The opening credits of The Office feature mundane street shots of Scranton. Who actually filmed this raw handheld footage?

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Cast members on the hit sitcom The Office were provided with fully functional computers with actual internet access to make their background acting look more authentic.

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John Krasinski secretly wore a wig for the entire second half of season three of The Office because he needed to cut his real hair for a movie role, and the notoriously strict…

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Producers of the American version of The Office originally wanted to use the upbeat track Mr.

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Legendary performer Gene Kelly famously shot his iconic, joyous puddle-splashing dance sequence in the classic musical Singin' in the Rain while suffering from a dangerously high hundred-and-three-degree fever.

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The opening credits of The Office feature mundane street shots of Scranton. Who actually filmed this raw handheld footage?

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Cast members on the hit sitcom The Office were provided with fully functional computers with actual internet access to make their background acting look more authentic.

John Krasinski secretly wore a wig for the entire second half of season three of The Office because he needed to cut his real hair for a movie role, and the notoriously strict…

John Krasinski nearly ruined his chances of playing Jim Halpert when he sat in the waiting room before his audition and told the showrunner to his face that American remakes of British shows are generally terrible.

Producers of the American version of The Office originally wanted to use the upbeat track Mr.

The hit comedy Paramount expected to flop

Legendary performer Gene Kelly famously shot his iconic, joyous puddle-splashing dance sequence in the classic musical Singin' in the Rain while suffering from a dangerously high hundred-and-three-degree fever.

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