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Biography

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak, better known as B.J. Novak, is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who can be seen as the shy Ryan…more

Born

7/31/1979, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- The Office
  Ryan Howard
  - S 8: Ep 24 Free Family Portrait Studio
    5/10/12
  - S 8: Ep 23 Turf War
    5/3/12
  - S 8: Ep 22 Fundraiser
    4/26/12
  - S 8: Ep 21 Angry Andy
    4/19/12
  - S 8: Ep 20 Welcome Party
    4/12/12
  - + 146 More Credits
- The Office
  Ryan Howard/Hockey Coach
  - S 7: Ep 17 Threat Level Midnight
    2/17/11
- Punk'd
  Field Agent
  - S 2: Ep 8 Lindsay Lohan, Beyoncé, Goldberg
    12/14/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 Dave Mirra, OutKast, Amber Tamblyn
    12/7/03
  - S 2: Ep 6 Travis Barker, Jaime Pressly, Red Carpet Interviews
    11/30/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 Taye Diggs, Rachel Leigh Cook, Halle Berry
    11/23/03
  - S 2: Ep 4 Lara Flynn Boyle, Ashanti, Omarion
    11/16/03
  - + 3 More Credits
Guest Star (8)

Role
- Conan
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hickory Dickory Danger
    11/15/10
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 48 Gordon Ramsay, BJ Novak, Willard Wigan
    8/12/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 272 Episode #2.272
    7/21/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 56: Ep 229 November 15, 2007
    11/15/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2392 Ice Cube, BJ Novak, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    4/4/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 71 Helen Mirren; B.J. Novak; Jet
    10/3/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 84 Elijah Wook, Rachel Dratch, BJ Novak
    3/11/04
- Premium Blend
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 6 Episode 705
    1/2/04
Writer (2)

Role
- The Office
  Writer
  - S 8: Ep 1 The List
    9/22/11
  - S 7: Ep 17 Threat Level Midnight
    2/17/11
  - S 7: Ep 2 Counseling
    9/30/10
  - S 6: Ep 21 Happy Hour
    3/25/10
  - S 5: Ep 20 Dream Team
    4/9/09
  - + 9 More Credits
- Raising Dad
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Mentor Matt
    2/1/02
  - S 1: Ep 5 Fight for Your Right to Party
    11/2/01
Director (1)

Role
- The Office
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 1 The List
    9/22/11
  - S 7: Ep 14 The Seminar
    1/27/11
  - S 6: Ep 12 Scott's Tots
    12/3/09
  - S 5: Ep 26 Webisodes: Blackmail
    5/7/09
Co-Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Office
  Co-Executive Producer
  - S 6: Ep 4 Niagara, Pt. 1
    10/8/09
Co-Producer (1)

Role
- The Office
  Co-Producer
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Secret
    1/19/06
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Injury
    1/12/06
  - S 2: Ep 11 Booze Cruise
    1/5/06
  - S 2: Ep 10 Christmas Party
    12/6/05
  - S 2: Ep 9 Email Surveillance
    11/22/05
  - + 8 More Credits
Executive Story Editor (1)

Role
- The Office
  Executive Story Editor
  - S 1: Ep 6 Hot Girl
    4/26/05
  - S 1: Ep 5 Basketball
    4/19/05
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Alliance
    4/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 3 Health Care
    4/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 2 Diversity Day
    3/29/05
Supervising Producer (1)

Role
- The Office
  Supervising Producer
  - S 3: Ep 1 Gay Witch Hunt
    9/21/06

B.J. Novak News

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44

Looking Back on The Office Season 8: C'mon Guys, It Wasn't THAT Bad

By Price Peterson, May 17, 2012

As we look back on The Office's first full Scott season without Michael Scott, we'll admit it wasn't the best. But there WERE highlights. read more
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News Briefs: NBC Might Reboot The Office

By Tim Surette, Apr 14, 2012

Plus: The Disney Channel finds a dog who blogs, Fringe has prepared a contingency plan, and Californication may get a spin-off. read more

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- According to The Boston Globe, he was the first one cast for The Office.
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- Awards and Nominations: 2009(nomination)- SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for The Office. 2008(nomination)- Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for The Office. 2008(win)- SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for The Office. 2008(nomination)- WGA Award for Comedy Series for The Office. 2008(nomination)- WGA Award for Episodic Comedy for The Office episode "Local Ad". 2007(nomination)- Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for The Office. 2007(win)- SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for The Office. 2007(win)- WGA Award for Comedy Series for The Office. 2006(nomination)- WGA Award for Best Comedy Series for The Office. 2006(nomination)- WGA Award for New Series for The Office. 2006(nomination)- WGA Award for Episodic Comedy for The Office episode "Diversity Day".
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- His first writing job was on WB's short-lived sitcom in Fall 2001 called Raising Dad, which ended in May the following year. It starred Bob Saget and Jerry Adler.
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- B.J Novak: (on a public service announcement) People may tease you for being short, even though you're 5' 9" Well let me tell you something, 5' 9" isn't short. Neither is 5'8 – ¾. It's average. It's not tall, but it's not short, either. It's average. Check your almanac.
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- B.J Novak: (on the relationship between his character and Kelly on The Office) The bad news is that that's what a lot of people have actually experienced, something that just doesn't work on any level, and they just keep going for some weird reason.
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- B.J. Novak: (on the worst job he ever had) John Krasinski and I both worked at Cafe Lampara in Newton the summer after our senior year in high school. He worked the takeout counter and I was a line cook. I didn't speak any Portuguese and he didn't need to. He got to interact with people he could have conversations with. I just learned a lot of Brazilian curse words.
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