Brian Baumgartner
Brian Baumgartner | |
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 Baumgartner at the premiere of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, December 2007 | |
| Born | November 29, 1972 |
| Other names | Funniest Man Alive |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001—present |
Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor, best known for playing Kevin Malone on The Office.
Personal life
Baumgartner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. He attended high school at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta with future Office co-star Ed Helms, who graduated one year later in 1992. He then attended SMU before moving to Los Angeles, Baumgartner served as Artistic Director of Hidden Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he received multiple awards for artistic and acting excellence. In addition, Baumgartner performed regionally at the Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Children's Theater Company, and Theatre de la Jeune Lune. Baumgartner studied acting at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
Baumgartner lives in Los Angeles and Hilton Head with his wife and daughter.
Career
Baumgartner's television appearances include roles on Jake in Progress, Arrested Development and Everwood. He also acted as a talent scout on Last Comic Standing with his Office co-star Kate Flannery. He appears in the romantic comedy feature film License to Wed opposite Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, and Office co-star John Krasinski. In June 2007, Baumgartner won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy, for his work on The Office: Accountants webisodes. His co-stars Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez also shared the award.[1]
On July 8, 2008, Baumgartner appeared with the rest of the cast of The Office on Celebrity Family Feud, in which his team triumphed over the American Gladiators team. He has also appeared on a College Humor video series "turtle racing" on YouTube. Has also voiced a vampire-ghost on Adventure Time in a 2011 episode entitled "Heat signature"
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Herman U.S.A. | Roger | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Al Grissom | Episode "The Fifth" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dog Man (uncredited) | Episode "Fur and Loathing" | |
| 2004 | LAX | Wes | |
| 2005 | Arrested Development | Gun Shop Owner | |
| Everwood | Contractor | ||
| The Office | Kevin Malone | 2005 to present | |
| Jake in Progress | Michael | ||
| 2006 | Moosecock | Paul Wood | |
| 2007 | License to Wed | Jim | |
| 2008 | Four Christmases | Eric | |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | Baumgartner took on the role of captain, he and his team (other The Office cast members) contested so that they could donate $50,000 towards charity. They won and donated the money to Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania. | |
| 2009 | Into Temptation | Fr. Ralph O'Brien | |
| 2010 | House of Good and Evil | Bob Bradley | |
| Dirty Girl | Concierge |
References
- ^ 34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards, from the Emmy Awards website