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B. J. Novak

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Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, author, and producer. He gained traction as a comedian during the early 2000s before becoming a field agent for the MTV reality prank show Punk'd (2003). Novak had his breakout with a main role as Ryan Howard on seasons 1–8 of the NBC mockumentary sitcom The Office (2005–2013). His acting, writing and producing for the show earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award, alongside five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. B. J. Novak is the 69th most popular comedian (down from 59th in 2019), the 11,509th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,628th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, B. J. Novak ranks 69 out of 98. Before him are Fred Armisen, Kathy Griffin, Amy Schumer, Bill Hicks, Jeff Dunham, and Amy Sedaris. After him are Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo, Dave Chappelle, Mindy Kaling, Gallagher, and Stephen Merchant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, B. J. Novak ranks 249. Before him are Ludovic Magnin, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, François Sagat, Hedo Türkoğlu, Dani Aranzubia, and Engin Altan Düzyatan. After him are Freema Agyeman, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, Hiromi Uehara, Mohamed Kallon, Jaime King, and Lamar Odom.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, B. J. Novak ranks 11,511 out of 20,380. Before him are Mimi Kennedy (1948), Theo Rossi (1975), Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1956), Art Clokey (1921), William Eustis (1753), and N. Scott Momaday (1934). After him are Kurt Sutter (1960), Ja Rule (1976), Ezra Taft Benson (1899), Jim Starlin (1949), Nicki Aycox (1975), and Phyllis Somerville (1943).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, B. J. Novak ranks 58. Before him are Fred Armisen (1966), Kathy Griffin (1960), Amy Schumer (1981), Bill Hicks (1961), Jeff Dunham (1962), and Amy Sedaris (1961). After him are Wanda Sykes (1964), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Dave Chappelle (1973), Mindy Kaling (1979), Gallagher (1946), and Joy Behar (1942).

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