How I asked Rainn Wilson the wrong question

I was excited when I learned that I’d be able to interview Rainn Wilson during his PA tour for The Rocker in July. Wilson has become one of my favorite character actors, primarily due to his work on NBC’s “The Office” as Dwight Schrute: salesman, beet farmer, geek and would-be Alpha Male:




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In person, Wilson proved to be cool as the proverbial cucumber (or perhaps “beet” would be a more appropriate analogy). While we spoke at 8:30 a.m. in a lounge at the W Hotel, the 2008 Emmy Award nominees literally were being announced in the next room, but Wilson showed perfect nonchalance. Afterwards we found out that he indeed received another Supporting Actor Nomination.




I did, however, see how Wilson reacts to a question he’s tired of hearing.