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Mar 23, 2015 · The Behind-The-Scenes Story Of ‘Diversity Day,’ The Episode That Defined NBC’s ‘The Office’. Ashley Burns and Chloe Schildhause March 23, 2015. Of his iconic TV character from the ...
May 17, 2021 · Diversity Day was inspired by an exercise a writer did in college. NBC. On an episode of the "Office Ladies" podcast, hosts and real-life friends Jenna Fischer (who played Pam) and Angela Kinsey ...
Oct 23, 2019 · Via Giphy. 6. Kelly Kapoor is dressed very properly in the episode, but after Mindy Kaling realized Kelly would be a series regular she decided she had to up her character's fashion game. 7. Like ...
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- James Doohan
- Yogi Berra
- Medgar Evers
- J.D. Salinger
- Alec Guinness
- Richard Todd
- Charles Durning
James Doohan, known for his role as "Scott" in the original Star Trek, was a commissioned lieutenant with the 14th Field Artillery Regiment of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. On D-Day, he landed on Juno beach, according to Snopes, and shot two German snipers. "I don't know if they were killed or wounded but it shut them up," Doohan told the New...
At only 19 years old, Yogi Berra, then known as Seaman 1stClass Lawrence Berra, was aboard a craft preparing to land on the beaches of Normandy. "Well, being a young guy, I thought it was like the Fourth of July, to tell you the truth. I said, 'Boy, it looks pretty, all the planes coming over,'" Berra told NBC Newsin 2004. "And I was looking out an...
Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers enlisted in the segregated U.S. Army at the age of 17, according to History.com, and rose to the rank of sergeant. In June 1944, Evers fought in the Battle of Normandy, as reported by the NAACP, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
Before becoming famous for The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger stormed the beaches of Normandy. Initially intended to land on Utah Beach in the first wave, according to Vanity Fair, he ended up landing during the second wave about 10 minutes later. As part of the 4th Counter Intelligence Corps, Salinger avoided most of the heavily concentrated Ge...
Sir Alec Guinness, who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, served in the Royal Navy. Before fighting Anakin Skywalker, Guinness piloted a landing craft on D-Day responsible for bringing British troops to the beaches of Normandy, according to KPBS.
Irish-born actor Richard Todd spent June 6, 1944, jumping out of a plane over Normandy, one of the men charged with securing the east side of the beach landing ears. Of his unit, the Telegraph reported he was first to jump. "As I parachuted down, the noise became more overwhelming – machine-guns, shells and mortars," Todd told the Telegraph. "It wa...
Actor Charles Durning was among the thousands of Americans in the first wave that landed on Omaha Beach. For his service, Durning was awarded three Purple Hearts and a Silver Star for valor. "It was a crusade that changed the world," Durning told The Chicago Tribune of D-Day. "It was the greatest armada to hit any beach anywhere in the world, ever....
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"Diversity Day" was the first episode of The Office to feature original writing, as the pilot episode ("Pilot") contained many jokes from the British series pilot. Wilmore, a writer for the show, had to formally audition with other actors because of stipulations with the Screen Actors Guild .
"Diversity Day" is the second episode of the first season of The Office and the 2nd episode overall. It was written by B.J. Novak and directed by Ken Kwapis. It originally aired on March 29, 2005, and was viewed by 6 million people. Michael explains in his talking head that it's Diversity Day and that a guest speaker is at Dunder Mifflin Scranton to talk about diversity in the workplace ...
Jul 4, 2020 · TV. ‘The Office’: Mindy Kaling Started Her Role of Kelly Because of ‘Diversity Day’. Mindy Kaling played Kelly Kapoor on 'The Office.' Find out how 'Diversity Day' helped her get...
