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Gervais to make 'Office' cameo

Actor Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Actor Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon arrive at the 68th annual Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills, California on January 16, 2011. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- British comedian and recent Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais has taped a cameo for the U.S. version of "The Office," EW.com reported Wednesday.

Gervais co-created and starred in the British show of the same name. It ran for 14 episodes starting in 2001.

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EW.com said he will reprise his role of unpopular boss David Brent on the Jan. 27 edition of the U.S. sitcom.

Brent will run into his American equivalent, regional manager Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell, in the episode, the report said.

Carell is leaving "The Office" later this season, the show's seventh.

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