Ken Kwapis

Birth Name:

Kenneth William Kwapis

Birth Place:

Belleville, Illinois, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

The Office Closes Its Doors: The Show Breaks the Fourth Wall and Shuts Down Dunder Mifflin

In the fourth and final part of our goodbye to NBC's The Office (which airs its finale Thursday at 9/8c), the cast and producers talk about the decision to end the series after nine seasons, the return of original showrunner Greg Daniels, breaking down the fourth wall with the documentary crew and the show's legacy. TVGuide.com spoke to stars Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute), Jenna Fischer (Pam Beesly-Halpert), Angela Kinsey (Angela Martin), Oscar Nunez (Oscar Martinez), Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer), Ellie Kemper (Erin Hannon), Jake Lacy (Pete Campbell), producer and director Ken Kwapis, and executive producers Greg Daniels, Ben Silverman and Mike Schur about The Office's long, strange trip from British underground hit to America's favorite workplace. This is the fourth in a four-part series...

Thu, May 16, 2013

The Office Closes Its Doors: The Show Breaks the Fourth Wall and Shuts Down Dunder Mifflin

The Office Closes Its Doors: The Cast Spills on Spin-Offs, Steve Carell's Exit and Season 8

In the third part of our goodbye to The Office, the cast and producers open up about the tough loss of the World's Best Boss Michael Scott, aka series star Steve Carell. After rising from network underdog to Best Comedy Series Emmy winner in Season 2, The Office solidified its status as one of the top comedies on TV. In 2007, NBC moved the series to its prized Thursday-at-9 timeslot. The following year, the network hand-picked The Office to air immediately following Super Bowl XLIII. However, the show was about to face a huge blow...

Wed, May 15, 2013

The Office Closes Its Doors: The Cast Spills on Spin-Offs, Steve Carell's Exit and Season 8

Pilot Season: Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney Going to NBC's Friday Night Dinner

Tony Shalhoub and Allison Janney have been cast to star in Office boss Greg Daniels' new comedy pilot Friday Night Dinner, TVGuide.com has confirmed.. The Office's Greg Daniels adapting another British comedy An adaptation of the British series, Friday Night Dinner chronicles the Shabbat dinners of a traditional Jewish family, who aren't necessarily devout. The West Wing alum Janney will play...

Tue, Feb 7, 2012

Pilot Season: Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney Going to NBC's Friday Night Dinner

Outsourced Walks a Fine Line Between Funny and Racist --- or Does It?

Outsourced hopes to walk a fine line between hilarious and offensive, but can a series about an American expat working in an Indian call center really avoid cultural stereotypes? "I think where we approach this is certainly not a mean-spirited place," executive producer Robert Broden said. "We're not going to be wallowing in that kind of stuff that you're insinuating, but we are going to have a lot of fun with characters who behave like relatable characters in a workplace comedy." NBC unveils fall premiere dates In the series, Todd (Ben Rappaport) is forced to move halfway across the world to...

Sat, Jul 31, 2010

Outsourced Walks a Fine Line Between Funny and Racist --- or Does It?

NBC Picks Up Three More Series for 2010-11 Season

NBC has ordered three new series — high-concept drama The Event and comedies Outsourced and Love Bites — for the 2010-11 TV season, the network announced Friday.NBC picks up new J.J. Abrams drama series Starring Jason Ritter (The Class), The Event is a conspiracy thriller that follows Ritter's character as he investigates the disappearance of his fiancée (Disturbia's Sarah Roemer), only to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history ...

Fri, May 7, 2010