From Shorecrest loser to The Office poser

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Terry Estudillo of The Seattle Times delves into the life and career of Rainn Wilson (”Dwight”).

An excerpt:

Wilson says Dwight is inspired in part by his counterpart, Mackenzie Crook’s equally officious Gareth Keenan, in the original British series.

“I used the central aspect of Mackenzie’s character — that pompousness, self-superior-ness, the love of hierarchy, the way his mind could be so mind-bogglingly dull in some ways and brilliant in others — and I just ran with it.”

Read the full article here.

Thanks to Brian for the tip!

Posted in Rainn Wilson, The Office Interviews

4 comments

J,

I used the Baha’i tidbit to try to hook my ex-girlfriend (and still best friend) in. I used the Jenna Fischer tie to St. Louis to try to hook my mom in.

My dad was the one that got hooked in.
4 | Plain White Jim Mon. May. 22, 2006 at 7:50pm
cool. very will written. i did not know he was baha’i.
J
3 | J Mon. May. 22, 2006 at 6:28pm
Linner, why shouldn’t you go meet his mom? I definitely would! :)
2 | tanster Mon. May. 22, 2006 at 4:13pm
Very cool that Rainn still considers the NW home! I think I need to go down to Pike Place to stalk…er, meet his mom and check out her shop. Why can’t I ever see him when he’s shlepping around town? I go to all those places after all! No, I am not a stalker… why do you ask?
1 | Linner1228 Mon. May. 22, 2006 at 4:09pm