Brian Baumgartner

Infobox actor
name = Brian Baumgartner


caption = Baumgartner at the "" premiere in December 2007.
birthdate = Birth date and age|1972|11|29|mf=y
birthplace = Atlanta, Georgia
occupation = Film, television actor
emmyawards = Outstanding Comedy Broadband Program
2007 ""
sagawards = Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
2007, 2008 "The Office

Brian Baumgartner (born November 29, 1972) is an Emmy Award-winning American film and television actor who plays Kevin Malone on the U.S. version of "The Office".

Biography

Personal life

Baumgartner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and attended Holy Innocents' Episcopal School in Atlanta. He attended high school at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta with future "Office" co-star Ed Helms, who graduated one year later in 1992. 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. Baumgartner studied acting at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.

Baumgartner lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Career

Baumgartner's television appearances include roles on "Jake in Progress", "Arrested Development", and "Everwood". He also acted as a talent scout on "Last Comic Standing" with his "Office" costar "Kate Flannery". 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. [ [http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_34th_creative_winners_data.html 34th Annual Creative Arts & Entertainment Emmy Awards] , from the Emmy Awards website]

On July 8, 2008, Baumgartner appeared with the rest of the cast of "The Office" on "Celebrity Family Feud", in which his team triumphed over the "American Gladiators" team.

Filmography

* "Jake in Progress"
* "The Office"
* "Moosecock"
* "Everwood"
* "Arrested Development"
* "LAX"
* "" (season 4 episode "Fur and Loathing")
* "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 for inclusion in the episode.fact|date=January 2008
*Brian has an uncredited cameo in the "Cold Cuts" episode of "The Sopranos".fact|date=January 2008

References

External links

*imdb name|id=1580911|name=Brian Baumgartner
*amg name|2:504022
* [http://www.tv.com/brian-baumgartner/person/330256/summary.html Brian Baumgartner] at [http://www.tv.com TV.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/kevinmalone Kevin/Brian's MySpace]