[Firestar007]

Oh man

[Enigma]

Oscar interview from tvguide.com

Oscar Nuñez "Accounts" for The Office's Success by Anthony Layser In the hilarious third-season premiere of NBC's The Office (Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET), Oscar Martinez was unceremoniously outed by Michael, and subsequently awarded paid leave by Dunder-Mifflin to curb any litigious thoughts. In reality, the accountant's portrayer, Oscar Nuñez, took a leave from the show to exec-produce and star in the Comedy Central series Halfway Home. But now that he has returned to his cubicle, TVGuide.com decided to check in on the Cuban-born funnyman. TVGuide.com: When did the Office writers officially tell you Oscar would be gay? Oscar Nuñez: It was toward the end of the first season. At first, it started as a rumor. The actors started saying, "Oscar might be gay" when we'd read the scripts, and I was like, "Really?" Then, lo and behold, there was a script where Oscar was gay. [Executive producer] Greg Daniels came up to me and said, "Hey, Oscar, would you mind if your character was gay?" I'm like, "Greg, there's a script already written. I've seen it. Thanks for asking me now." But I didn't mind. TVGuide.com: Was it difficult to keep a straight face while shooting the Michael-Oscar kiss in this season's opener? Nuñez: You know, that's not one of my weaknesses. I'm pretty good at keeping a straight face. Steve [Carell] has made me break a handful of times during the season, but that wasn't one of them. TVGuide.com: That's impressive. It's such a long, uncomfortable moment. Nuñez: And we did it a couple of times! Every take was uncomfortable, and everyone watching kept breaking up. TVGuide.com: Is it fun to play a character who often exposes Michael's general ignorance? Nuñez: I think every character exposes his general ignorance. You just sit there and watch him and your jaw drops. TVGuide.com: This season's big story line was the addition of the Stamford office staff. Do you have any idea what sort of future shake-ups are planned? Nuñez: There's definitely more interoffice politics coming down the pike. TVGuide.com: Can we expect to see more Oscar? Nuñez: I would hope so, yeah. I think as the show progresses they'll have to flesh out more characters just because there will be more episodes. TVGuide.com: But you haven't seen any upcoming scripts to know for sure? Nuñez: No. We see scripts like a week before we shoot them. TVGuide.com: Does that make it tough to prepare? Nuñez: No. We're just "working in an office." Though a lot of us come from an improv background, there are scripts and it's definitely mostly written. Steve gets to improvise a bit, and Rainn Wilson also improvises. We [the "accountants"] do, too, but it rarely sees the light of day. TVGuide.com: Halfway Home's Eulogio is also gay, but in a very different way than Oscar. Would they have any chemistry together? Nuñez: No way. Oscar is a Log Cabin Republican, and Eulogio doesn't even vote. Oscar would probably report Eulogio to the authorities. They would not mix well together. TVGuide.com: What was it like producing and starring in your own show? Nuñez: It's very exciting. [Executive producers] Kevin [Ruf], Damon [Jones] and I were in the Groundlings together. Kevin is an attorney and he's visited halfway homes, so he threw out this idea of setting a show in a halfway house. Fortunately, Comedy Central liked that idea. It's been a long road. After years of pitching stuff to them, they finally liked a show. It's been great to work with friends on a project like this. TVGuide.com: What's the major difference between working on a cable show as opposed to working on a network show? Nuñez: The catering. The catering and pampering is great for The Office, because it's not only a network show, but it's gotten a couple of awards as well. We're very well taken care of. Halfway Home's budget is a lot less. The nuts and bolts don't change — you're still making a TV show — but the fringe benefits of The Office are definitely better. It's not lobster and steak every day, but it's something like that. TVGuide.com: So what does your wife think about the fact that you're becoming known for playing "the gay guy"? Nuñez: Actually, we're in the middle of a divorce right now. TVGuide.com: Oh... well, I hope your characters didn't have anything to do with that. Nuñez: No, they didn't. I haven't really gotten [the news] out there, but I guess I might as well now. TVGuide.com: Gotcha. Well, now it's out there.

[Firestar007]

Thanks for the interview, Mel

Love that scene with Oscar saying that maybe he would go back to dating women because Angela tells him he can cross over

Love that he and Angela seem to talk about things.

[Enigma]

You're welcome Liz.

I didn't catch it the first time around but the 2nd time around I caught the Angela thinks I could cross over. It is cool they have obviously been talking.

[Cris]

Oscar's line about Angela offering him help to crossover was so funny!

[Firestar007]

Yeah it's great that he and Angela have been talking

Oh man when Michael asked Oscar if he had his speedo ready

[Enigma]

Michael cracks me up.

[Firestar007]

He does

But he always says the wrong things.

[palegreen]

Pictures from Upfronts!

[Enigma]

Thanks Sam.

Everyone looks so great.

[JF1994]

That is an awesome picture! What are upfronts?

[Enigma]

It happens every spring..............all the networks present what shows will be on their schedule for the coming TV season in the fall.

[Firestar007]

Thanks for the pics

[hoLiday]

Oscar went to the Emmy Party as well.

[Trip & Run]

Thanks!

He has a nice smile. I always love when Oscar smiles, but it must be really hot outside. LOL!