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Recent Role:: Ryan Howard on The Office

Gender:: Male

Born:: 7-31-1979

Birthplace:: Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name:: Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak

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 Howard on the NBC sitcom The Office. Novak is also a writer and co-producer of several of the show's episodes.

Novak grew up in Newton Massachusetts, a city near Boston. He graduated from Newton South High School along with The Office co-star John Krasinski and enrolled in Harvard University,

… More where he earned a degree in English and Spanish literature.

After graduating in 2001, Novak moved to Los Angeles where he began working in clubs as a comedian. His first live stand-up performance was on October 10, 2001 at the Hollywood Youth Hostel. He soon became a fixture at the popular L.A. comedy clubs like The Improv and was named one of Variety's "Ten Comedians To Watch" in 2003. He has since performed on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and on Late Night with Conan O' Brien. Besides The Office, Novak has also appeared on MTV's Punk'd. As a writer, Novak's credits include work on Universal's adaptation of the television spy series Get Smart as well as other projects.

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Where have people seen him do his stand-up routine?

I saw him at Cornell University in Ithaca NY.

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Actor, co-producer, writer of "The Office." hide show

B.J. Novak currently stars as "the temp" cum "salesman" on NBC's wildly popular series, "The Office." While he does a great job as "the temp," I was more impressed that he actually wrote and co-produced many of the shows episodes. Also, a stand-up comedian, Novak performed his first live show in 2001. On "The Office," his comedic timing and sense of dry humor is directly on point.

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