Rainn Wilson Changes Name For Climate Awareness Suggests “Harrison ‘Why Not Drive an Electric’ Ford?” To Follow Suit.

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Nov 13

Rainn Wilson and a Snowman of his Office character Dwight Shrute — Image Source: Comicbook.com

Rainn Wilson might be best known for his hilarious antics as Dwight K Shrute (Assistant, to the, Regional Manager) in the US Office, but off camera Wilson is becoming much better known for using his comedy powers for good. In a surprise move on Thursday, the Super star announced to his fans that he had changed his name to “Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson”. Just rolls off the tongue, eh?

"As a cheap little stunt to help save planet Earth, I've changed my name on Twitter, Instagram and even on my fancy writing paper," he quipped. "I'm an Arctic risk name changer which is going to be a game changer."

Join me @ @ArcticBasecamp in bringing attention to the melting issue. We need world leaders to take action at COP 27!
The Arctic is melting at Millions of Liters per second, yet this problem can’t seem to make a name for itself, so we’ll make a name for it.
Go to link in bio ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/TgEG84fOmQ
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) November 9, 2022

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Describing quite accurately that “What happens in the Arctic, doesn’t stay in the Arctic” Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson has urged his fellow celebrities and followers to join him and force change. This is especially apt just now as Leaders from all across the globe have gathered in Egypt for the COP27 international climate change conference. Without a hint of irony.

"If enough of us do this, then maybe @cop27_egypt will be where our world leaders sit up and notice Arctic risks and introduce a solution," he wrote.

Wilson has even offered some options up for his silver screen colleagues including:

"Cardi The Arctic B Melting,"
"Amy Poehler Bears Are Endangered,"
"Samuel Earth Is Getting Hot As L. Jackson"
"Harrison Why Not Drive An Electric? Ford."

I personally was hoping we would get a “Leonardo Di Capri- oh no we’ve ruined our only planet” But that’s less catchy admittedly.

On a separate note, yet equal harbinger of the apocalypse, Wilson later tweeted that he was not actually able to change his name on Twitter “because Elon”. Sadly, this does somewhat diminish the social media rebrand, but either way people are talking about it so he is doing something right!

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