Rainn Wilson, From 'Office' Drone To 'Rocker' Star

Rainn Wilson was interviewed by National Public Radio's Terry Gross on Fresh Air from WHYY, Philadelphia, on July 30, 2008. Reprinted below is a short article about the aspiring Baha'i actor. To download the 32 minute radiocast, click this NPR link.

While his Office character may take himself seriously, actor Rainn Wilson seems to be all about the laughs. Wilson plays beet-farming, archery-loving middle-management kook Dwight Shrute on the NBC hit television series. Now, Wilson is trading his crossbow for a guitar in the new film The Rocker. In The Rocker, Wilson plays a failed hair-metal musician. After he's kicked out of his band, the group goes on to achieve great success. But when he joins his nephew's garage band, he gets a second chance at fame. Wilson made his breakthrough as an actor playing an eccentric mortician on the HBO series Six Feet Under. He has also appeared in the films Almost Famous, Galaxy Quest, and Juno.