Celebrity True or False: Stephen Root Still Has His ‘Office Space’ Red Stapler?? | Rich Eisen Show

Actor Stephen Root joins the Rich Eisen Show in-studio and plays a round of ‘Celebrity True or False’ where he reveals he still has that famous red stapler from ‘Office Space,’ why he was edited out of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ‘Kindergarten Cop,’ and more!
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[@keefriff99]

Stephen Root is a fantastic actor. Milton is unforgettable.

[@mikelambert468]

William Fontaine Delator Dautrieve

[@oxxnarrdflame8865]

You bet. I’ve been watching him in Barry.

[@JoeEasterly]

💯 usually appointment viewing

[@billnyethesciencedenier1516]

My favorite Stephen Root character was Jimmy James, the eccentric billionaire and station owner of WNYX. News Radio was my favorite show

[@owllymannstein7113]

@@billnyethesciencedenier1516 Ah, I see you are also a man of culture.

[@euripidiesupman9755]

I was a programmer for 43 years. "Office Space" perfectly described my entire career.

[@searchtron7601]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lamelama22]

A bunch of us all used to watch it regularly in college. More recently, I found out a bunch of younger coworkers hadn't seen it and set up a movie night and the reaction wasn't quite what I expected. They were all like... "this is a horror film, this is giving me PTSD with work, it's exactly like what we deal with day to day", lol.

[@meinbherpieg4723]

@@lamelama22 When an audience no longer finds the absurdity in satire to be absurd, does that signify their life has become a tragedy?

[@romulus_]

I watched it in college and didn't quite get it. Then I started working in a tech company and it immediately resonated. We literally had a tool jokingly called TPS, but it was "ticket processing system."

[@JeanmarieRod]

@@meinbherpieg4723 well said, and yes, I think you are right… mass psychosis is now the norm

[@techdadnyc]

Office Space is probably the most accurate depiction of what it's like for many of us who are or who have worked in a tech office in the '00s.

[@AE-pv9vc]

It's still true today...

[@hu3rcgtx]

Especially those TPS reports!

[@victormoreno554]

That one scared me. As you said, it was life for those like me, that worked in that type of office.

[@patrickm6012]

Yeah.. I am going to need you to come in Saturday, that would be great.

[@redbullock8164]

That movie was relatable for many of us across multiple occupations and companies

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Stephen and Gary Cole are two of the best and extremely underrated character actors working today. They are NEVER bad.

[@gregoryadkins2213]

Midnight Caller.

[@MatthewW713]

I love them both!

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in this Saturday, m'kay?

[@ziff_1]

If you grew up with Brady Bunch, you know how Gary Cole KILLED IT as Mike Brady. Amazing.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@ziff_1Indeed. The Brady Bunch movie was perfectly cast. I actually thought they did a great job on that movie and I seem to remember that it got good reviews at the time.

[@glennyates2194]

Milton is simply the greatest character in the history of movie cinema. Steven Root is a seriously underrated actor.

[@tomifost]

According to Mike Judge, that was the first character he ever created.

[@adamjenkins190]

Not to mention the bill-dozer!

[@packlesswolf1]

Nah that goes to Derek Vinyard.

[@Licensed_To_Chill]

He was really good in Man In The High Castle.

[@Mozart1220]

I wouldn't go THAT far...come on!

[@adamplace1414]

Been a fan since Newsradio, still one of my favorite sitcoms ever.

[@bradlafferty6076]

Joe Rogan had hair

[@coreysmorgan8488]

Jimmy James!!!!

[@The_Omegaman]

JJ!

[@adamplace1414]

The man so nice, they named him twice.

[@hanoc101]

@@coreysmorgan8488 Jimmy James was hilariously eccentric

[@ppumpkin3282]

"Office Space" is one of the few movies I own and watch repeatedly. I think the reason it's so popular is the story is so true to life.

[@PanicAttackTwo]

Office space is probably my favorite movie of all time. What a crossover here.

[@bradlafferty6076]

I concur

[@pinecone2455]

Great character actor.

