Steve Carell's Hilarious Career Advice Mishap

0:00It's March 24th. I'm Cory with the story. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, driven by AI and built for the culture. Steve Carell recently shared a hilarious story on Amy Polar's Good Hang podcast about getting some terrible career advice from Paul Rudd. While filming Anchorman, Rudd pulled Carell aside and urged him not to audition for the role of Michael Scott in the American version of the office. Everyone thought remaking the British hit was a huge mistake. Back then, the idea of an American office faced massive skepticism from fans and insiders alike. Polar remembered thinking no one could match Ricky Gervais' original performance and read a greed it was a no-go. The pilot episode tested as the lowest rated in NBC history with viewers outright hating it. The show nearly got canceled after the first season. But it turned things around and became a massive success, running for nine seasons in earning Carell six Emmy nominations. It's popularity exploded even more with streaming, and the spin-off, the paper is back for a second season on Peacock this year.

1:02Carell still humbly calls himself a poor man's version of Gervais, admitting he barely watched the UK show to avoid copying it. What a wild ride that advice turned out to be.