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Brian Bruce 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

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
2001 Herman U.S.A. Roger
2003 The Lyon's Den ? Episode "The Fifth"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dog Man (uncredited) Episode "Fur and Loathing"
2004 LAX ?
2005 Arrested Development Gun Shop Owner
Everwood ?
The Office Kevin Malone
Jake in Progress ?
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
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