[@brent4209]

I specifically requested a red stapler at one of my jobs and the HR woman started laughing instantly. Classic movie!

[@searchtron7601]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@luigivincenz3843]

The entire Office Space cast was incredible esp. SR as Milton. No one can ever do what he did for that character. I remember Root in the series Turn as Nathaniel Sackett who was like Q in the Bond movies making spy stuff for the Continentals. That's why Office Space is a cult classic as every role was excellent, especially Milton's. Great interview.

[@mrpankau]

Stephen was also fantastic in O Brother, Where Art Thou? as the blind recording engineer.

[@Crazy__Canuck]

He deserves bigger roles. He's fantastic. Stephen Root in O Brother Where Art Thou, is hilarious.

[@caperdoodle]

Honestly forgot he was in that!

[@kyleking4999]

That's a mighty fine pickin & a tickin!

[@poindextertunes]

Check him out in the show Barry

[@aprilcraddock169]

Also "" True Blood ""

[@chaser8811]

Him in Office Space and Dodgeball are 2 of the funniest characters of all time.

[@alsd8294]

and that he could do drama like Justified as well!

[@user-zm4fe7fs9p]

O Brother Where Art Thou...small part but him as the radio station man was an absolute gem!

[@edp3202]

​@@alsd8294 great in Jordan Peele film too.

[@aaronpearson2389]

@@alsd8294and, let’s not forget, he played The Man in the High Castle. He’s great in everything he’s in.

[@redstateforever]

He was great as the crazy judge in Justified. He rocked the red Speedo, lol.

[@bdwaggoner]

I need to rewatch that series. It had some many great moments with a lot of great actors.

[@dennislogan6781]

One of my coworkers has a red Swingline stapler and whenever I pass his desk, he says the line "they keep trying to take my red swingling stapler" perfectly. Office Space is so awesome still.

[@Rick9482]

His Milton character is so good that you really cannot see any Steven Root in him. Completely transforms into another person. Only a few great actors can pull this off. If he's in a film, I'll give it a watch, no doubt. Extremely underrated in the film industry.

[@chriskay1449]

Same with Jimmy James in Newsradio.

[@Rick9482]

@@chriskay1449 Was unfamiliar with News radio, never watched, but did just check out a couple of clips. Hmmm, I see that as pretty much Steven Root, acting up, and not something completely new like Milton, IMHO. Regardless, he's still a great performer. Very wide range of characters in his bag of tricks.

[@johngoscinski1995]

I remember somebody telling me it was the same guy from NewsRadio. I couldn't believe it. Had to look it up to confirm.

[@cleekmaker00]

Watch him as Klingon Captain K'vada in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[@soulnull]

May I also just say that Mike Judge pulls off the same feat as the manager of Chotchkie's? He's also really good at hiding in plain sight right in front of you.

[@darealchops]

Man I LOVE Stephen Root. Dude is good in everything he does. Newsradio>>>>>

[@joemckim1183]

NewsRadio, The Office, Justified, O Brother Where Art Thou, Boardwalk Empire, so many great performances.

[@LL-tg2sg]

From The Earth To The Moon

[@nickhansen8874]

The Man in the High Castle, King of the Hill

[@darealchops]

Unthinkable

[@ceebee312]

No country for old men, although his role was short and not for long

[@learningpianoat61]

He was sublime in NewsRadio. Best American sitcoms ever made.

[@MitchClement-il6iq]

Also great in ghost and northern exposure 1 episode.

[@TitoRigatoni]

Jimmy James is still my favorite "boss" character in all of television. Buck Strickland is right up there too...

[@pronkb000]

"...NOT TO MENTION KERMIT THE DAMN FROG!"

[@c-bass413]

Best guest ever. So funny that he signs staplers for people.

[@mattranard2446]

King of the Hill, Newsradio, Office Space.....Stephen Root is a legend and one of my all time favorites

[@Nightwishmaster]

Also Justified, his judge character is awesome, such a criminally underrated show (maybe not underrated, it got fantastic ratings, but just not nearly well known enough as it deserved to be).

