Jump to navigation Jump to search. Benjamin Joseph Manaly 'B. Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer and director. Novak is primarily known as one of the writers and executive producers of The Office (2005–2013), in which he also played Ryan Howard.

This section needs expansion. You can help. ( January 2017) After hearing Novak's opening joke at a comedy club, executive producer decided he 'wanted to do something with him'; Novak was subsequently cast as. Novak was not only a cast member on the show but a producer and writer.

He along with Mindy Kaling, Greg Daniels, Michael Schur, and Paul Lieberstein were the original writers for the show. He is credited with writing fifteen episodes during the show's duration including the Writer's Guild of America nominated episodes 'Diversity Day' and 'Local Ad'. On July 21, 2010, news reports indicated Novak had signed a contract to remain with the show for its seventh and eighth seasons; under the new terms, he would be made an executive producer midway through Season 7 and direct two episodes of the show. In a June 2009 interview with, Novak spoke about sharing the success of with his classmate: 'Sometimes when this feels too good to be true, I think that if this were all a dream, that would be what should have tipped me off.

I'd wake up saying, 'I was in this incredible TV show and it was a big hit and the star was John [Krasinski] from high school. Isn't that weird?'

Film career [ ] In addition to his television credits, Novak has appeared in the films,,,, and 's. He played composer in (2013), and in (2014).

He had a supporting role in the 2016 film, which features in the biopic's leading role of. Novak in September 2013 Book deal [ ] On April 11, 2013, publishing house announced it had signed a seven-figure, two-book deal with Novak, with the first book slated to be a fictional collection of -like stories.

On February 4, 2014 a book of 22 stories, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, was published and spent 6 weeks on the NYT Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers List. Novak also signed a deal with Penguin's children's books label and wrote The Book With No Pictures, which was released in September 2014 and has spent four full years on the New York Times Picture Books list, with 34 weeks charting as the #1 seller in the United States. In May 2015, it was announced that Novak and had signed a book deal worth a reported $7.5 million to write about their long friendship and former relationship, though Kaling said in an interview that the book would 'not be a tell-all.' The List App [ ] On October 14, 2015 Novak released an Apple along with co-founder Dev Flaherty called The List App.

The app has since been nominated for a (losing in its category to and ) and in May 2016 rebranded as 'li.st' and became available on the Android platform. In September 2017, the app was shut down, citing that the growth wasn't enough to sustain the current product. Personal life [ ] Novak has a close friendship with, whom he met through writing for. The two dated on and off while writing and acting on the show, sometimes mirroring the on-again, off-again nature of the relationship between their respective characters. He served as a consulting producer for Season 1 of, and has appeared on the show several times, though his formal producing role ended after the first season.

His brother Jesse composed the music for. Bibliography [ ].

This list is; you can help. Books [ ] • Novak, B. The book with no pictures. One more thing: stories and other stories. The alphabet book with no pictures. Essays, reporting and other contributions [ ] • Novak, B. (November 4, 2013).

Shouts & Murmurs. The New Yorker. 89 (35): 64–65. Budova avtomata ak 47. • 'Pants' on Current Mood with John Mayer.

Aired: 2/17/19. Filmography [ ] Roles as an actor Year Title Role Notes 2003 Field Agent Television series 2005–2013 Television series; 164 Episodes (2006, 2007) Nominated: (2008) Nominated: for Best performance in a Comedy Series (2009) 2006 Flight Attendant 2007 Unnamed Doctor Mr. Fallon 2009 Pfc.

Smithson Utivich 2011 Voice role 2012 Uncredited 2013 Jamie Television series 4 episodes 2013 Male Interviewer 2013 Baker Smurf Voice role 2013 2014 2014 Mr. Egypt Episode: ' (cameo) 2014 Lucas Pruit Television series 4 episodes 2015 MC Episode: 'The Last Day' (voice) 2016 2016-2018 Himself Episodes: 'Josh and I Go to Los Angeles' (cameo), 'Oh, Nathaniel, It's On!'

• Hoys, Matt; Brooks, Mel (2013). Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People.

• Courtney Hollands (20 December 2007). The Boston Globe. Retrieved 6 March 2009.

• Berman, Alyssa R.; Beborah B. Doroshow (14 May 2001). Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 19 August 2009. • Novak, William (2006). The Big Book of Jewish Humor.