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Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the British version of the program. Michael is the central character of the series, serving as the Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company, known as Dunder Mifflin Inc. from seasons 1–7.
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Michael Gary Scott was born March 15, 1964 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He came from a relatively difficult childhood of loneliness. In " Diversity Day ", Michael claims to be of English, Irish, German and Scottish ancestry.
Michael Gary Scott was born March 15, 1965, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He came from a relatively difficult childhood of loneliness. Michael had some trouble with his early education, shown in " Dunder Mifflin Infinity " as Michael tells the camera crew he was held back from second-grade.
Michael Gary Scott (born March 15, 1965) is a fictional character on The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell and based on David Brent from the British version of the program. Michael is the main character of the series, serving as the Regional Manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company, known as Dunder Mifflin Inc. from seasons 1–7. However, he temporarily leaves Dunder Mifflin to form the Michael Scott Paper Company with Pam Beesly and Ryan Howard toward the end of the 5th season and shares a co-managerial position with Jim Halpert during a 6th season arc from " The Meeting " to " Manager and Salesman ". In the end of the 7th season, he proposes to HR representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado to take care of her aging parents, leaving the manager position to Deangelo Vickers in " Goodbye, Michael ", to Andy Bernard in season 8, and ultimately to Dwight Schrute in season 9.
Apart from his masterful salesmanship, Michael is lacking in almost any other skills, management or otherwise. Jim Halpert once made a color graph of how Michael spends his time: 80% distracting others; 19% procrastination; and 1% critical thinking. Jim added that he inflated the "critical thinking" percentage so people could actually see it on the graph. His laid-back approach more often results in lower than expected workplace productivity, particularly when Michael places personal interests as a priority over work (such as his birthday, someone else's birthday, or his various seminars). To avoid being disciplined for his foolish actions, Michael often resorts to scapegoating employees to cover himself. Although his actions often lead to more problems for his employees, Michael believes that Scranton is "the cool, fun branch... like Animal House ". He is genuinely upset when the top salesman from the Utica office trashes Scranton in a phone call by saying it's "worse than Camden ".
Despite liking the majority of the staff, Michael fiercely hates Human Resources Manager Toby Flenderson, likely due to Toby's requirement to enforce the rules of proper office behavior that Michael loves to flout. Michael once reasoned that "Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for Corporate. So he's really not a part of our family. He's also divorced so he's not a part of his family either". His longtime goal is to get rid of Toby and any attempts at reconciliation between the two usually backfire, with Michael resorting to name calling or jokes at Toby's expense. In the episode " Goodbye, Toby ", Michael is thrilled when Toby decides to move to Costa Rica and gives as his going away present a rock with a note that reads "Suck on this". The next season, after Toby's replacement Holly is transferred, Michael is horrified when Toby returns to Dunder Mifflin. In " Frame Toby ", he goes to great lengths to get him fired, trying to frame him for possession of marijuana (which turns out to be a caprese salad ). In " The Chump ", Michael says if he had a gun with two bullets and was in a room with Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and Toby, he would shoot Toby twice (which disgusts the rest of the office). In " Nepotism ", after Michael spanks Luke, the office intern who is also his nephew, he is ordered to attend counseling sessions moderated by Toby, much to Michael's horror. At first Michael is uncooperative but is gradually tricked by Toby into discussing therapeutic details of his life and childhood. In " Classy Christmas ", Michael is happy to hear the news that Toby is going to be on a leave of absence for jury duty and that Holly will be taking his place. In " Michael's Last Dundies ", Michael eggs Toby's house in the cold open while yelling, "you suck", while he and Deangelo are handing out Dundie nominations. Ironically, Michael is shown to have befriended Toby's daughter Sasha in " Take Your Daughter to Work Day ". In " Goodbye, Michael ", Michael is seen saying goodbye to Toby without insulting him, possibly indicating that he will miss Toby on some level. Toby suggests Michael visit his brother Rory, who also lives in Colorado.
