The Office would have been a completely different series if Steve Carell hadn't played the role of Michael Scott. That's almost what happened, however, as acclaimed actor Bob Odenkirk was also up ...

you know — is the one who got the role.” While Odenkirk is a comedy legend in his own right for his work on “Mr. Show with Bob and David” and memorable guest appearances in shows like “A ...

The 'Better Call Saul' actor auditioned for the lead role in the hit sitcom ... But in comedy, it’s not a plus.” Odenkirk eventually got his moment in The Office, appearing in the show ...

Bob Odenkirk believes being "oddly earnest" led to him losing out on the lead role in 'The Office'. The 'Better Call Saul' star was one of the frontrunners to play Michael Scott in the US reboot of ...

It could have been a very different Dunder Mifflin — but Bob Odenkirk ... the role Michael Scott, he did appear in The Office during the show’s ninth and final season in 2013. Odenkirk played ...

Mitchell Haaseth/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Bob Odenkirk ... Office auditions together and even did one screen test with him playing Michael and her playing Pam, the role ...

Bob Odenkirk thinks he was ... it’s not a plus.” Despite losing the role to Carell, his journey at Dunder Mifflin did not end there. Any true “Office” fan will remember his appearance ...

"I am, in a strange way, a very earnest person for a person in comedy," Odenkirk told Fischer ... you know — is the one who got the role [in The Office]. There were other parts that I think ...

Actor Bob Odenkirk reveals that he has no regrets about losing Michael Scott's role in the American version of The Office to Steve Carell as he believes the actor was a better fit.

“I am oddly earnest, and … it's one of the reasons I think Steve Carell is a better, you know — is the one who got the role ... Fischer and Bob Odenkirk in 'The Office' Never miss ...

"Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk has no regrets about losing Michael Scott's role in the American version of "The Office" to Steve Carell as he believes the actor was a better fit. Actors like ...

Odenkirk talked through the Sliding Doors moment during an appearance on the popular Office rewatch podcast ... you know — is the one who got the role.” He noted that Carell had beaten him ...