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"Will Ferrell has been confirmed to appear in a four-episode story arc on The Office. Deadline reports that the actor will join the NBC comedy as a home office branch manager similar to Steve Carell&amp;#039;s Michael Scott character.  Ferrell is said to have asked for the role - which will extend one episode beyond Carell&amp;#039;s departure from the series - as he is a big fan of the show.  Executive producer Paul Lieberstein said: &amp;quot;We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star.  &amp;quot;We are proud to continue The Office&amp;#039;s tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they&amp;#039;ll see what we see, tremendous raw sexuality.&amp;quot; No date has been set for the episodes to air.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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