Despite his failings, Scott has been oddly successful as regional manager. This is attributed, in part, to his weakness of procrastination wherein he typically forfeits a bad choice by seeking the advice of his more competent subordinates (such as Jim, Oscar, or Darryl) and uses their recommendations. Scott's success is also partly attributed to his main strength: genuinely caring about the well-being of the office and treating his employees like family. When he took over the Scranton Branch he decreased costs by 17%, without firing any personnel. After the merger of the two branches, Scott does not lose a single client despite a great deal of employee turnover (much of which he was directly responsible for). He received a $3,000 bonus for firing Devon, most likely because his doing so saved the company around $50,000. Although it is suggested that Brent has had similar success, such claims only ever come from Brent himself, thus making them unreliable.
Michael enjoys fast food. His car is littered with Filet-O-Fish wrappers in the episode " Hot Girl ", and he suggested having fast food at the end of " The Deposition ". He makes numerous fast food jokes in " Lecture Circuit Part 1 ". Kelly is shocked at how many number 9 combos were on the receipt he gave her (" Classy Christmas ").
Michael Scotch (" New Boss ") was co-created when Michael and Dwight were trying to contact David Wallace to complain when Charles Miner cancelled Michael's fifteenth anniversary party because of budget cuts. Michael Scotch is an overly aggressive character who threatens that he has kidnapped David Wallace's son.
With over 40 years of legal experience representing high-technology clients and an extensive background in computer technology, Michael Scott is considered a pioneer in the field of high-technology law and public policy. A former member of Southwestern's adjunct faculty whose affiliation with the law school dates back to 1976 , he joined the full-time faculty in 2003.
A member of the board of editors of the UCLA-Alaska Law Review during law school, Professor Scott is currently editor-in-chief of The Cyberspace Lawyer. He also serves on the advisory boards or as a correspondent for Argentine, Dutch, British and American publications on law and technology, and was formerly Co-Chair of the California State Bar's Intellectual Property Section, Computer/Internet Roundtable
Marries Holly Flax and leaves Dunder Mifflin. Michael Gary Scott (born March 15, 1964) is the central character of the NBC sitcom The Office. He is based on David Brent from the British version of the show, and is played by Steve Carell. Throughout the first seven seasons of the show, Michael is regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in ...
Dwight has the most respect for Michael, viewing him as a model for success, and is thrilled when asked to handle any task given to him, however ill-conceived it may be. Although on the surface, Michael usually appears dismissive of Dwight and generally views him as a suck-up, he is genuinely hurt and angry at the few times when Dwight has deceived him, such as when Dwight went over Michael's head to vie for the manager's job or when Dwight refused to reveal office secrets to Michael's new company, the Michael Scott Paper Company. In the episode " Heavy Competition " , Dwight steals Michael's Rolodex and finds his own business card, on the back of which, Michael had written (before leaving Dunder Mifflin): "Dwight Schrute, tall, beets". Michael also cares how Dwight feels about him. After Michael beats Dwight at his own dojo, Michael finds out that Dwight no longer wanted Michael as his primary contact in case of an emergency which causes Michael to promote him from "Assistant to the Regional Manager" to "Assistant Regional Manager", with a three-month probational period. Dwight told Michael in season six that Michael's pathetic career path hurt Dwight and he regretted working for him instead of taking a fast-track job at Home Depot, but they buried their differences later on. When Deangelo Vickers arrives to be the new Branch Manager, Dwight is depressed that he didn't get the job after Michael recommended him, only to learn from Gabe that Michael didn't recommend him after all. At first Dwight is angry with Michael, but they make amends when Michael gives him a letter of recommendation on his final day at Dunder Mifflin. They end the day with a paintball fight behind the building. In the series finale, Michael is the best man at Dwight's wedding after Jim arranges it.
Despite his effective sales skills, Michael is lacking in almost all other skills. Jim once created a graph that shows Michaels spends 80% of his time "distracting others", 19% "procrastination", and 1% "critical thinking." He also added the he inflated the "critical thinking" section so people could see it on the graph. Michael's laid back approach results in low workplace productivity, particularly when he places personal interests as a priority over work. To avoid being disciplined for his actions, Michael resorts to scapegoating his employees to cover for himself. Michael described the Scranton branch as "The cool, fun branch... Like Animal House ", and is upset when a Dunder Mifflin Utica salesman tells him that Scranton is "worse than Camden."
