Oscar Nuñez on Returning for ‘The Office’ Spinoff ‘The Paper,’ Why Oscar Ends Up in the Midwest and How His Character Became a Gay Icon

About a year ago, Oscar Nuñez went to lunch with his old pal Greg Daniels, the comedy TV guru who developed the American version of “The Office,” on which Nuñez starred for nine seasons as the prickly and pragmatic accountant, Oscar Martinez.

“I’m working on a new show,” Daniels told him. “How would you feel about coming back as Oscar?”

“I’m game. Of course,” said Nuñez, not thinking much of it. He’d go on to meet with Daniels a few more times as the writer-producer fleshed out his idea. At one point, Daniels told Nuñez he wanted paper — the product for sale at Dunder Mifflin, around which

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