In Memoriam: Nathan Alden Robinson Remembered On The Office

To get ready for the new episodes of The Office, which airs next Thursday, I watched the mini marathon of the show tonight. It included the last few episodes from the last season. The show threw a refreshing curveball into the credits: a YouTube-ish video of some kid playing the show’s theme song. So I searched for it.

The kid in the video is 15-year-old Nathan Alden Robinson. We share at least one thing in common — his first instrument was the piano. Actually two things. He was a fan of The Office. According to his obituary in the Boston Globe, Nathan and a friend were discussing the show. One thing led to another, and Nathan was playing the theme song…and here’s the video:

…and to think my contribution to the show was only the best spoof of The Office on YouTube. Nathan passed away in March as a result of methicillin-resistant Staph, pneumonia, and flu. Thank you for sharing with us, Nathan.

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Spoof of The Office

Some co-workers and I write and produce a film for our company awards banquet every year. I hope NBC doesn’t mind, but for 2006, we chose The Office as our theme. We are all huge fans of the show and we all work in…an office, so…it was a natural choice. I hope you guys like my acting debut, but needless to say my buddy “Brian” comes through like a champ. “Brent” and “Hoffmann” are the others involved in the behind the scenes production of the film. By the way, I’m not really a Price Is Right fanatic. Just because I watched it regularly as a kid during the summer doesn’t mean I’m a fanatic…does it? Anyway, it is about 9 minutes long and worth every second of your time. Enjoy!

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