The Office: A Peek Behind The Scenes

John Krasinki Accidentally Insulted the Casting Team

Before he landed the role of Jim Halpert, the casting team wanted Krasinski to read for Dwight Schute. He was convinced he’d be a better fit for Jim, and told his manager to relay that to the casting directors. They blew him off since he was an inexperienced actor at the time. When he was finally called in to read for the role of Jim Halpert, he was suffering from some serious foot-in-mouth disease.

Recalling his audition, Krasinski said, “This guy sits in front of me with his salad and people are coming in and out and he goes, ‘Are you nervous?’ And I was like, ‘You know, not really. You either get these things or you don’t. But what I’m really nervous about is this show. I just love the British show so much and Americans have a tendency to just really screw these opportunities up. I just don’t know how I’ll live with myself if they screw this show up and ruin it for me.’” The man he was talking to turned out to be Greg Daniels, the Executive Producer. “I actually threw up in my mouth,” said Krasinski.