Jennifer Celotta

Jennifer Celotta is a writer for The Office. She took over as co-showrunner (with Paul Lieberstein) in Season 5 when Greg Daniels left to work on the show Parks and Recreation. She left the show after Season 6.

Acting
During the course of the show, Jennifer Celotta said many times that she wants to play a Schrute. Her wish came true in "Finale", where she played a member of the Schrute family at Kevin's bar. In the episode call sheet, the character name is given as "Jen Celotta Shrute".

Trivia
Jennifer Celotta shared some story lines she never got to explore:
 * Phyllis was going through menopause, and to combat the hot flashes, she turned the thermostat in the office down so low that everyone else was freezing.
 * Michael develops ennui. He doesn't understand the reason and makes everyone in the office help him figure out why he's in a funk.
 * An episode in near-real-time that follows what everyone does on their lunch break.

Episodes written
Celotta has written the following episodes:


 * Season Two
 * "Email Surveillance"
 * "Drug Testing"
 * Season Three
 * "Grief Counseling"
 * "A Benihana Christmas"
 * "Beach Games" (co-written with Greg Daniels)
 * Season Four
 * "Launch Party"
 * "Goodbye, Toby" (co-written with Paul Lieberstein)
 * Season Five
 * "The Duel"
 * "Company Picnic" (co-written with Paul Lieberstein)
 * Season Six
 * "The Promotion"
 * "Sabre"

Episodes directed
Celotta has directed the following episodes:


 * Season Five
 * "Crime Aid"
 * Season Six
 * "The Promotion"
 * Season Nine
 * "Promos"