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Will Ferrell to guest-star over arc of episodes on NBC's 'The Office'

by jmaloni
Thu, Jan 27th 2011 03:00 pm

Appearance marks reunion with series star Steve Carell

Comedic actor/producer/writer Will Ferrell will guest-star over an arc of episodes on NBC's Emmy Award-winning "The Office" (Thursdays, 9 p.m. ET) as a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inappropriate as Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell).

Ferrell will re-team with Carell, who co-starred with Ferrell in the feature film "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy."

Ferrell, who began his career with The Groundling improvisational troupe, later became a featured star on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" where he created a host of popular characters. While there, he ventured into many hit feature films, including "Wedding Crashers," "Elf," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," "Bewitched," "Old School," "The Producers," "Step Brothers," "Semi-Pro," "Kicking & Screaming," "A Night at the Roxbury" and "The Other Guys."

Ferrell and partner Adam McKay launched "Funny or Die," a well-known comedy video website. He is also executive producer of the comedy series "Eastbound & Down," and "Funny or Die Presents" with Gary Sanchez Productions for HBO.

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