Nick Offerman Almost Said "No" To His Role In "The Last Of Us," But Thankfully, His Wife Megan Mullally Stepped In

    "She said, 'You're going to Calgary, buddy.'"

    We have Nick Offerman's wife, Megan Mullally, to thank for one of the most beautiful episodes of television ever!

    A closeup of Nick and Megan

    It turns out that without Megan, Nick may have turned down his role as Bill in The Last of Us.

    Screenshot from "The Last of Us"

    And thus, would have deprived the world of the series' award-worthy third episode, which collectively brought millions of viewers to tears.

    Screenshot from "The Last of Us"

    While recently discussing the show, Nick explained that he originally didn't have time in his schedule for filming.

    A closeup of Nick

    "I didn't have time on the calendar to say 'yes' to this job," Nick admitted during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

    He continued, "My incredible goddess of a wife read [the script] — and she said, 'You're going to Calgary, buddy! Have fun! You have to do this.'"

    A closeup of Nick and Megan

    As for the amazing response to the episode (including a compliment from Jeff Bezos), Nick says it's an incredible honor.

    A closeup of Nick

    "It's a tsunami of wonderful, generous plaudits," Nick said. "The episode began airing on Sunday. We had 6.4 million viewers."

    A closeup of Nick

    6.4 million of us are sending a big thank you to Megan!

    You can hear all that Nick had to say below.

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    Jimmy Kimmel Live / Via youtube.com