[@alsd8294]

@@Nightwishmaster Agree. I recommend it to people and have to explain it.

[@jaycuthbert245]

Get out and dodge ball was wonderful

[@ksmith96]

To this day Office Space is STILL in the yearly rotation. Classic.

[@yafka]

As I understand it, Swingline had never produced a red stapler before. The movie’s props department created them. After the film came out, public demand for one caused Swingline to start making them.

[@Molokaiism]

That's what I had heard as well.

[@josgor9061]

It became there best selling stapler and sales went up lol

[@peterlarkin762]

I hope this is true and there are thousands of Milton fans in cubicles caressing their red Swingline as we speak.

[@neilarcher2551]

I own one for my home office, its a fine stapler and has the bonus of reminding me of Stevens fantastic comedy acting.

[@honolulublues5548]

​@@peterlarkin762it is true. They bought the standard black and painted them red. After that, people began requesting them. Unfortunately, like Stephen says, the model Swing line makes in red is not the same as the ones they used in the movie.

[@ogto]

Jimmy James' rant about advertising is still amazing. Newsradio was great, love Stephen Root

[@IamCaleum]

I had a black Swingline stapler that I used constantly at work and people kept stealing it off my desk to use and they eventually broke it. I may of got a little ticked off since they didn't take care of ANYTHING and were constantly stealing stuff off my desk until I started keeping everything with me at all times and taking it home. For my birthday they all got together and got me the Office Space DVD (i had never seen the movie before) and a red Boston stapler so they could still steal a stapler from me but not mess with my Swingline. I had an ancient desk so they could not move it so at least I had THAT going for me.

[@HKim0072]

Probably more use than my Dad’s, but he had his for years. He taught for 30 years. That stapler last for 40+ years. Almost a bad business plan since people didn’t have to rebuy them.

[@IamCaleum]

@@HKim0072 No, the broke it by using it as a hammer. I have two now, one I bought as a replacement that is now over 20 years old that I use at home and a newer one in my car since I do deliveries and sometimes need to staple stuff to the bags.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

At least they didn't move you to the basement.....? LOL.

[@robertkees6048]

He was amazing in his very small but memorable role in The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs as the bank teller, genius. I started working in an office for the first time in my life and I had to buy a red stapler and a couple Hawaiian shirts for Fridays. It's not even a movie anymore, it's more like a culture. People love that red stapler, never even put staples in it.

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Pan Shot........

[@jimbojordan3954]

Pan shot!

[@jshepard152]

"It's a comfort to the dee-positors!"

[@robertkees6048]

@@jshepard152 Pan Shot!

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

"That banker don't play fair."

[@mcseforsale]

Stephen Root is an American legend. Love that dude.

[@abrahamhidalgo3605]

I was told that I could listen to music at a reasonable volume😂😂😂😂

[@searchtron7601]

OMFG!!!!!!

[@VictorJoseph-lu2rs]

From 9 to 11

[@keithsowder4308]

"I used to have a window....and I could see the squirrels...and they were married."

[@frankbieser]

Milton was great. However, the character of Jimmie James from News Radio was a fantastic character Stephen brought to life.

[@larrywilliams4583]

One of my all time favorite movies... office space

[@jeremymullins1294]

one of the great character actors of our time.

[@NesconProductions]

There's no more cake left.. 🤣(from Office Space)! A gem of a comedy with a large supporting cast that their played their roles to perfection.

[@searchtron7601]

Im dying

[@mrmaxcarter2306]

I loved king of the hill. I wish they'd bring it back.

[@louisskulnik7390]

It is in the works, so it seems.

[@spjfrat]

It’s on Hulu in 2025. Lost 4 voice characters since.

[@scottstalcup6980]

The man is like Peter Sellers. I always do a double take at his real voice, he's so great at immersion.

[@Msback4sure]

True story, when my boss and I was setting up his family owned print shop. He asked what supplies I needed for my desk. I told him I HAD to have a red stapler. 20 years later I STILL have that red stapler, all because of the AWESOME movie Office Space!

