Leslie David Baker of ‘The Office’ Is Raising Money for a Stanley Spinoff The actor, who played Stanley Hudson on the hit series, announced the Kickstarter campaign on social media. Leslie David Baker, via Instagram The project, titled ‘Uncle Stan: Coming Out of Retirement,’ plans to pick up with Stanley in retirement before following him to Los Angeles. The campaign’s goal is to raise $300,000 by August 1 and has already earned over $30,000. Rewards for donating range from a digital copy of the finished episode to a producer’s credit.