1. Before joining The Office, most of the writing staff (B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, and Mike Schur) had never had any kind of actual writing job before.
2. John Krasinski and B.J. Novak played little league together as kids, and also knew each other in high school.
3. Steve Carell has written two episodes of The Office: the season two finale “Casino Night” and season four’s episode “Survivor Man.”
4. Steve Carell was not a fan of the British version of The Office.
5. Although Dunder Mifflin is a fictitious company, it is recognized by the Scranton Chamber of Commerce because of all the tourism it has given the city.
6. Cast members in the background of shots would actually be surfing the Web as the computers apparently had real internet connections.
7. Greg Daniels, who adapted the show from the original UK series, originally developed the script thinking it would be for HBO or FX.
8. Before his audition, Steve Carell had only seen about five minutes of the U.K. version of The Office.
9. Seth Rogen auditioned for the role of Dwight.
10. Dwight was Supposed to leave in season 9 and have his own spin-off, The Farm.
2. John Krasinski and B.J. Novak played little league together as kids, and also knew each other in high school.
3. Steve Carell has written two episodes of The Office: the season two finale “Casino Night” and season four’s episode “Survivor Man.”
4. Steve Carell was not a fan of the British version of The Office.
5. Although Dunder Mifflin is a fictitious company, it is recognized by the Scranton Chamber of Commerce because of all the tourism it has given the city.
6. Cast members in the background of shots would actually be surfing the Web as the computers apparently had real internet connections.
7. Greg Daniels, who adapted the show from the original UK series, originally developed the script thinking it would be for HBO or FX.
8. Before his audition, Steve Carell had only seen about five minutes of the U.K. version of The Office.
9. Seth Rogen auditioned for the role of Dwight.
10. Dwight was Supposed to leave in season 9 and have his own spin-off, The Farm.
https://thoughtcatalog.com/kim-quindlen/2015/08/26-entertaining-facts-you-probably-never-knew-about-the-office-and-its-amazing-cast/
http://list25.com/25-behind-the-scenes-secrets-of-the-office/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/the-office-trivia_n_6004486.html
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/23-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-office?utm_term=.srQJNV27gl#.mnMB2Vop1x
http://list25.com/25-behind-the-scenes-secrets-of-the-office/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/the-office-trivia_n_6004486.html
https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/23-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-office?utm_term=.srQJNV27gl#.mnMB2Vop1x