Guide Note
B.J. Novak is an actor, comedian, and writer who got his first big break as a "Field Agent" in MTV's popular prank show Punk'd where he took a lead role in tricking celebrities.
Novak can currently be seen playing Dunder Mifflin, corporate exec Ryan Howard, on NBC's award-winning comedy The Office. Novak has also performed stand up on the shows Premium Blend and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Fast Facts
- Birth name: Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
- Birth date: July 31, 1979
- Birth place: Newton, Massachusetts
- Notable Role: "Ryan Howard" on The Office
- Attended high school with co-star John Krasinski
- Education: Harvard University
- Appeared as a doctor in Knocked Up
- Also writer and supervising producer on The Office
Quotes
"Total coincidence. I mean, whenever I really stop and think about it, it's just so crazy I stop thinking. But no, we were friends for, I don't even know how long. And our first collaboration was actually eerily similar to this: our senior year in high school, I wrote, with a few other people, the senior class show, and cast John in the lead, and so John was the star of our show, and I was the writer who had a small comic part. And now eight years later,nine years later, and it's the exact same thing." -B.J. Novak on working with former high school friend John Krasinski1
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