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My name is Luke Cooper. I love cinema. My favorite movies are Citizen Kane and The Boondock Saints.

—Luke Cooper

Luke Cooper is Michael Scott's nephew in the television series The Office.

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What is the relationship between Luke Cooper and Michael Scott in The Office? toggle section
In the TV series The Office, Luke Cooper, played by Evan Peters, is Michael Scott's nephew. Luke is the child of Michael's half-sister, who distanced herself from Michael for 15 years after he misplaced Luke in a forest. Michael, however, strives to mend family ties.
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Why did Michael Scott's half-sister cut him off from their family? toggle section
Michael Scott was estranged from his family after he lost his nephew, Luke Cooper, in a forest on November 10, 1995. To mend the relationship, Michael hired Luke Cooper as an intern at Dunder Mifflin, hoping it would reconcile him with his half-sister.
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In the TV series The Office, Luke Cooper, played by Evan Peters, is Michael Scott's nephew and a former intern at Dunder Mifflin Scranton. He is introduced in the episode 'Nepotism'.
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In the television series The Office, Michael Scott's perception of Luke Cooper's work performance is negative. His attempt to reunite with his family results in a strained workplace relationship with Luke, culminating in a disciplinary incident that prompts Luke to resign. This event necessitates Michael to undertake counseling with Toby to circumvent potential legal or employment repercussions.
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Luke is Michael's half-sister's son. Michael claims that his half-sister cut him off from that side of the family 15 years, on the dot, prior to "Nepotism" when he "lost [Luke] in a forest" on the opening day of Ace Ventura 2 (November 10, 1995). To bring his family together, Michael invites Luke to work as an assistant. Michael imagines that Luke will do amazingly well and that he'll then admit to their relationship, saying that his greatness is "In the genes." Instead, Luke is lazy and messes up orders on purpose.

First, he buys incorrect types of coffee when there was clearly a list. Then, Luke never runs an errand for Phyllis Vance, causing her to lose a client. To lighten up the office mood, Michael sends Luke to grab some ice cream, but while Luke is gone, the office workers confront Michael about Luke's performance. Pressured, Michael admits to their relationship and many are outraged.

Michael defends Luke by putting a strikethrough of "Don't Bother Luke," on a whiteboard during a meeting, but the office workers say that this means that they should bother Luke. Soon, he gets back, and Kevin expresses disbelief that Luke bought soy ice cream. Michael decides to make Luke have something to do and directs Luke to point a laser to a projector presentation, but Luke points it at Andy's eye, Angela's boob, and other inappropriate places.

Michael expels Luke from the conference room, but Luke still points the laser through the blinds, causing the workers of the office to be distressed. Michael loses it and pins Luke down on Andy's desk, spanking him repeatedly. Luke quits and makes rude hand gestures on his way out.

Trivia[]

  • Luke claims to love cinema and says that his favorite movies are Citizen Kane and The Boondock Saints.
  • He got Darryl decaf coffee and messed up Michael's order by not getting him a cappuccino.
  • He cries and quits his job after Michael spanks him.
  • He has trashed the employees on Twitter, as stated by Creed.