Why James Spader Only Starred In One Season Of The Office

Robert California was one of the few characters on “The Office” that fans seem to either love or hate.

The workplace sitcom is filled with “people we know,” and several of us have dealt with prickly co-workers similar to Angela (Angela Martin) or people like Stanley (Leslie David Baker), who hate their jobs and live for pretzel day.

Many of us have also rooted for obvious workplace romances like Jim (John Krasinski) and Pam (Jenna Fischer).But Robert California? One of these things is not like the other, as few of us have likely crossed paths with anyone like him.

And for that, we can blame Michael Scott (of course we can).

When Steve Carell left “The Office” after seven seasons, it left a gaping hole in the cast, and the show would eventually turn to James Spader as the new boss to fill the tremendous void Michael left.

The

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