Ricky Gervais surprised fans by sharing a photo of his old notebook and the first scribbles that would one day lead to The Office.
The 63-year-old comedian, who is the original creator of the British version of the series, revealed the first idea he had for the office manager, David Brent.
Previously, Gervais had described Brent as “a Frankenstein of all the people I’ve met in my adult life,” but in the 30-year-old notebook, there’s a description that the comedian and actor referred to as “the first mention of a character who would become David Brent.”
In the notebook, Gervais wrote Brent as “a 35-year-old middle manager, always trying to impress the younger employees by being ‘cool’ and politically correct.”
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