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Brian Baumgartner
Living out the character actor's arc, Brian Baumgartner enjoyed a life in the theater far from Hollywood, long before he slogged his way to success through bit parts on television. Playing a series of emotionally-charged characters on midwestern stages for years, the actor eventually found the onscreen role of a character actor's dreams - turning the tall, rumpled schlep Kevin Malone of NBC's American version of "The Office" (2005-13), into a front and center presence audiences and real-life office workers could not forget, but would probably very much like to ignore.