If you have a question, just raise your hand.". [9], In the season 8 premiere, "The List", it is revealed that Robert was hired as the branch manager over the summer. That's right!'". Throughout the episode, California attempts to figure out everyone's deepest fears, in order to tell a ghost story that simultaneously frightens the entire office, itself a conscious effort to prevent the staff from allowing fear to run their lives. [9][10] Near the end of the episode, Darryl admits that he is attempting to impress Val from the warehouse, but Dwight believes he is talking about male actor Val Kilmer. Susan California (third ex-wife) Nationality. Here's how it came togetherand came to stay in the movie. The device will count the number of errors made in the office and will generate an email report to Robert. They initially listed the 11,000 sq. Spader was also the second actor to receive an "And" credit, after Amy Ryan, during her appearances in season seven. A whiskey bottle found in the car suggested that the wreck may have been the result of drunk driving. Portrayed by [20] After viewing "Mrs. California," Washington Post writer Hank Stuever named The Office one of the ten best TV shows of 2011 and said that the episode proved the series could still deliver cringe humor without Carell. Michael Scott | Dwight Schrute | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Ryan Howard | Andy Bernard | Kevin Malone | Stanley Hudson | Angela Martin | Phyllis Vance | Meredith Palmer | Creed Bratton | Oscar Martinez | Kelly Kapoor | Toby Flenderson | Darryl Philbin | Erin Hannon | Gabe Lewis, Jan Levinson | Roy Anderson | David Wallace | Nellie Bertram | Karen Filippelli | Robert California | Holly Flax | Pete Miller | Clark Green | Bob Vance | Todd Packer | Mose Schrute | Hank Tate | Nate Nickerson | Val Johnson | Robert Lipton | Cathy Simms | Helene Beesly | Glenn | Hidetoshi Hasagawa | Madge Madsen | Esther Bruegger | Nick | Jo Bennett | Deangelo Vickers | Charles Miner. The seriespresented as if it were a real documentarydepicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Actor Robert Blake acquitted of wife's murder. Andy gets confused and frustrated with Robert because of his mixed signals. Biographical Information Robert Gold-Smith, 53, of Homer Glen, is representing himself in a bench trial before Will County Judge Daniel Rozak this week. Let us know in the comments! Notable cut scenes include more office workers joining Dwight's gym, Andy and Jim trying to get out of Mr. and Mrs. California's difficulties, and more scenes of Jim running away. When he tells Andy and Erin this, Andy calmly says "no", to which Robert replies that he will fire Andy if he keeps saying "no", and asks if he has anything else to say. Is it because his wife divorced him? Robert finds out Jim has fled, and orders security to close the gate, preventing Jim from leaving. In the season 8 premiere, "The List", it is revealed that Robert was hired as the branch manager over the summer. (LA24)LOS ANGELES, June 5 [1968] WOMAN GRAZED BY BULLET Elizabeth Evans of Saugus, Calif., puts her handkerchief to her forehead which was grazed by a bullet at the hairline during the shooting of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles early today. California State Assemblyman Rob Bonta has been nominated for California attorney general by Governor Gavin Newsom in March 2021. I'm the f***ing lizard king. [4] At Nellie's welcome party, Robert makes very obvious attempts to make a good impression on her. He only ever intended for his role to last one season.[13]. gave the episode three out of five stars and wrote, "I'm going to go out on a bit of a limb here and say that while 'Mrs. [16] Chris Plante of New York called Robert California the worst part of The Office and said that he kept Andy from being more of a lead character for the series. His loving wife, June, passed away in 2008. [7] The Season Eight DVD contains a number of deleted scenes from this episode. When she is introduced in the Season 8 episodeMrs. California, she and her husband Robert are happy together. The character of Robert California was met with acclaim during his guest appearance on the season 7 finale "Search Committee". Retired Democrat Bobby Rush dished out campaign cash to his wife prior to leaving Congress . [15], When Andy takes much of the staff to visit Gettysburg, Robert is elated to see those who stayed behind and calls them the "free thinkers". Dwight commands him to stop, but Robert states that he has already "figured [him] out". According to Jonathan Hearn, the pair also planned on benefiting from the $300,000 life insurance policy Robert had on himself. Jim and Pam eventually agree that Jim should just go. After playing, Robert stuns Jim by revealing that he dislikes the business plan for the Sabre store, and that he had only approved of it because Jo wanted it. [10] But, after one look at his new workplace environment, he quickly drives to Florida and convinces Sabre CEO Jo Bennett to give him her job. But when she arrives and he says there's nothing available, Robert insists he find something, putting Andy in an awkward position. [12] Added with DVR viewers, who viewed the episode within three days of the original broadcast, the episode received a 4.2 rating in the 1849 demographic, adding a 1.3 rating to the original viewership. He was 26 years old, and from Tranquillity, California, United States of America. Susan later asks Jim if Robert didn't want her working in the office. Biographical Information Later, in a talking-head interview held in the parking lot, Robert informs the documentary film crew that he is confident that he will be offered the job, as it is a call he has received many times. Dunderpedia: The Office Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Susan expresses discomfort as Robert continues to push the idea of a job for Susan with Andy. She was already dead. In truth, and picking up on something I suggested last