Biography

B. J. Novak

by Monika Bhatt,

Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak is known better as B.J. Novak who is an actor, comedian, director as well as an author of American nationality known best for being the producer as well as the writer for the American version of The Office. He was born on the 31st of July, 1979 to mother Linda and father William Novak. His skills and expertise in the versatile fields have made him hugely popular with fans who wish to constantly search details related to his bio and career constantly.

B.J. was born and was also raised in Newton, Ma s sachusetts and grew up with two siblings. He was enrolled in the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston for his education and then attended the Newton South high School. He graduated from the Harvard University and also did several roles in theatre and other productions. He started his career by working in several clubs as a comedian and was named Variety’s comedians to watch. He wrote the sitcom for the WB entitled Raising Dad. He then started performing on Premium Blend of Comedy Central and also appeared on Late Night with Conan O’ Brien.

His acting career began when he started acting on PunK’d of MTV and was seen by executive producer Greg Daniels when he heard him joke at a comedy club. He was then offered the role of Ryan Howard in The Office. He played the role for the seventh as well as the eighth seasons and directed two episodes of the show. He also then was made the executive producer of the show and was hugely acclaimed for his role as a producer. His film credits include acting in Unaccompanied Minors, The Amazing Spider Man 2, The Smurfs, The Internship, Reign Over Me etc. he has also written several books.

As far as the personal life of Novak is to be taken into consideration, it has been known that he has a very close relationship with Mindy Kaling, who is also a writer. They have been in an on and off relationship since they met after writing The Office. The relationship they had has also been portrayed on The Office through their characters. Though their weird relationship has not been much openly discussed about, it seems that they are actually together as of now. Apart from her, he has never been a s sumed to have had any other affair or a girlfriend and seems to be devoted to her. He has never been married, does not have a spouse and also has no children yet. He has also never been a s sumed to be gay or bi-sexual.

B.J. Novak has managed to grab a net worth of 18 million dollars through his several endeavors. His salary has not been known and his height is 5 feet 9 inches.