B.J. Novak

Mostly Credited As: B.J. Novak
Birth Name: Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
Date Of Birth: July 31, 1979 (Age 35)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Newton, Massachusetts
Height: 5' 8 " (1.72 m)

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak was born on July 31, 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts. He is usually known as B.J. Novak. His father, Bill Novak, edited The Big Book of Jewish Humor.

Novak grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, near Boston. He graduated from Newton South High School and attended Harvard University. He graduated in 2001, with a degree in English and Spanish literature.

He moved to Los Angeles where he began working clubs as a stand up comedian. He performed regularly at The Improv and other comedy clubs in L.A. Variety named him one of the "Ten Comedians To Watch" in 2003. He has also performed on "Late Night with Conan O' Brien."

He is currently playing the character Ryan Howard on the NBC sitcom The Office. He has written and co-produced several of the show's episodes.

TV Appearances

Main cast

The Newsroom (2012) (2012)	As: Lucas Pruit (Season 3)
The Office (US) (2005)	As: Ryan Howard (S01-S08)
Punk'd (2003)	As: Field Agent

Episode Cast Credits

The View (1997)
	• B.J. Novak	18x15: (Oct/03/2014)	As	Himself
	• James McAvoy, Sally Field, B.J. Novak, John Leguizamo, Sofia Vergara, Diane Keaton, John Cena, Jason Priestley, Jon Cryer, Neil Patrick Harris	17x164: (May/16/2014)	As	Himself
	• Sally Field, B.J. Novak, Dr. Mehmet Oz, guest co-host Troy Dunn	17x149: (Apr/25/2014)	As	Himself
Today (US) (1952)
	• Season 63, Episode 187	63x187: (Sep/30/2014)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Season 63, Episode 74	63x74: (Apr/24/2014)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Watch What Happens: Live (2009)
	• Kate Walsh & B.J. Novak	11x155: (Sep/30/2014)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
	• Luke Bryan, B.J. Novak, Kym Douglas	11x129: (Apr/03/2014)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Soup (2004)
	• Live 500th Episode	10x33: (Aug/21/2013)	As	Himself
The Office (US) (2005)
	• Paper Airplane	09x20: (Apr/25/2013)	As	Ryan Howard, [Uncredited]
The Mindy Project (2012)
	• Harry & Mindy	01x14: (Feb/05/2013)	As	Jaime
	• Harry & Sally	01x13: (Jan/29/2013)	As	Jaime
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Amanda Seyfried, B.J. Novak, a performance by the Broadway cast of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark"	18x100: (Mar/01/2011)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Conan (2010)
	• Hickory Dickory Danger	01x05: (Nov/15/2010)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
	• Gordon Ramsay, B.J. Novak, Willard Wigan	01x48: (Aug/12/2009)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Liam Neeson, B.J. Novak, The Duke Spirit	15x100: (May/07/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Ice Cube, B.J. Novak, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah	14x115: (Apr/04/2007)	As	Himself
	• Elijah Wood, Rachel Dratch, B. J. Novak	11x88: (Mar/11/2004)	As	Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Helen Mirren, B.J. Novak, Jet	15x12: (Oct/03/2006)	As	Himself

Crew Credits

Show Crew

The Office (US) (2005)	• Story Editor (Season 1) • Co-Producer (Season 2) • Supervising Producer (Season 3-4)
The Mindy Project (2012)	• Executive Producer • Consulting Producer

Episode Crew

The Office (US) (2005) (Credited in 18 episodes from this show)
• Show all 18 episode crew credits
• Free Family Portrait Studio	08x24	May/10/2012	As: Director, Writer
• Trivia	08x11	Jan/12/2012	As: Director
• The List	08x01	Sep/22/2011	As: Director, Writer
• Threat Level Midnight	07x17	Feb/17/2011	As: Writer
• The Seminar	07x14	Jan/27/2011	As: Director

B.J. Novak Returns to NBC to Guest Star on 'Community' Finale	Feb/05/2014
TVRage honors ‘The Office’ with top character moments	May/14/2013
'The Office' star B.J. Novak signs seven-figure book deal	Apr/11/2013
12 Relationship Quotes from Mindy Lahiri	Feb/07/2013
Novak and Kaling to reunite on 'The Mindy Project'	Dec/06/2012