The Office Star Craig Robinson Makes Shock Announcement That He's Quitting Comedy for 'Something Huge'

Say it ain’t truthful — oregon that it’s conscionable a prank, due to the fact that honestly? It mightiness be. The Office alum Craig Robinson, who has been a mainstay successful the drama country for years, has revealed he’s embarking connected a large milestone: quitting drama successful favour of “something huge.”

“Life update: I’m officially quitting drama to absorption connected my existent calling,” Robinson explained via the caption connected an Instagram video station made past week. “Stay tuned. I’m moving connected thing huge.”

His selfie video gave somewhat much context, but mostly near fans successful the acheronian astir what’s next. “Hey, everybody! Just wanted you to perceive it from me: I americium quitting comedy,” the histrion explained successful the clip. “But not for nothing. It’s been an astonishing run, and y’all person been astonishing and wonderful, but I’m pursuing thing bigger. So, convey you truthful much, I emotion you and enactment tuned.”

In the comments connected the post, fans shared a premix of shock, sadness, and a full hellhole of a batch of disbelief — and to beryllium fair, a comic similar Robinson is astir apt close to beryllium questioned here. After all, this decidedly could beryllium a gag successful and of itself, oregon adjacent promotion for something.

That said, the histrion did marque a follow-up station which hinted astatine starting a tiny business. “Turns retired having a imagination and gathering a concern with your friends are 2 VERY antithetic things,” helium captioned the post. “I can’t spell into item conscionable yet, but for existent though immoderate assistance would beryllium huge.”

But ultimately, erstwhile it comes to what this actually means, we simply don’t cognize yet. Color america curious, though.

Robinson is astir celebrated for playing warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin crossed 118 episodes of The Office, but he's besides well-known for roles successful Mr. Robot, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Bad Guys.

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Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.