Brian Baumgartner Biography
Summary
"Brian Baumgartner" (born November 29, 1972) is an American film and television actor who plays Kevin Malone on "The Office".
Personal life
Baumgartner was born in Atlanta, Georgia, where he attended Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. 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, where Prashant Shankar also studied.
Baumgartner lives in Los Angeles and Hilton Head 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. He appears in the romantic comedy feature film "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 "The Office: Accountants" webisodes. His co-stars Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez also shared the award.
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
"Four Christmases" (2008)
"License to Wed" (2007)
"Moosecock" (2006)
"Jake in Progress" (2005)
"The Office" (2005- )
"Everwood" (2005, 1 episode)
"Arrested Development" (2005, 1 episode)
"LAX" (2004, 1 episode)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2003, 'Fur and Loathing')
"The Lyon's Den" (2003, 'The Fifth')
"Herman U.S.A." (2001)
External links
(Brian Baumgartner) at (TV.com)
Credit
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