Nick Offerman Almost Said "No" To His Role In "The Last Of Us," But Thankfully, His Wife Megan Mullally Stepped In

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We have Nick Offerman's wife, Megan Mullally, to thank for one of the most beautiful episodes of television ever!

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It turns out that without Megan, Nick may have turned down his role as Bill in The Last of Us.

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And thus, would have deprived the world of the series' award-worthy third episode, which collectively brought millions of viewers to tears.

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While recently discussing the show, Nick explained that he originally didn't have time in his schedule for filming.

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"I didn't have time on the calendar to say 'yes' to this job," Nick admitted during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

He continued, "My incredible goddess of a wife read [the script] — and she said, 'You're going to Calgary, buddy! Have fun! You have to do this.'"

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As for the amazing response to the episode (including a compliment from Jeff Bezos), Nick says it's an incredible honor.

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"It's a tsunami of wonderful, generous plaudits," Nick said. "The episode began airing on Sunday. We had 6.4 million viewers."

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6.4 million of us are sending a big thank you to Megan!

You can hear all that Nick had to say below.