‘The Office’ Cast: Where Are They Now In 2017? Check Up With Dunder Mifflin’s Finest Amid NBC Return Rumors
“The Office” fans gained a renewed sense of hope that the show would return to NBC for about five minutes on Wednesday thanks to a tweet from Steve Carell. Amid excitement about the network’s plans to bring “Will & Grace” back for 10 episodes, the actor tweeted that “The Office” was also coming back.
Moments after sharing the initial tweet Carell issued a correction, claiming there was a typo in his previous message. Many were heartbroken by the joke, though all hope is not lost. During an interview with International Business Times about his new show “Caraoke Showdown,” Craig Robinson revealed that he and his “The Office” co-stars are in touch from time to time, adding that he would absolutely revisit the show if a reboot were ever to be discussed.
While NBC is not currently working on bringing back “The Office,” which came to an end in 2013, fans will likely continue to cross their fingers. Meanwhile, Dunder Mifflin’s fictional staff has been keeping busy with a variety of other projects in recent years. Here’s what the cast of “The Office” is up to in 2017.
Steve Carell, Michael Scott
After appearing on “The Office” as Michael Scott, Dunder Mifflin’s very own horrible boss, Carell went on to appear in various silver screen productions. The actor voiced Gru for a second time in “Despicable Me 2” and 2014’s “Minions,” starred in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “The Big Short,” and “Café Society.” In 2016, Carell and his wife Nancy teamed up on a new show for TBS called “Angie Tribeca.” The show premiered Seasons 1 and 2 in 2016.
Craig Robinson, Darryl Philbin
Robinson is another “The Office” alumni who has graced both the big and small screen several times since the show ended. In June 2013, he appeared alongside Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, James Franco and more in “This is The End.” He also went on to star in “Hot Tub Time Machine 2,” “Mr. Robinson,” and lent his voice to “Sausage Party.” Robinson landed recurring roles on hit TV shows like “Mr. Robot” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and is currently hosting Spike’s “Caraoke Showdown.”
During an interview with IBT Robinson revealed that he is currently working on a number of other projects, including a film called “Table 19,” in which he’s star alongside Anna Kendrick and Lisa Kudrow. Robinson is also working on a movie called “An Evening with Beverly Loughlin” with Jemaine Clement and Aubrey Plaza. He assured fans that project, which recently began filming, was going to be “fun and silly.”
Robinson is also working alongside Adam Scott, who auditioned for “The Office” but did not appear in the show, called “Ghosted.”
“That’s dealing with multiple universes and stuff like that, so that’s fun,” Robinson said.
John Krasinski, Jim Halpert
When “The Office” came to an end in 2013, Krasinski hit the ground running. That year he voiced the character Frank McCay in “Monsters University.” In the years that followed he landed roles in “Aloha,” “13 Hours,” and “The Hollars.” Krasinski is slated to appear in Kate Bigelow’s “Untitled Detroit Project” alongside “Gotham” star Chris Chalk and many others and reunite with Robinson to voice an animated character in a film “Animal Crackers.”
In his personal life, Krasinski and wife Emily Blunt welcomed a second child last June.
Jenna Fischer, Pam Beesly
Krasinski’s on-screen love interest, Jenna Fischer, has appeared in a number of independent films since “The Office” went off the air. She also played Rhonda in the 2015 television series “You, Me and the Apocalypse” and Jennifer Lambert on “The Mysteries of Laura” in 2016.
Rainn Wilson, Dwight K. Shrute
After “The Office,” Rainn Wilson went on to star in “The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange,” “The Stream,” “Cooties,” “Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular,” and more. He returned to TV in 2015 in “Backstrom,” on which he played Everett Backstrom. Wilson appeared in HBO’s “Roadies” in 2016, playing Bryce Newman before going on to voice a character in “Adventure Time.” He has a number of projects in production right now including voicing Gargamel in “Smurfs: The Lost Village.”
Angela Kinsey, Angela Martin
Kinsey has graced the small screen several times since her time on “The Office” ended. She has had roles on “Wilfred,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “The Hotwives of Orlando,” “New Girl,” “Bad Judge,” “Haters Back Off!” and more.
Mindy Kaling, Kelly Kapoor
Kaling went from “The Office” to appearing in “This is the End,” voicing a character in “Inside Out,” and beyond. The actress scored a role in 2015’s “The Night Before,” and continues to star in her own series, “The Mindy Project.” She is currently working on “A Wrinkle in Time” and “Ocean’s Eight.”
B.J. Novak, Ryan Howard
Novak currently stars alongside Kaling on “The Mindy Project” and has worked on several projects of his own. He has had roles in “The Internship,” “Community,” and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and voiced a character in “The Smurfs 2.” Novak also graced the silver screen in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” “Saving Mr. Banks” and “The Founder.”
Novak wrote a children's book in 2014 called “The Book With No Pictures.” He wrote another much longer collection of stories called “One More Thing” shortly after.
Brian Baumgartner, Kevin Malone
After “The Office,” Baumgartner went on to star appear in “Mike & Molly,” “Bad Teacher,” “Hot in Cleveland,” “Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn,” “Melissa & Joey,” “Scream Queens,” “The Goldbergs” and other titles. He is slated to star in “One Last Night,” which does not yet have a release date.
Ed Helms, Andy Bernard
Helms is another “The Office” alum that has been hard at work since the show’s end. He has appeared in more than 10 different projects since 2013 and has many slated to premiere in 2017. Helms has had roles in “They Came Together,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “BoJack Horseman” and “The Muppets.” He also helmed National Lampoon’s “Vacation” remake in 2015, playing a grown up Rusty Griswold.
Ellie Kemper, Erin Hannon
Kemper followed her role on “The Office” with appearances in shows like “American Dad!” and “TripTank.” She also starred in the film “Sex Tape” and a Netflix original series called “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” which is gearing up for it’s third season. Kemper voiced a character in the animated film “The Secret Life of Pets” as well as on Disney’s “Sofia the First.” She is slated to appear in “Smurfs: The Lost Village” with some of her “The Office” co-stars.
In her personal life, Kemper welcomed her first child last August.
Creed Bratton As Himself
Bratton’s most notable on-screen roles since “The Office” include voicing a character on “Adventure Time” and appearing on “Grace and Frankie.” He has also had several other film and TV parts and continues work in Hollywood.
Leslie David Baker, Stanley Hudson
After playing Stanley on “The Office,” Baker went on to appear on “Key and Peele,” “The Exes,” “Austin & Ally” “Scorpion” and more.
Kate Flannery, Meredith Palmer
Flannery has made appearances on TV shows like Disney’s “Jessie,” “The Comeback,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “New Girl,” and “American Housewife.” She has a few projects set to premiere in 2017, including “How to Get Girls” and “Stuck.”
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