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The X Dawg
07/06/18 8:26:52 PM
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Oscar and Angela had commercials, but that's it.
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ThePrinceFish
07/06/18 8:27:36 PM
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Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.
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Comfy_Pillow
07/06/18 8:28:13 PM
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Most of them weren't good actors

they had really good writers and it was already based on a really good show
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Antifar
07/06/18 8:28:15 PM
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Jim is now doing military roles
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Peter_Giffyndor
07/06/18 8:29:18 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


You've heard of the Hangover series right?
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Ray_Dorset
07/06/18 8:30:27 PM
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Peter_Giffyndor posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


You've heard of the Hangover series right?


He was in Vacation [2015] too
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Funkydog
07/06/18 8:30:49 PM
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Ricky Gervais has other shows and his comedy stuff.

Stephen Merchant had some other shows and did VA work.

Martin Freeman has had plenty of work in great shows.
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ThePrinceFish
07/06/18 8:30:52 PM
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Peter_Giffyndor posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


You've heard of the Hangover series right?

Oh shit. I didn't even realize that was him. I watched The Hangover so long before I got around to watching The Office that it never connected.
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YourDrunkFather
07/06/18 8:31:13 PM
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Ray_Dorset posted...
Peter_Giffyndor posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


You've heard of the Hangover series right?


He was in Vacation [2015] too


Yo, that movie was actually hilarious.
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nicklebro
07/06/18 8:31:45 PM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.

Ed helms was in the hangover movies and on the daily show and a few other things as well. He's a bad example to use cuz he was actually in other things before joining the office.
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mvillanueva88
07/06/18 8:32:07 PM
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Mindys killing it both on and behind the screen.
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AlecSkorpio
07/06/18 8:32:45 PM
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John Krasinski is like doing a bunch of military and spy movies/shows now. He's the new Jack Ryan I think.

Steve Carell got pretty big.

I see Rainn Wilson in stuff once in a while.

Mindy Kaling got her own show IIRC

Weren't most of them just writers/character actors though?

Edit: Wasn't the receptionist Kimmy Schmidt? I haven't watched those later seasons in a while.
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au_gold
07/06/18 8:32:58 PM
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Steve Carell has been in a couple indie movies I believe.
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Blue_Target
07/06/18 8:33:53 PM
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theAteam
07/06/18 8:35:09 PM
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Pam is in some network tv show
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Kitt
07/06/18 8:37:19 PM
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Antifar posted...
Jim is now doing military roles

He also wrote, directed, produced and stared in A Quiet Place.

Rashida Jones is Angie Tribeca.

My favorite Rainn Wilson movie is SUPER.
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LockeMonster
07/06/18 8:38:12 PM
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Jim is going into directing. He directed and starred in A Quiet Place and it turned out pretty good and he's gonna be making the sequel as well.
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Frolex
07/06/18 8:39:26 PM
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What? The Office kickstarted a lot of careers, most of the people have been in a lot of stuff after the office
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The X Dawg
07/06/18 8:40:21 PM
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Sorry, I created this topic assuming that most people would recognize that Steve, John, Rashida, Ed and Ellie were in the minority that I was talking about. Heck, the guy who plays Gabe as well.

Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.
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TheSextMachine
07/06/18 8:40:39 PM
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Kitt posted...
My favorite Rainn Wilson movie is SUPER.

It's so gooshy.
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TES_Nut
07/06/18 8:44:14 PM
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Kitt posted...
My favorite Rainn Wilson movie is SUPER.


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Kitt
07/06/18 8:47:43 PM
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TheSextMachine posted...
Kitt posted...
My favorite Rainn Wilson movie is SUPER.

It's so gooshy.

That entire scene is so awkward. Then it just never gets brought up again. Partly because she dies in the next scene. But still.
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sktgamer_13dude
07/06/18 8:49:44 PM
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Kevin was in an episode of Criminal Minds.
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E32005
07/06/18 8:54:23 PM
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ive seen them all in small roles here and there.

most actors dont get more work after a show ends. even a popular, long running one.
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Bio1590
07/06/18 8:56:32 PM
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Kitt posted...
TheSextMachine posted...
Kitt posted...
My favorite Rainn Wilson movie is SUPER.

It's so gooshy.

That entire scene is so awkward. Then it just never gets brought up again. Partly because she dies in the next scene. But still.

Reminder Super was done by the same Gunn that's doing the GotG movies
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ImTheMacheteGuy
07/06/18 8:59:06 PM
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nicklebro posted...
ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.

Ed helms was in the hangover movies and on the daily show and a few other things as well. He's a bad example to use cuz he was actually in other things before joining the office.


