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Jenna Fischer Cried Tears of Joy over John Krasinski's Office Casting

Originally posted 01/24/2013 07:00PM

It was love at first audition for Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski.

Fischer, who plays Pam to Krasinski's Jim on The Office, isn't sure their characters would have become the fan-favorites they are if he hadn't been chosen to play her husband.

"I was paired up with John often and I thought this was good because he was my favorite Jim," Fischer explains of the final round of eight actors – four Pams and four Jims – on Thursday's episode of The Jeff Probst Show.

"On the second day, John whispered to me, 'You're my favorite Pam. I hope you get it.' "