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" New rumours have linked Steve Carell to a role in the final episode of The Office. Carell played the NBC comedy&amp;#039;s original lead Michael Scott between 2005 and 2011, but announced in January that he would not return for the series finale.  However, producers again approached Carell about making a cameo appearance last month and the actor was on-set for the show&amp;#039;s final scenes, TVLine reports. While Carell&amp;#039;s persona rep claimed that he did not shoot any new scenes during his set visit, a show source later teased: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t rule anything out.&amp;quot;  In March, Carell himself explained his reasoning behind refusing to return to The Office. &amp;quot;I think [Michael] had grown past the idea of being in the documentary, that was my take on it,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;That he had said goodbye to that aspect of his life, that that&amp;#039;s not what was important to him. &amp;quot;I just thought, yeah he&amp;#039;d go back and visit [his friends], but he wouldn&amp;#039;t want the camera crew to be documenting it.&amp;quot; The final episode of The Office will air on May 16 in the US. In the UK, the series airs on Comedy Central. &amp;amp;gt; Steve Carell gives advice to The Office cast: &amp;#039;Savour every moment&amp;#039; Watch a clip from The Office below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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