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B. J. Novak
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American actor
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1979
- Works
- 16
Top works
- My Book with No Pictures
- One More Thing
- The Alphabet Book With No Pictures
- El Libro Sin Dibujos
- Man Who Invented the Calendar
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Film & TV
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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…
Known for
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 — Jay Ravitz2026
- Lessons in Chemistry — Six-Thirty (voice)2023
- Poker Face — Hiram Lubinski2023
- Vengeance — Ben Manalowitz2022
- Celebrity Jeopardy! — Self - Contestant2022
- The Premise — Self - Host2021
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride — Count Rugen2020
- Some Good News — Self2020
- The Founder — Harry J. Sonneborn2016
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend — B.J. Novak2015
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Key facts
- Born
- Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak , ( 1979-07-31 ) July 31, 1979 (age 46) , Newton, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Education
- Harvard University ( AB )
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer author producer
- Years active
- 2001–present
- Father
- William Novak
- Relatives
- Jesse Novak (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Family name
- Novak
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newton
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- The Office
- Official website
- www.bjnovak.com
- Image
- BJNovak-byPhilipRomano.jpg
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- Commons category
- B.J. Novak
- date of birth
- 1979-07-30
- birth name
- Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
- start of work period
- 2001-00-00
- social media followers
- 1311886
- ethnic group
- American Jews
- writing language
- American English
- nickname
- B. J.
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Encyclopedic overview
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 an actor for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003).
Novak had his breakout with a main 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.
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