Leslie David Baker Recalls Being ‘Force Fed’ a Wallet by Steve Carell


Leslie David Baker He had a lot of memorable filming moments The office — including one hilarious example in question Steve Carell.
“Fire drills [episode] “It’s very funny,” Baker, 66, said exclusively. Us Weekly On Thursday, January 23, while promoting his partnership with I’m writing. “I was force-fed a new leather wallet by Michael Scott during a heart attack.”
In the fifth season episode titled “Reducing Stress”, Baker’s character, Stanley, has a heart attack after Dwight (Rainn Wilson) He plans to start a fire to test his co-workers’ response in an emergency. After learning they were trapped in the building during the fire, Stanley collapsed. Michael (played by Carell) jumps into action trying to save his employee by stuffing a wallet into his mouth, apparently confusing how to help a stroke with a heart attack.
While recalling his time on the Emmy Award-winning comedy, Baker also reflected on instances where his character “got hit with an arrow” and yelled at her. PJ NovakRyan’s character, for flirting with his imaginary daughter, noting that they were all having fun during filming.
“When I had to yell at Ryan for allegedly flirting with my daughter and he would explode in terms of dialogue I bothered him,” he recalls. “How any of us manage to keep it together on any given day with so much laughter remains a mystery.”
Baker added that while The office Fans have thoroughly enjoyed watching the series in its nine seasons, and the cast “had the most fun filming it.”
In addition to sharing laughter and fond memories, Baker added that the Season 7 episode in which Carell, now 62, left the show and the series finale were “definitely a tear-jerker.” However, his most cherished moments were involved Get the whole gang together.

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nbc“My favorite episode was the wedding when Dwight and Angela get married and we all have to get back together,” he said. we. “So that was a great episode. That was fun.”
While portraying Stanley for nearly a decade, Baker explained that he helped “create” the fan-favorite character — who is often curmudgeonly (except on Pretzel Day) — by drawing on his personal experience from working in corporate America, which allowed him By feeling connected to fans. .
“I think there’s a little bit of Stanley in all of us… I helped put flesh on Stanley’s bones, so I think his reactions and his values and his appeal are quite universal,” Baker said. “He likes to laugh, when something is really funny… and when he sees that it’s not… you go rigid or get ignored!”
While fans believe Stanley became angrier and ruder as the show went on, Baker believes those traits were there all along. Instead, Baker credited the crew with capturing the tiny tick.
“I think we should see him more and sympathize with him as a character… but maybe he got more camera time and what was he there the whole time?” He said we. “These are just situations that happened, captured by a great camera crew.”

since The office Wrapped In 2013, Baker continues to act in various projects, but he loves to entertain his loved ones in his free time. With Tastiez’s help, Baker can now pair “great conversation with delicious snacks.”
“My favorite appetizers are usually crunchy, crunchy, savory, sweet/salty, easy to prepare, a variety of flavors, and some unusual seasoning,” he said. “It’s so refreshing to not have to rely on the usual old standby snacks like nuts, chips and crackers.”
Some of Baker’s favorite desserts include nacho cheese triangles, mini mozzarella sticks,
Italian Style Risotto Bites, Spinach Artichoke Mozzarella Bites, and Garlic Cheese Curds.
“All these light flavors allow me to travel the world from my armchair with a nice glass of wine,” he said. “I’ve always believed that food should connect people and transport them to other countries through their sense of taste. This is a great and easy way to host a party for one or more!”
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