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| Date of Birth | 31 July 1979, Newton, Massachusetts, USA |
| Birth Name | Benjamin Joseph Manaly Novak |
| Height | 5' 8½" (1.74 m) |
Actor:
- The Office as Ryan Howard (52 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Reign Over Me (2007) as Mr. Fallon
- Knocked Up (2006) as Young Doctor
- Unaccompanied Minors (2006) as Desk Attendant
Producer:
"The Office" (associate producer) (7 episodes, 2005-2007) (supervising producer) (4 episodes, 2006-2007) (co-producer) (2 episodes, 2005-2006) ... aka The Office: US Version (Australia) - The Job (2007) TV Episode (supervising producer) - Beach Games (2007) TV Episode (associate producer) - Women's Appreciation (2007) TV Episode (associate producer) - Safety Training (2007) TV Episode (associate producer) - Cocktails (2007) TV Episode (associate producer) (5 more)
Writer:
"The Office" (6 episodes, 2005-2007) ... aka The Office: US Version (Australia) - Safety Training (2007) TV Episode - Initiation (2006) TV Episode - Boys and Girls (2006) TV Episode - The Fire (2005) TV Episode (writer) - Sexual Harassment (2005) TV Episode (writer) (1 more) "Raising Dad" (2001) TV Series (unknown episodes)
Trivia
Attended Newton South High School in Newton, Massachusetts. His high school classmate, John Krasinski, is now a co-star on "The Office" (2005).
Son of noted ghostwriter William Novak.
Graduate of Harvard University - degree in English and Spanish literature. He wrote a thesis about the films of Hamlet.
Allergic to antibiotic Bactrim.
Is the brother of Jesse Novak, former member of Olde English Sketch Comedy.
