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B.J. Novak Biography
Birth Name:
Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
Birth Place:
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor, writer, comedian
Fast Facts
- Father is an author who has ghostwritten best-selling autobiographies for Nancy Reagan, Lee Iacocca and Oliver North, among others
- Went to high school with The Office costar John Krasinski
- Wrote for the Harvard Lampoon
- Hired to write for WB sitcom Raising Dad just three days after graduating Harvard
- Named one of Variety's Ten Comics to Watch in 2003
- Won the attention of The Office's executive producer Greg Daniels while performing stand-up
Awards
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2006Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
Relationships
- Jesse Novak -- Brother
- Lev Novak -- Brother
- William Novak -- Father
- Keough Novak -- Sister