Despite liking the majority of the staff, Michael fiercely hates Human Resources Manager Toby Flenderson, likely due to Toby's requirement to enforce the rules of proper office behavior that Michael loves to flout. Michael once reasoned that "Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for Corporate. So he’s really not a part of our family. He's also divorced so he's not a part of his family either". His longtime goal is to get rid of Toby and any attempts at reconciliation between the two usually backfire, with Michael resorting to name calling or jokes at Toby's expense. In the episode " Goodbye, Toby ", Michael is thrilled when Toby decides to move to Costa Rica and gives as his going away present a rock with a note that reads "Suck on this". The next season, after Toby's replacement Holly is transferred, Michael is horrified when Toby returns to Dunder Mifflin. In " Frame Toby ", he goes to great lengths to get him fired, trying to frame him for possession of marijuana (which turns out to be a caprese salad). In " The Chump ", Michael says if he had a gun with two bullets and was in a room with Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, and Toby, he would shoot Toby twice (which disgusts the rest of the office). In " Nepotism ", after Michael spanks Luke, the office intern who is also his nephew, he is ordered to attend counseling sessions moderated by Toby, much to Michael's horror. At first Michael is uncooperative but is gradually tricked by Toby into discussing details of his life and childhood. In " Classy Christmas ", Michael is happy to hear the news that Toby is going to be on a leave of absence for jury duty and that Holly will be taking his place. In " Michael's Last Dundies ", Michael eggs Toby's house in the cold open while yelling, "you suck", while he and Deangelo are handing out Dundie nominations. Ironically, Michael is shown to have befriended Toby's daughter Sasha in " Take Your Daughter to Work ". In " Goodbye, Michael ", Michael is seen saying goodbye to Toby without insulting him, possibly indicating that he will miss Toby on some level. Toby suggests Michael visit his brother Rory, who also lives in Colorado.
To avoid being disciplined for his actions , Michael resorts to scapegoating his employees to cover for himself. Michael described the Scranton branch as "The cool, fun branch... Like Animal House ", and is upset when a Dunder Mifflin Utica salesman tells him that Scranton is "worse than Camden.".
Throughout the first seven seasons of the show, Michael is regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton Pennsylvania. During the fifth season, he leaves the company to set up the Michael Scott Paper Company, however he returns to Dunder Mifflin and shares the regional manager position with Jim Halpert.
It is revealed in the episode " The Duel " that, despite Michael's incompetence, the Scranton branch is the best-performing company branch, well ahead of Utica and Nashua.
Best Michael Scott Quotes with Jan. When Michael finds that Jan became pregnant during their relationship, he assumes Jan cheated. To his relief, it was an artificial insemination. This does not, however, stop Michael from involving himself in the pregnancy and inevitably getting invited by Jan to a lamaze class.
Michael Scott Christmas Quotes about St. Patrick’s Day. In what should be (and probably is) on a few St. Patrick’s Day cards, Michael explains how big St. Patrick’s Day is in Scranton. After Jo, the company’s CEO, uses passive aggressiveness to have the office work late, Michael takes a stand so that they can enjoy Scranton’s favorite holiday.
To get a return call from CFO David Wallace, Michael texts him 911. To Wallace’s dismay, the “emergency” Michael was calling about was Toby Flenderson back in the office. Maybe it wasn’t an emergency to Wallace, but to Michael it was the worst thing that could ever happen.
Michael Scott Early Bird Quote. Early day in the office for the temp, Ryan Howard, means bringing in a sausage, egg and cheese biscuit for Michael who is also early to the office because he is an early bird and is already hungry because… he has worms. Ryan the temp heads back to his car for a nap until work starts.
In an attempt to make a point about old sales techniques versus new technology, Michael goes on a gift basket tour, distributing them to potential clients.
After a sip of wine during the notorious “Dinner Party” episode, Michael attempts to be a wine connoisseur with this remark. Jim’s look right after sums up all of our reactions. Surely, it is one of his best misquotes… and don’t call me surely.
Don’t believe it is? Maybe it’s because you’re not at all stitious. To his relief, hitting Meredith with his car actually saves her from suffering from rabies. So it would not be incorrect to say that Michael saved Meredith by hitting her with his car. Classic.