Article: Wilson finds himself suddenly in demand

SANDY COHEN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
03-26-2007

Wilson finds himself suddenly in demand
By SANDY COHEN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 03-26-2007, Monday
Section: THE MIX
Edtion: All Editions

His work as a mortician's apprentice got him noticed. His turn as eccentric paper salesman Dwight Shrute made him famous.

Now producers can't seem to get enough of actor Rainn Wilson. A star of NBC's Emmy-winning comedy "The Office," and an alumnus of HBO's hit drama "Six Feet Under," Wilson is being offered roles for the first time in his 14-year career. And whenever "The Office" goes on hiatus, he takes them.

The latest such role is as a disarmingly normal science teacher in the ...

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