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Season 8, Episode 11
Andy finds a novel way to improve sales, while Dwight explores corporate opportunities externally
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Ed Helms
(Actor)
.. Andy Bernard
Born:
January 24, 1974
in
Atlanta, Georgia
Best Known For:
The Hangover movies.
Early-life:
Edward Parker Helms was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 24, 1974 to Pamela and John. He had surgery to correct a heart murmur when he was 14. He went on to study film theory and technology at Oberlin College in Ohio. After graduating, he began writing and performing with New York sketch comedy bands and studied improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe. He also worked as a trainee film editor, which led to some voice-over work.
Career:
His first break came in 2002 when he passed an audition to become a field reporter on satirical news programme The Daily Show. He stayed with the Jon Stewart-fronted programme until 2006, the year he landed a recurring role as Andy Bernard on the sitcom The Office. His worldwide profile increased enormously in 2009 when he had a lead role in The Hangover movie alongside Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis. From a budget of $35million, it went on to gross more than $460million. Two equally successful sequels followed in 2011 and 2013.
Quote:
"I try to explain to people that you get the roles that are right when they're right. If you have a nerd character but you're kind of a cool guy, you're probably not going to get the nerd part. The nerd is going to get the nerd part."
Trivia:
Helms plays the banjo, guitar and piano in a bluegrass band called The Lonesome Trio with his friends Ian Riggs and Jacob Tilove.
Rainn Wilson
(Actor)
.. Dwight Schrute
Born:
January 20, 1966
in
Seattle, Washington, United States
Best Known For:
Playing Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office.
Early-life:
Rainn Dietrich Wilson was born on January 20, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, United States to yoga teacher and actress Shay Cooper and novelist, artist and business consultant Robert G Wilson. He lived in Nicaragua between ages three and five before his parents divorced and returned to Seattle. While he was in high school, he moved to Wilmette, Illinois with his family. Rainn graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a Bachelor's degree in drama in 1986. He then joined New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, where he achieved an MFA in acting and was a member of The Acting Company. Rainn worked in theatre for much of his early career and, while acting in New York, drove a moving van to make ends meet.
Career:
Wilson's first on screen appearance was in an episode of the soap opera, One Life to Live, in 1997. His feature film debut was in Galaxy Quest (1999), which was followed by a minor supporting role in Almost Famous (2000). Following this, he appeared in a number of TV shows, including Six Feet Under, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Charmed and Entourage, as well as such films as America's Sweethearts (2001) and Rob Zombie's House of 1,000 Corpses (2003). In 2005, he was cast as Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office, a role he played until the series ended in 2013. He also directed three episodes of the series. Wilson then went on to land leading roles in such films as The Rocker (2008) and Super (2010) and was cast in Juno (2007), Monsters vs Aliens (2009), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and others. More recently, he voiced Gargamel in The Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
Quote:
"Some of the biggest movie stars in the world are essentially characters."
Trivia:
He was nominated for the Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for his portrayal of Dwight Schrute in The Office.
