With his part as the squirrelly "Milton Waddams" in the cult classic Office Space (1999), Root has developed a fan base; he has said that, from time to time, fans of the movie will either mail him or give him, in person, a red Swingline stapler.
Donated $100,000 to the University of Florida in 2003 to fund an acting
studio, which is now called the Stephen Root Acting Studio.