B.J. Novak is probably most known for playing the role of Ryan Howard on the hit comedy series, The Office. What many fans may not know is that the actor is multi-talented and has written a children's book, directed his own feature film, and even co-owns a pop-up restaurant in West Hollywood. Unlike his character on The Office, Novak is actually pretty successful at the endeavors he's gone after.
Novak is reportedly worth $10 million, and not all of that cash came from the hit comedy series, believe it or not. The writer and actor has been working non-stop on various projects since the hit series ended. The Office was the start of his career, and it helped him launch a life after the series as a successful writer, producer, and director.
8 BJ Novak Wrote And Directed A Feature Film
Novak recently wrote, directed, and stars in a feature film titled Vengeance. Most of the film was shot before COVID-19 hit, but they had to go back and shoot the rest once production was able to resume in New Mexico. The film received rave reviews from critics and fans alike, with some fans stating it was the best film they had seen all year. It tells the story of a big city man who winds up in Texas attending the funeral of a girl he once hooked up with. A bunch of twists and turns later, his character learns a very important lesson, and so does the audience.
7 BJ Novak Produced A Show On Hulu
Novak wrote and produced a mini-series on Hulu called The Premise. Each episode told a different story, and the stories were often a bit odd, but that's normal for Novak. An anthological series, the show told various stories featuring some of the biggest issues of our time. Episodes featured stars such as Jon Bernthal and Ben Platt.
6 BJ Novak Wrote A Children's Book
Novak wrote a hugely successful children's book called The Book With No Pictures. Novak has toured the country, reading his book to kids, who laugh out loud whenever he makes the funny sounds in the book. The entire purpose of the book is to get adults to read it to their kids and make fun of themselves in the process by reading the funny sounds. The book doesn't need pictures at all. Genius, right?
5 BJ Novak Executive Produced The Mindy Project
Novak was credited as an executive producer for the first season of The Mindy Project, starring his best friend, Mindy Kaling. The series went on for several seasons on FOX and eventually made the jump over to Hulu for several more seasons. Novak only served as a producer for one season, but he also guest-starred on a few episodes over the course of the series' run.
4 BJ Novak Co-Owns A Pop-Up Restaurant
Novak teamed up with chef Tim Hollingsworth to launch a pop-up restaurant in West Hollywood that serves up-scale versions of foods from various chain restaurants. The restaurant is called Chain and they do random drops of food and alert people via text message when they can make a reservation. Drops sell out super fast, so it can be hard to get a reservation, but that just means the pop-up is crazy popular and super successful. They currently charge $40 per person.
3 BJ Novak Has The Office Money
Not only did Novak star on The Office for eight out of the nine seasons as Ryan Howard, but the actor also served as a writer for those eight years as well as a producer for seasons two through eight. It's also worth mentioning that the show is heavily syndicated and also streams on Peacock with extended versions of super-fans of the show to view.
2 BJ Novak Wrote A Book
Novak wrote a successful book of short stories that are, much like The Premise on Hulu, kind of odd and random but are quite funny. The book is titled One More Thing. Some of the stories are only a few lines, while others take up multiple pages. It is one hundred percent Novak's sense of humor. In a video interview with The New York Times, Novak stated that while he's a working actor, he's always thinking with the mind of a writer. He also said that he was inspired by the book Lolita, which he read when he was 17 and he was blown away by how the book was so well-written and funny, but was written for the reader and not so much about class.
1 BJ Novak Has Acted In Many Projects
Novak has starred in several successful films over the years including The Founder, which was about the creator of McDonald's, Inglorious Basterds, starring Brad Pitt, and Saving Mr. Banks, where he played the legendary Robert Sherman. He also appeared as Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. As far as television goes, aside from The Office, Novak appeared in several episodes of the hit drama series, The Newsroom, The Mindy Project, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
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