B.J. Novak

Birthday: 31 July 1979, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Birth Name: Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak

Height: 174 cm

B.J. Novak was born on July 31, 1979 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA as Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak. He is an actor and producer, known for The Office (2005), Inglourious Basterds (2009) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014).

I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found st...Show more »

I wanted to be a writer first, and I struck out in the world to be a writer first, and then found stand-up as a more creative outlet, as a 3D way to be creative. Show less «

Travel is impossible, but daydreaming about travel is easy.

There's not many good comedies to watch - you know, comedies that make you glad you watched them.

Different people have different styles, but there is an opportunity as a director to be a writer in ...Show more »

Different people have different styles, but there is an opportunity as a director to be a writer in every moment, with every visual cue and every piece of production design. Everything is a decision, and everything can be obsessed over. Show less «

Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, ho...Show more »

Good comics gravitate to each other; you know who's your type of person by watching them onstage, hopefully. Show less «

'The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the air. It's really a...Show more »

'The Office' is less a comedy than so many other 'comedies' that have been on the air. It's really about the balance between what is real and what is comic. Show less «

I'm a believer in trusting the director.

I do not have very much office experience.

The most exciting thing I aspire to do is to write something new that I know is going to work, or pe...Show more »

The most exciting thing I aspire to do is to write something new that I know is going to work, or perform something that I know is going to make people laugh. Show less «