What is B. J. Novak?
{{Infobox person |name = B. J. Novak |image = B.J. Novak, Actor.jpg |caption = Novak at SF Sketch Fest 2008 |birth_name = Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|31|mf=y}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hoys |first1=Matt|last2=Brooks|first2=Mel |date=2013 |title=Comic Genius: Portraits of Funny People |url= |location= |publisher=[[Chronicle Books]] |page=194 |isbn=978-1452131955 |author-link= }}</ref> |birth_place = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S. |alma_mater = [[Harvard University]] |occupation = {{hlist|Actor|writer|comedian|director|}} |yearsactive = 2001–present}} '''Benjamin Joseph Manually Novak'''<ref>{{cite web|title=B.J. Novak|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|url=https://tvguide.com/celebrities/bj-novak/193427/|access-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215173010/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/bj-novak/193427/|archive-date=December 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> (born July 31, 1979) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. Novak was one of the writers and [[executive producer]]s of ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (2005–2013), in which he also played [[Ryan Howard (The Office)|Ryan Howard]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Novak, B. J.}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American television writers]] [[Category:Actors from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Comedians from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Movie directors from Massachusetts]]