John Krasinski
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| John Krasinski | |
 Krasinski as Jim on The Office |
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| Birth name | John Burke Krasinski |
| Born | October 20, 1979 (age 27) Newton, Massachusetts |
| Height | 6 ft. 3 inches [190 cm] |
| Notable roles | Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office |
John Burke Krasinski (b. October 20, 1979, Newton, Massachusetts) is an American TV actor best known for playing lovelorn Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Krasinski is the youngest and shortest of three sons (6 feet, 3 inches [190 cm], the tallest being 6 feet, 10 inches [208 cm]). His father is Boston internist Dr. Ronald Krasinski and his mother is a nurse.[1]
During his childhood, he played on the same Little League Baseball team as B.J. Novak, who is a co-star on The Office.
Krasinski graduated from Bowen Elementary School, Newton South High School in 1997, and from Brown University in 2001 as an honors playwright.
[edit] Career
Krasinski was an intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His first stage experience was starring in a satirical high school play written and cast by B.J. Novak, now a writer and co-star on The Office. John Krasinski later studied one semester at the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut and currently divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles, where The Office is filmed.[2]
Krasinski's feature-film credits include Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and Duane Hopwood starring David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in the film Jarhead, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Sam Mendes.
Krasinski also had cameos in For Your Consideration and Dreamgirls.
Krasinski also had a small part in The Holiday.
His next film is License to Wed with Mandy Moore and Robin Williams. He will also be the voice of Sir Lancelot in the upcoming movie, Shrek the Third, Gideon in A New Wave, and an untitled role in Smiley Face. Krasinski is currently in negotiations to star in Leatherheads, a football movie set in the early 20's directed by George Clooney.
Among Krasinski’s television credits besides his featured role on The Office are appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ed ([3]),and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Krasinski is writing a film adaptation of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. He is also the narrator for a series of commercials for Ask.com starting in March, 2006.
Krasinski recently featured in People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive issue of 2006 [4].
Krasinski also was featured as a squirrel in a recent episode of American Dad.
