Paul Lieberstein ready for season six ‘Office’ premiere
September 15th, 2009 | Paul Lieberstein | 0 Comments
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Scrantontimes.com writes:
Of the many talented people associated with “The Office,” Paul Lieberstein is perhaps the most versatile.
He writes. He acts. He directs. And now he’s pretty much running the whole show.
“I move in a lot of different areas,” Mr. Lieberstein said. “It’s one of these things where it’d be the best job in the world if it had a few less hours of it.”
No such luck for Mr. Lieberstein, who is busier than ever as the Scranton-set NBC comedy heads into its sixth season, which kicks off Thursday at 9 p.m. on WBRE-TV, Channel 28.
In addition to his role as low-key human resources representative Toby Flenderson, Mr. Lieberstein is one of the show’s original writers. He’s also directed a few episodes, and he recently assumed “showrunner” status – i.e. the producer who oversees a series’ day-to-day production – from “Office” executive producer Greg Daniels, who these days is concentrating more of his energies on “Parks and Recreation.”
“It’s very interesting. It’s a whole different set of responsibilities,” Mr. Lieberstein said of his new duties in a recent phone interview from the show’s set. “There’s little things I have to do now – I have to sign papers, like a regular manager – that I never had to do before.”
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