Off The Beat with Brian Baumgartner
TV & Film
Sure, they made it look easy, but executive producer Ben Silverman knows the true struggles behind bringing The Office to American television. Ben tells the tale of his decision to adapt the British sitcom and the meeting with Ricky Gervais that followed only 24 hours later, and the time he found out about the show’s second season pickup … while watching Brad Pitt sleep on an airplane.
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Kevin Reilly
Peter Schrager
Bob Parsons
Gene Stupnitsky
Michael Peña
Ben Silverman
Landon Donovan
AJ Hawk
Paul Lieberstein
Jake McDorman
Amber Ruffin
Rainn Wilson
Garret Dillahunt
Tom Cavanagh
John Hoogenakker
Jason Alexander & Peter Tilden
Angela Gibbs
Rosie O’Donnell
Oliver Stark
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