When Did Steve Carell Leave The Office

After playing michael scott for seven glorious seasons carell bid farewell to his dunder mifflin family.

When did steve carell leave the office. Series star steve carell. While it s been widely speculated that the actor left because his career outside the show was blowing up a new book seems to dispel that notion. Although the nbc comedy series carried on for two more.

Arguably the character of michael scott was very much the heart of the beloved series defining much of. Years after the office sang its swan song on nbc in 2013 multiple members of the show s crew say that steve carell who left the show in 2011 had not wanted to leave. But a new book alleges that carell didn t want to leave the show and that nbc forced him out.

The office cast and producers open up about the tough loss of the world s best boss michael scott a k a. After steve carell left the office things were never quite the same around dunder mifflin. After rising from network underdog to best comedy series emmy winner in season 2 the office solidified its status as one of the top comedies on tv.

Nbc s the office was never the same following the departure of steve carell s michael scott after the seventh season as the show shuffled through various ways to fill the void left by the self proclaimed world s best boss. So why did steve carell decide to leave a show that was making him a massive 175 000 per episode. By nicole gallucci aug 25 2020 the office changed forever when steve carell left the show.

Steve carell s decision to leave the office during the show s seventh season wasn t entirely his own according to crew members quoted in a new book about the show. Hearts shattered everywhere when steve carell parted ways with his character michael scott on the office back in 2011.