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Dwight Christmas
Season 9, Episode 9
Dwight organises a Pennsylvania-Dutch-themed office Christmas party, which he is forced to abruptly cancel due to Jim leaving for his other job. Meanwhile, Erin seeks comfort from a colleague after a disappointing text-message from Andy
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Rainn Wilson
(Actor)
.. Dwight Schrute
John Krasinski
(Actor)
.. Jim Halpert
Ellie Kemper
(Actor)
.. Erin Hannon
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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.
John Krasinski
(Actor)
.. Jim Halpert
Born:
October 20, 1979
in
Newton, Massachusetts
Best Known For:
The US Office.
Early-life:
John Burke Krasinski was born in Newton, Massachusetts, on October 20, 1979 to Mary and Ronald. He has two older brothers, Kevin and Paul. His first taste of acting was playing Daddy Warbucks in a school production of Annie. He spent time teaching English in Costa Rica before going on to study theatre arts at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He then studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.
Career:
Krasinski went on to star in commercials and make a number of guest appearances in TV shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Without a Trace. His big break came in 2005 when he was cast as Jim Halpert in the American version of The Office. The show ran for more than 200 episodes until 2013 and Krasinski's performances earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards. His film credits include The Holiday (2006), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), and Big Miracle (2012). He has also voiced characters in Shrek the Third (2007), Monsters vs Aliens (2009) and Monsters University (2013).
Quote:
"Being funny is one of my greatest strengths. I can make girls smile when they're down, and when they're having a good time, I can carry on the joke."
Trivia:
In 2000, he spent the summer as an intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Ellie Kemper
(Actor)
.. Erin Hannon
Born:
May 02, 1980
in
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Best Known For:
Playing the lead role in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Early-life:
Elizabeth Claire Kemper was born on May 2, 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. When she was five, her family moved to St Louis. It was while she was at John Burroughs School that she developed an interest in theatre and improvisational comedy. One of her teachers was Jon Hamm and she appeared in a school play with him. She graduated from Princeton University in 2002 with an English degree and then spent a year at Oxford University studying for a graduate degree in English Literature.
Career:
Kemper's career started out with improv and sketch comedy performances, appearances on advertisements and guest appearances in various TV series. She landed the role of Erin Hannon in the American version of The Office in 2009 and stayed with the show until it ended in 2013. Kemper has had supporting roles in such films as 21 Jump Street (2012) and Bridesmaids (2011). She also plays the lead character in Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. As well as this, she has voiced characters in such animated films as The Secret Life of Pets (2016), The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) and Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
Quote:
"I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist."
Trivia:
She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
