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B.J. Novak

B.J. Novak

Biography

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming a field agent for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003). Novak had his breakout with a leading role as Ryan Howard on seasons 1–8 of the NBC mockumentary sitcom The Office (2005–2013). His acting, writing and producing for the show earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award, alongside five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. In the late 2000s, Novak had supporting roles in the films Reign Over Me (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). In the 2010s, he portrayed musician Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Marvel Comics character Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He had a starring role as Harry J. Sonneborn in the biographical film The Founder (2016) and voiced Baker Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). In television, he had a recurring role as Lucas Pruit on the HBO series The Newsroom (2014). In the 2020s, Novak made his film directorial debut with Vengeance (2022), which he also produced and starred in. He created and wrote the FX on Hulu anthology series The Premise (2021). In addition to his film and television career, Novak authored the books One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories (2014) and The Book with No Pictures (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article B.J. Novak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Gender

Male

Birthday

1979-07-31

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

20077.2 / 10

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

20076.3 / 10

The Smurfs

The Smurfs

20115.8 / 10

Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds

20098.2 / 10

Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

20137.3 / 10

The Internship

The Internship

20136.2 / 10

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

20146.5 / 10

The Founder

The Founder

20167.1 / 10

Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

TBA0.0 / 10

Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors

20065.9 / 10

The Smurfs 2

The Smurfs 2

20135.7 / 10

The Bitter Buddha

The Bitter Buddha

20127.6 / 10

Vengeance

Vengeance

20226.6 / 10

The Office Retrospective

The Office Retrospective

20137.3 / 10

Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor

20140.0 / 10

The Dictator

The Dictator

20126.2 / 10

The Devil Wears Prada 2

The Devil Wears Prada 2

20260.0 / 10

Vengeance

Vengeance

20226.6 / 10

Late Night

Late Night

20196.4 / 10