It was the easiest $3 million James Gandolfini ever made.A recent episode of the Talking Sopranos podcast saw co-hosts Michael Imerioli and Steve Schirripa (aka Christopher Moltisanti and Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos) reveal that James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down a role as the new boss in The Office.The story came up during a conversation with Ricky Gervais, who created the original UK version of The Office. “You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him [Steve Carell], did you know that?” Gervais said.The story goes like this: Several years after The Sopranos ended, NBC needed an impact replacement for Steve Carell’s departure from The Office.Schirripa claimed NBC offered Gandolfini $4 million
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