‘It’s Confusing’- Andy Roddick Says He Got Texts From People After ‘The Office’ TV Show Used Him as the Sperm Donor for Jan’s Child

Andy Roddick received showers of adoration during his playing days and is still one of the most cherished players. His fun-loving nature and down-to-earth behavior caught many fans’ attention and favor. People loved watching him play on-court and knowing his personality off-court. In fact, he was even famous among people who didn’t even follow tennis.

Just like the 23 times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, he was a celeb beyond the court. Roddick made some television appearances as well. However, nothing can be compared with the buzz that his name being used in the show ‘The Office’ created.

Andy Roddick in ‘The Office’ world

Roddick himself was unaware of a plot that finalized his name as Jan, a ‘The Office’ character’s child’s father. Fans of the show spent decades trying to figure out who Jan’s partner was as the plan got called off. The show’s team was supposed to drop the former World No 1’s name as the father, but they later decided to keep it a mystery. “No, I didn’t know any of that,” Roddick confessed in August this year while speaking to Page Six.

Thereafter, he added, “I knew Jenna and her husband Lee [Kirk] back in the day, and they knew that I was a huge fan of the show. As far as that storyline goes, I woke up in the morning and had a bunch of texts on my phone.”

“It’s confusing to [hear] someone describing that storyline while also assuming you know about it.” The episode which disclosed that Jan, who while still in a relationship with Michael Scott, conceived someone else’s child through sperm donation, aired in 2008 as a season finale. However, because of last-minute alterations, the Roddick plan was terminated. 

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Further speaking of Roddick’s collaboration with television, in the year 2013, he joined Saturday Night Live’s team to perform a skit called Tennis Player Adoption. The plot of the same revolved around Richard Williams, Serena, and Venus Williams’s father played by Kenan Thompson trying to adopt Roddick. 

What is Roddick up to these days?

The 2003 US Open champion is spending his time giving back to society. Besides spending time with his beautiful wife and lovely kids, Roddick invests his energy into raising funds. He helps low-income families and children. He runs Andy Roddick Foundation for the same. 

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Further, he also uses his experience and knowledge of tennis for analytical purposes. Roddick often provides predictions to channels such as the Tennis Channel.