B.J. Novak
- a.k.a. B.J. Novak
- BJ Novak
- Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak
- بی. جی. نواک
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Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming a field agent for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003). Novak had his breakout with a leading role as Ryan Howard on seasons 1–8 of the NBC mockumentary sitcom The Office (2005–2013). His acting, writing and producing for the show earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award, alongside five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. In the late 2000s, Novak had supporting roles in the films Reign Over Me (2007) and Inglourious Basterds (2009). In the 2010s, he portrayed musician Robert B. Sherman in Saving Mr. Banks (2013) and Marvel Comics character Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). He had a starring role as Harry J. Sonneborn in the biographical film The Founder (2016) and voiced Baker Smurf in The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). In television, he had a recurring role as Lucas Pruit on the HBO series The Newsroom (2014). In the 2020s, Novak made his film directorial debut with Vengeance (2022), which he also produced and starred in. He created and wrote the FX on Hulu anthology series The Premise (2021). In addition to his film and television career, Novak authored the books One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories (2014) and The Book with No Pictures (2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article B.J. Novak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (* 31. Juli 1979) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Komiker, Drehbuchautor, Schriftsteller und Produzent. Er machte sich Anfang der 2000er-Jahre als Komiker einen Namen, bevor er als Außendienstmitarbeiter für die MTV-Reality-Show „Punk’d“ (2003) tätig war. Novak gelang der Durchbruch mit der Hauptrolle des Ryan Howard in den Staffeln 1–8 der NBC-Mockumentary-Sitcom „The Office“ (2005–2013). Für seine schauspielerische, schriftstellerische und produktionstechnische Leistung in der Serie erhielt er zwei Screen Actors Guild Awards und einen Writers Guild of America Award sowie fünf Nominierungen für den Primetime Emmy Award in der Kategorie „Beste Comedyserie“. Ende der 2000er-Jahre hatte Novak Nebenrollen in den Filmen „Reign Over Me“ (2007) und „Inglourious Basterds“ (2009). In den 2010er-Jahren verkörperte er den Musiker Robert B. Sherman in „Saving Mr. Banks“ (2013) und die Marvel-Comicfigur Alistair Smythe in „The Amazing Spider-Man 2“ (2014). Er spielte die Hauptrolle des Harry J. Sonneborn in dem Biopic „The Founder“ (2016) und lieh Baker Smurf in „Die Schlümpfe“ (2011) und „Die Schlümpfe 2“ (2013) seine Stimme. Im Fernsehen war er in einer wiederkehrenden Rolle als Lucas Pruit in der HBO-Serie „The Newsroom“ (2014) zu sehen. In den 2020er Jahren gab Novak mit „Vengeance“ (2022) sein Regiedebüt, bei dem er auch als Produzent und Hauptdarsteller mitwirkte. Er entwickelte und schrieb die FX-on-Hulu-Anthologieserie „The Premise“ (2021). Neben seiner Film- und Fernsehkarriere veröffentlichte Novak die Bücher „One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories“ (2014) und „The Book with No Pictures“ (2014).
- Gender
- male
- Date of Birth
- ()
- Place of Birth
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
Cast
| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allistar Smythe | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 66% · 14,725 | ||
| Male Interviewer | The Internship | 62% · 4,570 | ||
| (uncredited) | The Dictator | 62% · 6,608 | ||
| Baker Smurf (voice) | The Smurfs | 58% · 4,083 | ||
| Mr. Egypt | CommunityTV | 80% · 2,166 | ||
| Ryan Howard | The OfficeTV165 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 |
Crew
| Department | Job | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director | The OfficeTV5 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | ||
| Production | Co-Executive Producer | The OfficeTV64 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | ||
| Co-Producer | The OfficeTV22 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | |||
| Executive Producer | The OfficeTV34 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | |||
| Supervising Producer | The OfficeTV37 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | |||
| Writing | Executive Story Editor | The OfficeTV3 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 | ||
| Writer | The OfficeTV15 Episodes | 86% · 5,466 |