Oscar Martinez
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| Oscar Martinez | |
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| First appearance | Pilot |
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| Gender | Male |
| Age | 30s-40s |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Portrayed by | Oscar Nuñez |
| Created by | Greg Daniels |
Oscar Martinez is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Oscar Nuñez.
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[edit] Overview
Oscar Martinez is an accountant at the fictitious paper distributor Dunder-Mifflin. He is an American-born Latino of Mexican descent, whose parents emigrated from their home country. Oscar is calm and hard-working, though occasionally weary of his boss, Michael Scott.
[edit] Biography
Oscar is openly gay (after being publicly outed by Michael) and lives with his partner, Gil. Originally, Oscar was in the The closet, and Gil was believed to be his roommate. In earlier seasons, he is seen driving a Saturn ION, however he is seen in the third season driving a Lexus RX SUV, a company car he was lent as a result of his unwanted outing by Michael. Oscar is the winner of the "Show Me The Money" award at the 7th Annual Dundie Awards.
One of his most notable quotes is "What are you implying?".
[edit] Season 1
In the episode "Diversity Day", Michael makes an example of Oscar in a diversity training seminar for his being Mexican. Michael also believes that "Mexican" is offensive, and he asks Oscar if there is a "less offensive" term, which Oscar explains that the term is not offensive. In "The Alliance", Oscar goes around the office asking for donations for his nephew's walkathon for Cerebral palsy. Michael, scoffing at the low amounts the other employees have given, donates $25, not realizing that the donation amount is supposed to be per mile. Once informed of this by Jim Halpert, Michael tries to get it back but Oscar is angry that he is un-donating to a charity. But because Michael has ruined the day (once again) he decides to donate that money, to make himself look better.
[edit] Season 2
One of Oscar's favorite pastimes at work is playing a paper football game dubbed "Hateball" (because Angela hates it) with Kevin Malone whenever Michael isn't around. He keeps a two-year running total of their scores. Oscar enjoys ice skating, likes the office thermostat to be set to a chilly 66 degrees, and dressed up as a woman on Halloween. He has a conflict with Angela Martin over her poster of babies dressed as jazz musicians and claims it offends him more than "hardcore porno." In "The Secret," Oscar calls in sick, but Dwight discovers that Oscar spent the day shopping and ice skating with his "roommate" Gil. Oscar successfully keeps his homosexuality secret from his colleagues at the office.
[edit] Season 3
In the first episode of the third season, "Gay Witch Hunt", Michael inadvertently calls Oscar "faggy" for preferring the film Shakespeare in Love to Die Hard. Oscar takes it personally and reports it to corporate. When Michael realizes Oscar is actually homosexual, he tries his best to make it up to him and learn to embrace the gay culture. Michael calls a meeting and announces Oscar's homosexuality in front of the entire staff, much to Oscar's shock and dismay. In the conference room, to show no hard feelings, Michael hugs Oscar then proceeds to try and kiss him. Oscar is both disgusted and horrified by Michael's actions and proclaims it has been "the worst, most backwards day of my life." To prevent him from suing the company, the corporate manager, Jan Levinson, gives Oscar a three-month paid vacation to Europe and use of a company car (a silver Lexus RX 400h, replacing his gold Saturn ION, as revealed in the Producer's Cut of "The Return"). He goes on his vacation with Gil. Oscar returns briefly in "A Benihana Christmas," but decides that it is too soon and leaves before anyone notices him. Oscar finally returns to the office in "The Return" and Michael decides to throw a Mexican themed party for him. Angela, who had acted cold towards him when he came out, apologizes and invites him to be a part of the party planning committee.
| Characters of The Office (US version) |
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Main characters |
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Michael Scott | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Dwight Schrute | Ryan Howard |
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Minor characters |
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Accounting: Angela Martin | Oscar Martinez | Kevin Malone |
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Miscellaneous characters |
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Katy | Devon | Carol Stills | Bob Vance | Josh Porter | Billy Merchant | Tony Gardner | Martin Nash | Hannah Smoterich-Barr | Stacy | Brenda Matlow | Hank Tate | Ed Truck | Mose Schrute |
