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John Krasinski

John Krasinski is known as an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He is most famous for playing Jim Halpert on the hit sitcom ‘The Office’ and for directing the sci fi film, ' A Quiet Place'.

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Background and Age

John Krasinski was born on October 20, 1979, in Newton, Massachusetts. He met B.J. Novak, a future Office castmate when they were kids. They played youth baseball and went to class together, and Krasinski later appeared in one of Novak's plays. At Newton South High School, he additionally played basketball and ran crosscountry. After high school, Krasinski went to Brown University, where he concentrated on playwriting. He additionally worked as an understudy on Late Night with Conan O'Brien during this time and was part of a sketch group called Out of Bounds.

Career and Net Worth

In 2005 Krasinski's career took off with the debut of the TV series The Office. In the series, Krasinki played Jim Halpert, a paper sales rep who really likes his organization's secretary, Pam played by Jenna Fischer. His character also liked to mess with crackpot individual sales rep Dwight played by Rainn Wilson. The office environment satire evoked genuine emotion with TV watchers and would proceed to win a few Emmy Awards.

In June 2019, The Office fans attacked NBC when Netflix announced that the show would be moving from their streaming service to a new NBC streaming platform in 2020. With so many new streaming services popping up, fans expressed their disappointment and threatened to pirate the show instead of subscribing to NBC's new platform.

Marriage, Husband and Kids

John's romance with actress, Emily Blunt has gone on for over 10 years. The two met in 2008 after Emily migrated to the United States. Emily, at the time, was just worried about sinking into her new city and new life and she was not hoping for a relationship. John took her to a shooting range for their first date and their fascination in one another developed from that point on. In 2009, the two got ready for marriage and on the July 10, 2010, they had their wedding in Como, Italy. The occasion was held at their great companion, George Clooney's home. The two presently have two little girls together, Hazel who was born in February, 2014 and Violet who was born in June 2016.

Before dating Emily Blunt, John was involved with Rashida Jones, who he dated from 2005 till 2006. He was additionally reputed to have dated the award winning actress, Renée Zellweger, in 2007, but those reports were never confirmed.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 20 Oct, 1979
Age: 41 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Newton
residence: Brooklyn
Education: Brown University
Newton South High School
Gender: Male
Description: American actor and writer
Spouse: Emily Blunt [M. 2010]
Net Worth 2021: 80 million
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Last Modified: Feb 19 2023
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