David Wallace
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David Wallace is a fictional character played by Andy Buckley in the television series The Office.
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[edit] Season 2
David is the new CFO of Dunder Mifflin and as a result, all of the regional managers were to meet with him in the episode Valentine's Day. Although Michael appeared to embarrass himself in front of David, Jan, and the other regional managers with his "Faces of Scranton" video presentation, he was still able to produce the financial projections requested. Craig (the regional manager of the Albany branch) forgot to bring his branch's financial information altogether and therefore, looked like a bigger jerk than Michael. In his defense, Craig mentioned Michael's "relationship" with Jan to get himself out of hot water with David. In the end, Michael explained to David that his relationship with Jan was completely professional, and convinced David that Craig's story was based on a joke. Since Craig had already made a fool of himself, David took Michael and Jan at their word, and considered the matter resolved.
An interesting note. In great continuity, it was mentioned in a prior episode, Sexual Harassment that the former CFO, Randall resigned due to sexual harassment charges, which explains why David came on as the new CFO.
[edit] Season 3
When it is announced in Branch Closing that the Scranton Branch would be closing, Michael and Dwight go to his house to get Wallace to change his mind. However, he is not home and the Scranton branch is later saved by reasons unrelated to their presence. In Cocktails, Michael, Jan, Jim, Karen, and Dwight attend a cocktail party at David's house. However, he admits to hating cocktail parties, and sneaks out to play basketball with Jim, whom he asks about what's going on between Michael and Jan.
In Beach Games, Wallace invites Michael to interview for a job at corporate, which Jim and Karen apply for as well. During the interview in The Job, he reveals that the corporate position is actually Jan's job, whom the company will fire once they hire her replacement. Michael reveals this to Jan, who in turn angrily barges into Wallace's office, making a spectacle of herself. Wallace reveals the firing was due to Jan's lack of interest in her work, constant smoking in her office, numerous personal days she had been taking, and her poor work ethic.
In The Job, during the interview with Jim, he reveals that there is an HR rep in his building that he dislikes.
[edit] Season 4
In Local Ad, David calls Michael to find out why he sent away the ad people. Michael explains that he would like to use the creativity contained within the office and David decides to give Michael a chance on creating the commercial himself. Ultimately, the ad people's commercial is televised, however.
In The Deposition, his testimony reveals that while he thinks Michael is a nice guy, he never considered Michael a serious contender for Jan's old Corporate job (which ended up going to Ryan Howard); Michael seems hurt by the truth but mollified by David's sincere-seeming "nice guy" comments, which lead to him siding with the company over Jan and dooming her lawsuit.
[edit] Appearances
- Valentine's Day
- Cocktails
- Beach Games (voice)
- The Job
- Local Ad (voice)
- The Deposition
- Crime Aid
- Golden Ticket
