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Creed Bratton (born William Charles Schneider; February 8, 1943) [1] is an American actor and musician. A former member of the rock band the Grass Roots, he is best known for playing a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom The Office, which earned him five nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
"Phyllis' Wedding" is the sixteenth episode of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 44th overall. It first aired on February 8, 2007, on NBC . The episode was written by staff writer Caroline Williams and directed by Ken Whittingham .
"A Benihana Christmas" is the tenth and eleventh episodes of the third season of the American comedy television series The Office and the thirty-eighth and thirty-ninth episodes overall. It was written by Jennifer Celotta and directed by Harold Ramis. The episode originally aired in the United States on December 14, 2006, on NBC.
The episode makes a reference to Creed being a member of the rock band The Grass Roots. In fact, Creed Bratton, who portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the show, did play with the band from 1967 to 1969. [34] The song he performs near the end is titled "All the Faces", which he wrote himself. [35]
IGN's Brian Zoromski rated it 10 out of 10, making it one of only two third-season episodes he deemed a "masterpiece". [11] He explained that the episode "is a perfect example of why The Office is the best-written comedy currently on the air. The episode expertly combines character-driven and situational humor, while realistically presenting a ...
Brian Zoromski, of IGN, stated that " 'Business School' was an exercise in what works best in an Office episode." [ 6 ] Zoromski also praised Joss Whedon's directorial debut for the show, stating that "Whedon's direction and sense of humor was both excellently put to use and alluded to in the scenes in which Jim hilariously pretended to become ...
Rick Porter of Zap2it said the supporting characters were all in top form and that the episode demonstrated how Michael, in offering a genuine apology, has grown this season. Porter also praised the scenes with Jim and Creed, and described Kate Flannery as "one of the most fearless actresses on TV" for her scene with the short bathing suit. [13]
The episode features Ricky Gervais reprising his role as David Brent, his character from the original British version of The Office, in an uncredited cameo. In the episode, Andy holds a small business seminar in the office. He asks Kevin, Creed and Kelly to help him while Michael and Holly embrace the opportunity to improv.