B.J. Novak
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Novak at SF Sketch Fest 2008
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Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak July 31, 1979 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Actor Comedian Screenwriter Author Director Producer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
 Joey Fatone interviews Novak at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008)
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Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak (born July 31, 1979), also known as B. J. Novak, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter, author, and director. He is most widely known for being a writer and executive producer of The Office, in which he also played Ryan Howard.
Novak was born and raised in Newton, Massachusetts, the son of Linda (née Manaly) and author William Novak. Novak's family is Jewish. His father co-edited The Big Book of Jewish Humor, and has ghostwritten memoirs for Nancy Reagan, Lee Iacocca, Magic Johnson, and others; his parents also established a Jewish matchmaking service. Novak has two younger brothers, Jesse, a composer, and Lev. He attended Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston for elementary school and middle school. He attended Newton South High School with future Office costar John Krasinski, and they graduated in 1997. Novak graduated from Harvard University, where he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon and the Hasty Pudding Club. He majored in English and Spanish literature, and wrote his honors thesis on the films of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Aside from the Lampoon, he occasionally staged and performed in a variety show called The B.J. Show with fellow Harvard student B. J. Averell.
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