Oscar Martinez
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| Oscar Martinez
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| First appearance | Pilot |
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<tr> <th>Gender</th> <td>Male</td> </tr><tr> <th>Age</th> <td>30s</td> </tr><tr> <th>Occupation</th> <td>Accountant</td> </tr><tr> <th>Family</th> <td>Boyfriend- Gil</td> </tr><tr> <th>Portrayed by</th> <td>Oscar Nuñez</td> </tr><tr> <th>Created by</th> <td>Greg Daniels</td> </tr> | |
Oscar Martinez is a fictional character from the US television series, The Office. He is played by Oscar Nuñez
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[edit] Biography
Oscar is an American-born Latino of Mexican descent, whose parents emigrated from their home country. He is an accountant for the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Oscar is shown to be calm and hard-working, though occasionally weary of his boss, Michael Scott. Oscar is the winner of the "Show Me The Money" award at the 7th Annual Dundie Awards and drives a Saturn ION. Oscar is openly gay (due to being publicly outed by Michael) and lives with his partner, Gil. (Originally, Oscar was a closet gay, and Gil was believed to be his roommate.)
[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.
[edit] Season 2
One of Oscar's favorite passtimes at work is playing a paper football game dubbed "Hateball" 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 dresses 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 Michael does not believe him, so Michael's assistant, Dwight Schrute goes and stakes out across from Oscar's house until he gets home with his roommate, Gil. Dwight catches them but does not realize Oscar is a homosexual from the various indicators that he has a special relationship with Gil. Throughout season 2, various hints are given alluding to Oscar's homosexuality.
[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 and 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 conferance room, to show no hard feelings, Michael hugs Oscar then proceeds to try and kiss him. To prevent him from suing the company, the corporate manager, Jan Levinson, gives Oscar a three-month paid vacation to Europe and use of the company car. He goes on his vacation with Gil.
| Characters of The Office – U.S. version |
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Michael Scott | Jim Halpert | Pam Beesly | Dwight Schrute | Ryan Howard |
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Miscellaneous Characters |
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Katy | Devon | Carole Stills | Bob Vance | Josh Porter | Billy Merchant | Tony Gardner | Stacy | Brenda | Hank | Ed Truck | Mose Schrute | Stacy |
