Anthony "Tony" Gardner, is a fictional character played by Mike Bruner in the television series The Office.
Quick Answers
What led Tony Gardner to quit his job at Dunder Mifflin?
How did Michael Scott react to Tony Gardner's decision to quit?
What was the consequence of Tony Gardner's departure for Dunder Mifflin?
Who played the character of Tony Gardner in The Office?
Season 3[]
Tony was formerly an employee at the Stamford branch and was transferred to Scranton. Tony told Michael that he found Toby Flenderson to be a very helpful guy but he didn't feel comfortable with Michael's management style which led for him to quit. But Michael insisted that Dunder Mifflin doesn't employ quitters, and instead fired Tony. As a result of this, the company was forced to pay him severance.
Season 5[]
He was mentioned by Michael in the episode 17 of Season 5. Michael wanted to put a closure on their relationship as he was mean to him. But in his way back to Scranton with Pam, Michael calls him 'fat' all over again, referring to him as "Pepperoni Tony".
Season 7[]
Tony Gardner briefly appears as a piano player at The Funky Cat, the hippest jazz club in town in Threat Level Midnight: The Movie. This appearance is quite peculiar for the fact that Tony only worked at the Scranton branch for less than one day, and that he and Michael left on very bad terms.
Outside of the series, B.J. Novak implied that Michael did eventually apologize to Tony for the way he mistreated him, by offering him a role in his movie.
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