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Oscar Nuñez "Accounts" for The Office's Success

In the hilarious third-season premiere of NBC's The Office (Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET), Oscar Martinez was unceremoniously outed by Michael, and subsequently awarded paid leave by Dunder-Mifflin to curb any litigious thoughts. In reality, the accountant's portrayer, Oscar Nuñez, took a leave from the show to exec-produce and star in the Comedy Central series Halfway Home. But now that he has returned to his cubicle, TVGuide.com decided to check in on the Cuban-born funnyman.

TVGuide.com: When did the Office writers officially tell you Oscar would be gay?
Oscar Nuñez:
It was toward the end of the first season. At first, it started as a rumor. The actors started saying, "Oscar might be gay" when we'd read the scripts,  read full article

Season 1, Episode 6: The residents fall back on prison rules to haze a new resident, or "fish," into submission, and Kenny's musical ambitions are thwarted at an open-mike night.
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Length: 21:44
Aired: 4/18/2007
Season 1, Episode 4: Kenny invites the residents' parents to the house for some family bonding, forcing the residents to struggle to make up for years of dysfunction in a single day.
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Aired: 4/5/2007
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Season 1, Episode 1: Alan smells something suspicious in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, Kenny forces the residents to take drug tests, and C-Bass attempts to exact revenge on Alan by martyring himself.
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Posted: 2/9/2009
Season 1, Episode 10: Eulogio encounters one of his past customers, who hasn't quite gotten past their sexual interlude. Alan's wife employs a high-powered attorney to clear her husband.
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Length: 21:13
Aired: 5/16/2007
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Oscar Nuñez "Accounts" for The Office's Success

In the hilarious third-season premiere of NBC's The Office (Thursdays at 8:30 pm/ET), Oscar Martinez was unceremoniously outed by Michael, and subsequently awarded paid leave by Dunder-Mifflin to curb any litigious thoughts. In reality, the accountant's portrayer, Oscar Nuñez, took a leave from the show to exec-produce and star in the Comedy Central series Halfway Home. But now that he has returned to his cubicle, TVGuide.com decided to check in on the Cuban-born funnyman. TVGuide.com: When did the Office writers officially tell you Oscar would be gay?Oscar Nuñez: It was toward the end of the first season. At first, it started as a rumor. The actors started saying, "Oscar might be gay" when we'd read the scripts, read more

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