Here’s Who Could Have Played Michael Scott on “The Office”

It’s hard to imagine “The Office” without Steve Carell as Michael Scott. But he’s not the only actor who was considered. In fact both Paul Giamatti and Philip Seymour Hoffman were offered the role and TURNED IT DOWN.

Louis C.K. read for the part, but had a holding deal with CBS, so he couldn’t do it. Rainn Wilson went after it, but thank god he ended up playing Dwight, because who could have done THAT better? Patton Oswalt, Adam Scott, and Bob Odenkirk also tried out.