Oscar Nuñez on returning as his iconic gay character for ‘The Office’ spinoff: “He wants to find a boyfriend”

I was a little nervous when we first started [filming the spinoff series ‘The Paper‘]. I didn’t know who the characters were, what the episodes would be, how it would all roll out.

Oscar [Martinez, the character on ‘The Office‘] is not in his early 20s. He doesn’t have to be on Instagram. He is a pseudo-intellectual. He wants to do his job and find a boyfriend and go to some plays. He wants to enjoy his life without being in a documentary. Some people don’t want to be actors. They’re very happy just having a quiet life.

I often forget my character is gay and I’ll go to a convention and young people come up to me and say, ‘Thank you. Your character helped me come out of the closet.’

It’s very cool. That’s the best part about it.

‘The Office’ star Oscar Nuñez speaking to Variety about reprising the gay character Oscar Martinez for the Peacock spinoff ‘The Paper’.