week, I think I would be enjoying this season a lot more if Spader were positioned as Carell's replacement, and we were seeing the season from his perspective". [1] In a talking-head interview from that episode, Susan states (when referring to the staff's instructed dislike of her), that the last time she was employed, she "hated the boss' wife" as well, revealing that the woman she is referring to was one of Robert's ex-spouses. Andy claims that reception is a one-man operation, but Erin and Robert seem open to the idea. [18] BuddyTV's Meghan Carlson wrote that Spader was "the most memorable and impressive guest". Originally, the character of Robert California was just supposed to be a one-episode guest role for Spader; the character made his debut in . According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode received 5.74 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, staying even with the ratings from the previous episode, "Gettysburg". Last He was merely a tool here, and yeah, I mean that in both senses. Personal Information The episode was written by consulting producer Dan Greaney, marking his first writing credit for the series, and was directed by Charlie Grandy. He brings such a cool, amazing, intensity as Robert California that's so different from Michael Scott. Andy asks everyone in the office to treat her poorly to drive her out, which makes everyone uncomfortable as they like her, but end up doing so nevertheless. - Robert California. When they meet, Susan expresses interest in Andy and the job offer. Andy then gets the staff to be mean to her to urge her to quit. Pam manages to steal her cellphone, however, as Robert goes through Nellie's messages, Pam relents and tells Robert that she will not help him anymore. ", http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/popcornbiz/The-Office-Season-Eight-Robert-California-Here-We-Come-130284953.html#ixzz1mJrasiYg, Ministry of Gossip: James Spader is hired full time at 'The Office', "Rainn Wilson's 'Office' Praise For James Spader: He's 'Killing It! Though he does not answer, Jim says he loves working with his wife, Pam. in Economics and was employed in various client . Although his presence didn't detract from Michael Scott's (Steve Carell . Club, criticized Robert's role as one "that the narrative reacts to as opposed to something actually involved in the narrative". The Academy Award winning and outspoken liberal actor is estimated to be worth $500 million, and Hightower believed herself to be . Former leading actor Steve Carell was also impressed by the decision to hire Spader, stating in an interview with Access Hollywood, "I think it's an excellent choice. Some episodes have also implied that he is bisexual. We're thrilled he's joining our cast". [27] Myles McNutt, of The A.V. He brings such a cool, amazing, intensity as Robert California that's so different from Michael Scott. While Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) is having a meeting with Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in his office, Robert California (James Spader) appears at the window and frantically says that his wife Susan (Maura Tierney) is looking for a job in the office, and that Andy must not give her one. 626-256-4673. Our first table read with him was a week before we went back and at that moment I was like, 'Oh, we're going to be just fine'. The episode ends with Susan talking to Andy later and asking him on a date. About. Dwight then asks him if he knows anything about paper, to which Robert responds by saying he viewed an episode of how paper is manufactured on Sesame Street. A few . He is an independent Financial Advisor with 19 years of . Susan takes everything well and says that maybe they can work together soon, to which Andy agrees. In an interview with Huffington Post, Brian Baumgartner stated that "the energy [Spader] has is so totally different. Instagram/Grete Griffin The Griffins posted a few photos of the new arrival on Instagram. I just love him as this character. Susan California (likely Susan Kazamakis) was Robert California's wife. By Erin Strecker Updated December 02, 2011 at 05:54 AM EST. Darryl finally says it is to impress the new female warehouse worker Val, though Dwight believes he is referring to Val Kilmer. [5], In "Angry Andy", Andy enlists Robert to give him his job back from Nellie by claiming it was an interim position for her. Robert is furious with his former employee's attempt at blackmail, and tells him that he's in for an awakening, noting that Andy doesn't even know his real name, proclaiming that he is "The fucking lizard king". Andy was tasked to not-hire the boss' wife on the boss' orders, which proved to be extremely tricky. With Spader leaving at the end of this season, that won't be a problem for much longer. Susan is not Robert's first wife, as she says, "Last time I had a job I remember I hated the boss' wife. [6] However, throughout the series, the other characters almost always refer to him by the full name "Robert California". 4.) Dwight and Susan seem to be on good terms. Jim then runs all over the building (at one point encountering Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton) flying a toy helicopter on the roof), but Andy and Robert find him and take him back to the office. Tierney was brought in to play the role of California's wife because showrunner Paul Lieberstein stated that he was "a big fan of hers". Later, after Jim stops Dwight from attending the meeting, Nellie appoints Todd Packer as vice president in his place. Andy later intercedes on behalf of the 'losers', making a new list on his team of 'winners' relaying their positive and productive qualities observed over years in the office and from being their supervisor; Robert appears to gain respect for Andy's effort, as it unites the office around him. But, after one look at his new workplace environment, he quickly drives to Florida and convinces Sabre CEO Jo Bennett to give him her job.