[@executenwordusers]

Congratulations!!!!!youre like a celebrity...its almost better than the real thing!!!

[@justinbergmans36]

Love this guys talent. He can play funny oddballs, dramatic villains. Great character actor.

[@davidswanson5669]

I haven’t seen office space yet, but one of my favorite films is “o’ brother” which he did the next year (2000), and played one of the funnest characters to listen to (in a movie full of fun character voices/dialogue).

[@brucebolduc3403]

He was also in Seinfeld. The bank manager that negotiated with Kramer about the lack of a hello greeting. He's great

[@MikeLikesChannel]

Here's the thought... you got a greeting, it starts with an H, how's 20 bucks sound?!

[@catherinewilliams9680]

I loved him both in News Radio and in Newsroom. Horribly underrated actor.

[@zangcheye]

I lived the 'Office Space' life for almost 20 years. It is a very well made documentary.

[@victormoreno554]

Did 5 years of that.....

[@victormoreno554]

Did 5 years of that.....

[@joefelice5062]

His brief spots in O Brother Where Art Thou are genius. My favorite conversation in that film, the “competition”.

[@gasaholic47]

He’s a terrific actor. He’s was great in so many things. Really enjoyed him in “The Man In The High Castle.”

[@dougsholly9323]

It was an anthem to all of us who has ever worked in a cube world as a programmer that was made in a way where it was still funny to those that didn't work in a cube world. It resonated with so many people

[@duanehood8031]

I can't wait until my children are old enough to watch Office Space with me. Along with Blazing Saddles it's one of the greatest movies ever!

[@thisismagacountry1318]

Where the white women at?

[@azcarteranderson]

It's twew! It's twew!

[@govinda102000]

Stephen is a Genius. This film could be watched over and over.

[@ThePauseMenuVlog]

He is a treasure. Legit golden actor

[@keithsowder4308]

Stephen Root is one of the great untalked about actors ! He has been fantastic in everything I have ever seen him in ! From comedies like "Dodgeball" and "Office Space" to dramatic roles like the Judge in "Justified "...and what can you say about "Milton" ? One of the most unforgettable characters EVER ! I gotta send him a red Swingline to autograph for me.

[@LayzeeGiant]

I watched the entire Barry series and never realized he was Milton until I saw this interview.

[@conner53]

I love Stephen Root. In all his many roles. Especially Milton.

[@Paegan1983]

I never see his role in Boardwalk Empire mentioned. One of my personal favorites

[@Flap999]

The man is brilliant. My favorite role of his was Jimmy James from News Radio….the guy is so versatile!

[@jshepard152]

Fantastic actor. I'll never stop hearing him say "It's a comfort to the dee-positors".

[@marythibault9032]

My husband and I love that movie, my youngest son he's 22 now never understood the movie the previous times he saw it with us until he started working. He sat and watched it with us after working for a few years. His laughter was hysterical.

[@nancyvonschimmelmann96]

Stephen Root is my favorite actor, but I never heard him with his normal voice until this interview.

[@MrBezl]

I love movies like office space that bomb at the box and then a few years later they become staples that everyone talks about (no pun intended). Those are true classics, they were just before their time.

[@TighelanderII]

...and become staplers that everyone talks about too!

[@michman2]

Stephen Root is a gift.

[@raymichaels5022]

His role "MAN WHO HIRES WELLS" is unforgettable

[@b0tterman]

One of the all-time best character actors. We need more Root.

[@patrickfulmer9596]

I love to see Mr. Root in anything. I was a fan of News Radio. I had a great character in 'The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"

[@kmlgraph]

He is great in "Barry" with Bill Hader.

[@bobfeller604]

It might have bombed at the time but it's still on cable every week! The actors were terrific.

[@jayvais]

One of my favorites since Newsradio

[@frankphillips7436]

Loved his short role in No Country

[@bh5606]

Loved him in ‘O, Brother Where Art Thou’!

[@fyiaustralia9686]

Stephen Root is such a versatile actor. His ability to switch between comedy and drama is astounding. He is terribly underrated.

