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| dateofbirth = November 29, 1972
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'''Brian Bruce Baumgartner''' (born November 29, 1972) plays [[Kevin Malone]] on ''[[The Office]]''.
   
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'''For general biographical information, see {{W|Brian Baumgartner}} on Wikipedia.''
'''Brian Baumgartner''' (born November 29, 1972) is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_Award Emmy Award]-winning [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States American] film and television actor, best known for playing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Malone Kevin Malone] on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_%28U.S._TV_series%29 ''The Office''].
 
==Personal life==
 
Baumgartner was born in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta Atlanta], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29 Georgia], where he attended [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Innocents%27_Episcopal_School Holy Innocents' Episcopal School]. He attended high school at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Westminster_Schools The Westminster Schools] in Atlanta with future ''Office'' co-star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Helms Ed Helms], who graduated one year later in 1992. He then attended SMU before moving to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Los Angeles], Baumgartner served as Artistic Director of Hidden Theatre in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis Minneapolis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota Minnesota], where he received multiple awards for artistic and acting excellence. In addition, Baumgartner performed regionally at the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guthrie_Theater 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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University Southern Methodist University].
 
   
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==Trivia==
Baumgartner lives in Los Angeles and Hilton Head with his wife and daughter.
 
==Career==
 
Baumgartner's television appearances include roles on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_in_Progress Jake in Progress]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development_%28TV_series%29 Arrested Development]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everwood Everwood]''. He also acted as a talent scout on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Comic_Standing Last Comic Standing]'' with his ''Office'' co-star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Flannery Kate Flannery]. He appears in the romantic comedy feature film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_to_Wed License to Wed]'' opposite [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams Robin Williams], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandy_Moore Mandy Moore], and ''Office'' co-star [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Krasinski John Krasinski]. In June 2007, Baumgartner won a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daytime_Emmy_Award Daytime Emmy Award] for Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy, for his work on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Office_%28U.S._TV_series%29_episodes#Webisodes:_The_Accountants_.28July.E2.80.93September_2006.29 The Office: Accountants]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webisode webisodes]. His co-stars [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Kinsey Angela Kinsey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Nunez Oscar Nunez] also shared the award.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Baumgartner#cite_note-0 [1]]</sup>
 
   
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When Brian Baumgartner is trying not to laugh during a scene, he blows air out the corner of his mouth, which [[Angela Kinsey]] nicknames "the teakettle."<ref name="officeladies-gaywitchhunt">Kinsey, Angela and Jenna Fischer. [https://officeladies.com/episodes/2020/05/20/episode-29-gay-witch-hunt Episode 29: Gay Witch Hunt], Office Ladies podcast, May 20, 2020.</ref>
On July 8, 2008, Baumgartner appeared with the rest of the cast of ''The Office'' on ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Family_Feud Celebrity Family Feud]'', in which his team triumphed over the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gladiators American Gladiators]'' team. He has also appeared on a college humor video series " turtle racing" on YouTube
 
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==Filmography==
 
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==References==
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! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);"|Year
 
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);"|Film
 
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);"|Role
 
! style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(176, 196, 222);"|Other notes
 
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| rowspan="1"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_film 2001]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_U.S.A. Herman U.S.A.]''
 
|Roger
 
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|-
 
| rowspan="2"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_film 2003]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lyon%27s_Den The Lyon's Den]''
 
| ?
 
|Episode "The Fifth"
 
|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]''
 
|Dog Man (uncredited)
 
|Episode "Fur and Loathing"
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_film 2004]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAX_%28TV_series%29 LAX]''
 
| ?
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_in_film 2005]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrested_Development_%28TV_series%29 Arrested Development]''
 
|Gun Shop Owner
 
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|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everwood Everwood]''
 
| ?
 
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|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_%28US_TV_series%29 The Office]''
 
|Kevin Malone
 
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|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_in_Progress Jake in Progress]''
 
| ?
 
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|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_film 2006]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moosecock&action=edit&redlink=1 Moosecock]''
 
|Paul Wood
 
|
 
|-
 
| rowspan="1"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_film 2007]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/License_to_Wed License to Wed]''
 
|Jim
 
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|-
 
| rowspan="2"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_in_film 2008]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Christmases Four Christmases]''
 
|Eric
 
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|-
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Family_Feud Celebrity Family Feud]''
 
|Himself
 
|Baumgartner took on the role of captain, he and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrity_Family_Feud#Contestants his team] (other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office 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.
 
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| rowspan="1"|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_in_film 2009]
 
|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_Temptation_%28film%29 Into Temptation]''
 
|Fr. Ralph O'Brien
 
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|-
 
| rowspan="2"|2010
 
|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=House_of_Good_and_Evil&action=edit&redlink=1 House of Good and Evil]
 
|Bob Bradley
 
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|''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Girl_%282010_film%29 Dirty Girl]''
 
|Concierge
 
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Revision as of 15:26, 21 May 2020

Brian Bruce Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) plays Kevin Malone on The Office.

'For general biographical information, see Brian Baumgartner on Wikipedia.

Trivia

When Brian Baumgartner is trying not to laugh during a scene, he blows air out the corner of his mouth, which Angela Kinsey nicknames "the teakettle."[1]

References

  1. Kinsey, Angela and Jenna Fischer. Episode 29: Gay Witch Hunt, Office Ladies podcast, May 20, 2020.