'Brian Baumgartner' (born
November 29,
1972) is an
Emmy Award-winning
American film and television actor who plays
Kevin Malone on ''
The Office''.
Biography
Personal life
Baumgartner was born in
Atlanta, Georgia, and attended
The Westminster Schools in
Atlanta. He attended high school with future
Office co-star
Ed Helms, who graduated one year later in the Class of '92. 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, which were all special Tony Award recipients. Baumgartner studied acting in college at the Meadows School of the Arts at
Southern Methodist University.
Brian is also one of the "famous faces"
[1]. due to being a regular player on the
online poker website
Hollywood Poker which is run in conjunction with
Ongame Network.
Baumgartner resides in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.
Career
Baumgartner's television appearances include roles on ''
Jake in Progress'', ''
Arrested Development'', and ''
Everwood''. His most recent project is the romantic comedy ''
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 ''
webisodes. His co-stars
Angela Kinsey and
Oscar Nunez also shared the award.
[2]
Filmography
★ ''
Jake in Progress''
★ ''
The Office''
★ ''Moosecock''
★ ''
Everwood''
★ ''
Arrested Development''
★ ''
LAX''
★ ''
★ ''
The Lyon's Den''
★ ''
Herman, U.S.A.''
★ ''
License to Wed''
Trivia
While filming the
Office episode "Basketball", Baumgartner sank 14 baskets in a row. When the crew saw this, they began shooting it and it found its way into the episode.
References
1. Brian Baumgartner Biography
2. 34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards, from the Emmy Awards website
External links
★
★
Brian Baumgartner at
TV.com
★
Kevin/Brian's MySpace
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