[@bossfan49]

Love Stephen..NewsRadio, Office Space, Dodgeball, O Brother, Seinfeld....

[@ferdtothefuture3307]

I love it when he goes beast mode in Dodgeball

[@billadams8795]

Dude has been in everything. What a Legend.

[@sanelushim]

1999 was a great year for movies. Office Space, Matrix, Ronin, Galaxy Quest, and of course the mummy.

[@brothersofliberty2437]

Working at a call center for 10 years I love Office Space. Especially Milton because they would move my team everywhere.

[@alewis8765]

Stephen Root is such a dynamic actor. I had no idea he did Shakespeare. Amazing.

[@jasonluery1111]

The Raven. Milton. Bill Doughtrieve. So many characters.

[@DaleDaSnail420xXx]

His characters in News Radio and True Blood were phenomenal and def on his Mount Rushmore!

[@scrambler350]

Met Stephen on Saturday, SUPER nice guy.

[@m1t2a1]

Jimmy James too. That episode episode of Norm when he wore lingerie. Hilarious.

[@robertparker6280]

For me I remember him in the first thing I ever saw him in, which was "Dodgeball". And of course voicing "Bill" on the show "King Of The Hill".

[@mikehutton3187]

I’ve never seen Office Space, but he was great as Jimmy James in NewsRadio. In fact I’m watching NewsRadio right now.

[@hermunkulus]

Watch it. It's hilarious.

[@williamallen7984]

Stephen Root’s bit part in Crocodile Dundee II was stellar. He’s really a great character actor…

[@georgemcgnarly3144]

I remember Judge's original stapler guy that the office space guy was created after. Best cartoon video ever.

[@Bandersonloud91]

steven root is so good in barry such an underrated actor

[@stevef8395]

I’ve been a giant Stephen Root fan since I was like 10 watching News Radio. Great actor

[@shellya1461]

I have the red Swingline model 747 stapler. Its actually quite good with the premium staples. Such a great movie. So true to life.

[@RossIsFine]

One of the BEST most UNDERRATED actor in Hollywood

[@flatsix1943]

He killed it as the Gaston Means character in Boardwalk Empire.

[@scootdaws25]

His stint in Crocodile Dundee was hilarious.

[@deettekearns9092]

My boss bought me a red Swingline stapler. I love it.

[@jmvioli]

Office Space is great, but my two favorite Stephen Root characters are from NewsRadio and '24'.

[@Mattblaze1477]

This guy has had one hell of a career. He seems to pop up in everything.

[@williampaul8556]

Awesome in Office Space! We created a "Red Swingline" award.

[@elbob17]

I bought a red Swingline about a decade ago because, why they hell wouldn't you? Still have it and that thing has never jammed once. Quality stapler.

[@ryansaper]

I take pride in my Milton impression :)

[@lionsfan7500]

Stephen Root is just a phenomenal actor! I especially loved him in News Radio as Jimmy James. Also Milton in my opinion was one of my favorite characters in ant movie.

[@na-que1283]

Crocodile Dundee II. The bathroom scene is legend!

[@gregwhitcoe5411]

"Bombed sensationally..." That is the most accurate description!!! I don't anyone who hasn't quoted lines from that movie (or had the urge to kill their Xerox machine because of that movie!) 😂❤

[@thoughtfulstargazer]

King of the hill was one of the shows I'd always watched after school.

[@bigdawg7262]

He'll always be King of the Hill's Bill Dauterive to me.

[@Alex-ss4bk]

Him in boardwalk was awesome.

[@jasonholman1011]

No no no no no. You can still nail it! Others can caricature it, but you can still replicate it perfectly! So brilliant, everyone was brilliant!

[@america1st721]

"Dodgeball" top 20 all time comedy

[@AbbeyRoad52]

Office Space can be applicable to any job. If you’ve ever worked for a company and had a boss, you can relate.

[@BeBetterPod]

I worked in an office from 2016-2020 before the pandemic and have worked remote since. Office space is 100% how it is 😂