Well he and Carrell both started on The Daily Show. Carrell I think may have been a writer for SNL before that maybe. I know his wife was a writer and brief cast member on SNL and was also on The Daily Show. Also, David Koechner started on SNL too and was a recurring character on The Office (Todd Packer) and also did Anchorman with Carrell and was in Final Destination 5. Daryl has done a bunch of stuff too including Hot Tub Time Machine.

I've seen most Office people I remember here and there in small roles.

Angela and Kevin both had 1-episode cameos on the show Wilfred and Kevin also had a short cameo in Law & Order: SVU, playing a pedophile who basically got Chris Hansen'd, but only served as plot advancement. Erin and Kelly have had their own shows but I haven't watched either. Pam was in that Walk Hard movie. Jim has been in a few movies now. Dwight's done a few movies. He was some... I wanna say pseudo superhero in one. He also was in House of 1000 Corpses (but that was before The Office) and I remember seeing a commercial not too long ago for something else he was in, but I don't recall what it was and I haven't seen it.
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KlRBEH
07/06/18 9:01:53 PM
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It's the curse of being in a long running TV show, this happens all the time
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ultimate reaver
07/06/18 9:06:03 PM
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Dwight is in that horrible House of 1000 Corpses movie
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nicklebro
07/06/18 9:10:13 PM
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ultimate reaver posted...
Dwight is in that horrible House of 1000 Corpses movie

Really? Who does he play?

The X Dawg posted...
Sorry, I created this topic assuming that most people would recognize that Steve, John, Rashida, Ed and Ellie were in the minority that I was talking about. Heck, the guy who plays Gabe as well.

Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.

You thought people would just ignore all the actors that don't fit ITT? Lol
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Darkman124
07/06/18 9:13:19 PM
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The X Dawg posted...
Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.


you just named all the supporting, secondary actors

it's not unusual for supporting actors' careers to not get big, especially when they are significantly older
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ImTheMacheteGuy
07/06/18 9:23:25 PM
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nicklebro posted...
ultimate reaver posted...
Dwight is in that horrible House of 1000 Corpses movie

Really? Who does he play?

The X Dawg posted...
Sorry, I created this topic assuming that most people would recognize that Steve, John, Rashida, Ed and Ellie were in the minority that I was talking about. Heck, the guy who plays Gabe as well.

Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.

You thought people would just ignore all the actors that don't fit ITT? Lol


He played one of the 4 main protagonists... He was killed off screen, but the reveal of his death was pretty epic and memorable.... He was taxidermy'd with a fish tail to be a merman display
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Cornmuffins
07/06/18 9:26:55 PM
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Darkman124 posted...
The X Dawg posted...
Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.


you just named all the supporting, secondary actors

it's not unusual for supporting actors' careers to not get big, especially when they are significantly older


Especially since a decent chunk of them have more prominent roles behind the scenes of shows.
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sktgamer_13dude
07/06/18 9:46:25 PM
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Holy fuck, I didnt realize the guy who played Mose had prominent roles with the Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, and a bunch of other shows, including creating most of them.
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pegusus123456
07/07/18 3:52:36 AM
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The X Dawg posted...
Thinking more along the lines of Oscar, Phyllis, Angela, Dwight, Stanley, Creed, Kevin, etc.

Well, Phyllis wasn't really an actress. She was a casting associate and they gave her a part.
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MarshallStack
07/07/18 5:02:20 AM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


Dude, Ed Helms is in The Hangover movies and a bunch of other stuff.

As is Rain Wilson.
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cjsdowg
07/07/18 5:15:38 AM
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Darryl , played the best character on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Now he plays a black male version of Scully on this show called Ghosted.

Stanley is doing this Muppet movie.
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MangaFan462
07/07/18 5:22:47 AM
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ThePrinceFish posted...
Andy is in that Tag movie. Also known as the literal only other thing I have ever seen him in.


He was in the Ready Player One movie as well.

Most of the actors came from SnL and similar places, retired off earnings from the show:
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SmidgeIsntBack
07/07/18 5:32:41 AM
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The X Dawg posted...
Sorry, I created this topic assuming that most people would recognize that Steve, John, Rashida, Ed and Ellie were in the minority that I was talking about. Heck, the guy who plays Gabe as well.


I mean, that's a lot of careers to take off or still be going after a long running show. Look at how many Lost actors stayed relevant.
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TheBiggerWiggle
07/07/18 5:48:17 AM
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Oscar was in an episode of Its Always Sunny.
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The Great Muta 22
07/07/18 6:35:36 AM
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sktgamer_13dude posted...
Holy fuck, I didnt realize the guy who played Mose had prominent roles with the Office, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99, and a bunch of other shows, including creating most of them.


Mose Schrute is also one of the best bit characters I've ever seen. Every scene with him is completely golden.
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