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"The Office&amp;apos;s candidate search is over!\r\nJames Spader will join the cast of The Office when it returns this fall, NBC announced in a press release on Wednesday.\r\n\r\nReplacing the departed Steve Carell, the Emmy winner will reprise his role as Robert California, who interviewed for the position of manager (vacated by Carell&amp;apos;s Michael Scott) at Dunder-Mifflin&amp;apos;s Scranton branch during a hilariously intense cameo last spring.\r\n\r\nCalifornia is &amp;quot;this uber-salesman that has a power to convince and manipulate, like a high-class weirdo Jedi warrior,&amp;quot; said Paul Lieberstein (who plays Toby and serves as one of the show&amp;apos;s executive producers.)  &amp;quot;He&amp;apos;ll have been hired over the summer as the new manager, but within hours, got himself promoted.  Within days, he took over the company.&amp;quot;\r\nAccordingly, the remaining Dunder-Mifflin employees (including castmates Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson) &amp;quot;have no tools for dealing with this guy,&amp;quot; Lieberstein adds.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;James has an energy that is completely his own,&amp;quot; Lieberstein added. &amp;quot;We&amp;apos;re thrilled he&amp;apos;s joining our cast.&amp;quot;\r\nTell Us: Are you psyched for Spader to take over The Office?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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