Carell, a WGA member, has written two episodes of The Office: "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man." Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writers Guild of America Award for "Casino Night."

Did Steve Carell ask to be written off The Office?

Asked if he'd stay on, Carell told James, “I don't think so. ... According to 'An Oral History of The Office', NBCUniversal simply let Carell go without a fight, leaving Dunder Mifflin Scranton without its regional manager.

Why was Steve Carell written out of The Office?

When asked if there was anything that could change his mind, Steve said no. "I just want to spend more time with my family," he explained. ... In author Andy Greene's book The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s, several of the show's crew members said that Steve didn't want to leave at all.