Towards the end of the seventh season, he marries human resources representative Holly Flax and moves to Colorado with her in "Goodbye, Michael", an extended episode. He is then absent from the series until the finale. Carell received significant critical acclaim for his performance.

Steve Carell stepped aside from his role as Michael Scott after his seven-season contract ended. The reasons behind this include Carell wanting to spend more time with his family, but also the network not contacting Carell about renewing his contract.

Some of Michael Scott's behaviors fit with the description of histrionic personality disorder, namely that he likes to be the center of attention, uses impressionistic speech, considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are, and even shows self-dramatization at times.

Michael Scott He is often considered a "goofy" boss by the employees of Dunder Mifflin. He is often the butt of everybodies jokes. Michael constantly tries to intermix his work life with his social life by inviting employees of Dunder Mifflin to come over house or get coffee.