A Breaking Bad Actor Almost Played The Office’s Michael Scott

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There are some actors who are just born to play certain roles, and Steve Carell as Michael Scott is the perfect example. The actor made Michael into the best character on “The Office,” but another performer came remarkably close to playing the Dunder Mifflin regional manager — one who would just miss out on “The Office” only to find stardom shortly afterwards: The great Bob Odenkirk was one of the finalists to play Michael Scott.

Odenkirk, who shot to stardom after playing fast-talking lawyer Jimmy McGill aka Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and its spinoff,…

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