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B.J. Novak

1979-07-31 Newton, Massachusetts, USA

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Biografia

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.

Películas

The Devil Wears Prada 2 2026-04-29
Vengeance Ben Manalowitz 2022-07-29
The Founder Harry J. Sonneborn 2016-11-24
Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor Self - Coach 2014-04-05
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Allistar Smythe 2014-04-16
The Internship Male Interviewer 2013-06-07
The Smurfs 2 Baker Smurf (voice) 2013-07-30
The Office Retrospective Self 2013-05-16
Saving Mr. Banks Robert Sherman 2013-11-29
The Bitter Buddha Self 2012-06-15
The Dictator (uncredited) 2012-05-15
The Office: Subtle Sexuality - Kelly and Erin Make a Music Video Ryan Howard 2011-03-04
The Smurfs Baker Smurf (voice) 2011-07-29
Inglourious Basterds PFC. Smithson Utivich 2009-08-02
Reign Over Me Mr. Fallon 2007-03-22
Knocked Up Young Doctor 2007-06-01
Unaccompanied Minors Desk Attendant 2006-12-08
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary Self