Paul Lieberstein
Paul Lieberstein
Paul Bevan Liebersteinis an American screenwriter, actor and television producer. A Primetime Emmy Award winner, he is known as a writer, producer, and as supporting cast member Toby Flenderson on the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office. He served as the series' showrunner from seasons five to eight. On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Lieberstein would step down from his showrunner role to focus on a planned spin-off series featuring Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, which was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth22 February 1967
CityWestport, CT
CountryUnited States of America
The thing about many celebrities - not all - is that they're fantastic actors. If we've created a really juicy role, it just feels like a fantastic actor should be playing the part. If it's a long enough part, we consider anyone. If it's a single episode, we don't usually let a single actor on. Because that' s just stunting.
I feel it's very important to let individual writers' voices come through. But the character has to be consistent.