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    Rainn Wilson: Thom Pain (based on nothing) and The Bassoon King

    Actor Rainn Wilson stops by The Treatment to discuss his personal and professional transformations as highlighted in his new book The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy and in his monologue performance in Thom Pain (based on nothing).

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    By Elvis Mitchell • Jan 20, 2016 • 29m Listen

    As Dwight Schrute on The Office, actor Rainn Wilson experienced success in a longtime goal -- becoming a comedic sidekick. It came, however, after failure as described in his new book The Bassoon King: My Life in Art, Faith, and Idiocy. Rainn joins Elvis to discuss the self-discovery in writing a memoir, his positivity-based SoulPancake, and his portrayal of a struggling man in the currently running one-man-show Thom Pain (based on nothing).

    Photo: Michael Lamont

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