) quickly evolved into marriage followed by the birth of their daughter Cecilia. Jim shares his working space with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson, âThe Rocker,â) the arrogant assistant to the regional manager whose responsibilities have expanded as the new owner of the office building. Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, âInglorious Basterdsâ) is the young, smart, former temp, whose fall from grace as a Dunder Mifflin executive quickly landed him back at the bottom of the food chain in Scranton. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms, âThe Hangoverâ) is the preppy salesman and die-hard Cornell alumni whose endless and unique musical talents keep the office entertained. A surprising relationship has also formed between Andy and the ambitious distribution coordinator Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson, âHot Tub Time Machineâ), who made an impression on Jo and moved his office from the warehouse to the main floor along side Michael and his staff.
Also starring are Leslie David Baker (âMalcolm in the Middleâ), Brian Baumgartner (âArrested Developmentâ), Kate Flannery (âThe Heir Apparentâ), Mindy Kaling (âNo Strings Attachedâ), Angela Kinsey (âFurry Vengeanceâ), Paul Lieberstein (writer, âKing of the Hillâ), Oscar Nuñez (âThe Proposalâ), Phyllis Smith (âArrested Developmentâ), Creed Bratton (former member of The Grass Roots), Ellie Kemper (âImportant Things with Demetri Martinâ) and Zach Woods (âThe Other Guysâ).
âThe Officeâ is executive-produced by Ben Silverman, Greg Daniels, who developed the series for American audiences, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Howard Klein and Paul Lieberstein.