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147-465: John Burke Krasinski ( / k r ə ˈ z ɪ n s k i / ; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), where he was also a producer and occasional director. He directed, co-wrote and co-starred in the 2018 horror film A Quiet Place , for which Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in

294-480: A Deal (1963–1968 and 1990–1991, as well as a short-lived prime-time revival in 2003), Jeopardy! (1964–1975 and 1978–1979), The Hollywood Squares (1966–1980), Wheel of Fortune (1975–1989 and 1991), Password Plus/Super Password (1979–1982 and 1984–1989), Sale of the Century (1969–1973 and 1983–1989) and Scrabble (1984–1990 and 1993). The last game show ever to air as part of NBC's daytime schedule

441-833: A Saturday edition of Today . Most of the series featured on the TNBC lineup were executive produced by Peter Engel (such as City Guys , Hang Time , California Dreams , One World and the Saved by the Bell sequel, Saved by the Bell: The New Class ), with the lineup being designed from the start to meet the earliest form of the FCC's educational programming guidelines under the Children's Television Act . NBA Inside Stuff , an analysis and interview program aimed at teens that

588-401: A callback to his first interview, finally deems his job as "amazing". Jim appeared in every episode of The Office . In " Mafia ," only his voice is heard, while the clip show episode " The Banker " features Jim in flashbacks of previous episodes, and Jim only appears in new footage momentarily, and without any lines. Additionally, in the season-seven episode " Ultimatum ," Jim only appears in

735-409: A chance to join him at the new job. Although Darryl has a not-so-perfect interview, he does get the position thanks to his preparation and Jim's recommendation. Later, Jim and Darryl become roommates, although in " Vandalism " Darryl is annoyed at Jim's messy and sloppy living habits. Jim's weekly commute to Philadelphia causes increasing strain on his marriage until in " Customer Loyalty ," it comes to

882-629: A civil and human rights legal organization dedicated to fighting racial injustice and eliminating structural racial disparities. In October, Some Good Merch donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America assisted in the remote re-opening of the Metro Atlanta BGCA and the creation of new distance learning programs after the clubs were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, donations to Trauma Free World also went towards

1029-403: A class and can't come home yet. That afternoon he finds Pam waiting in the parking lot, claiming that she hated art school anyway. He purchases his parents' house and begins to take his career more seriously. When new Vice President Charles Miner ( Idris Elba ) arrives at the office to oversee Michael, he and Jim immediately clash as Charles condescends to, and dismisses, Jim as an underachiever and

1176-605: A co-branded version of InfoSpace to deliver minimal portal content. In mid-2007, NBCi.com began to mirror the main NBC.com website; NBCi.com was eventually redirected to the NBC.com domain in 2010. Only one legacy of this direction remains in the website of then-O&O WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio (now owned by Nexstar ), which continues to use the URL "nbc4i.com". NBC has used a number of logos throughout its history; early logos used by

1323-479: A company specializing in search engines that learned from searches initiated by its users, for $ 32 million. The experiment lasted roughly one season; after its failure, NBCi's operations were folded back into NBC. The NBC Television portion of the website reverted to NBC.com. However, the NBCi website continued in operation as a portal for NBC-branded content (NBCi.com would be redirected to NBCi.msnbc.com), using

1470-636: A digital subchannel or because a primary feed NBC affiliate has not yet upgraded their transmission equipment to allow content to be presented in HD. NBC's master feed has not fully converted to 1080p or 2160p ultra-high-definition television (UHD). However, some NBC stations have already begun broadcasting at 1080p via ATSC 3.0 multiplex stations. One notable example is WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina (a station that re-joined NBC in February 2016), which

1617-486: A few smaller markets, such as Binghamton, New York ( WBGH-CD ), Jackson, Tennessee ( WNBJ-LD ) and Juneau, Alaska ( KATH-LD ), that do not have enough full-power stations to support a standalone affiliate. In some markets, these stations also maintain digital simulcasts on a subchannel of a co-owned/co-managed full-power television station. Southern New Hampshire receives NBC programming via network-owned WBTS-CD , licensed to serve Nashua ; while nominally licensed as

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1764-535: A head when he misses Cece's dance recital and then angrily blames Pam for not videotaping it. Tearfully, Pam breaks down and confides in Brian, the boom mic operator of the documentary crew. In " Moving On ," Pam interviews for a job in Philadelphia, but then reveals to Jim that she doesn't really want to move there after all. In " Finale ," Jim serves as Dwight's best man during his wedding to Angela, where Pam

1911-593: A heavily advertised online venture serving as an attempt to launch a web portal . This move saw NBC partner with Xoom.com (not to be confused with the current money transfer service ), e-mail.com, AllBusiness.com , and Snap.com (eventually acquiring all four companies outright; not to be confused with the current-day parent of Snapchat ) to launch a multi-faceted internet portal with e-mail, web hosting, community, chat and personalization capabilities, and news content. Subsequently, in April 2000, NBC purchased GlobalBrain,

2058-582: A huge pay increase. Jim and Pam marry in the hour-long episode " Niagara ." When their guests' craziness threatens to ruin the wedding day, they run off and are privately married on the Maid of the Mist before returning to take part in their planned church wedding. Their daughter, Cecelia Marie Halpert is born several months later, in " The Delivery ." In season seven, some of Jim's vulnerabilities are displayed. He displays mild jealousy when he meets Danny Cordray ,

2205-510: A little too far, causing her to shut him down immediately when their co-workers take notice. Jim is startled by her abruptness, but she eventually forgives him. Feeling bored with his job, tortured by his situation with Pam and guilty about a stack of complaints Dwight has lodged against him, Jim investigates a transfer to Dunder Mifflin's branch in Stamford, Connecticut . In the season-two finale, " Casino Night ," Jim confesses his love for Pam in

2352-537: A low-power class A station, it transmits a full-power signal under a channel share with the WGBH Educational Foundation and its secondary Boston station WGBX-TV from Needham, Massachusetts , and serves as the NBC station for the entire Boston market. Until 2019, NBC operated a low-powered station in Boston, WBTS-LD (now WYCN-LD ), which aimed to serve as its station in that market while using

2499-528: A national reach of 88.91% of all households in the United States (or 277,821,345 Americans with at least one television set). Since January 24, 2022, when CBS affiliate WBKB-TV in Alpena, Michigan affiliated its DT2 subchannel with NBC, NBC is, to date, the only major network with an in-market affiliate in every designated market area in the United States. Currently, New Jersey and Delaware are

2646-469: A network of additional full-power stations to cover the market in full (including Merrimack, New Hampshire -licensed Telemundo station WNEU , which transmitted WBTS on a second subchannel); NBC purchased the Nashua station (formerly WYCN-CD) in early 2018 after the FCC spectrum auction , and in 2019 relocated WYCN-LD to Providence, Rhode Island to serve as a Telemundo station for that market. Tegna Media

2793-475: A new Saturday morning block programmed by Litton Entertainment under the Children's Television Act. It's called The More You Know , inspired by the name of brand extension of The More You Know —a series of public service campaigns first launched by NBC in 1989. The block premiered on October 8, 2016, replacing NBC Kids block (originally October 1, 2016, but postponed due to the NBC network coverage of

2940-490: A potential romance. In " The Job ," Jim, Karen, and Michael each interview for the corporate position. During the interview, he notices a caring note from Pam in his briefcase. After the interview he drives back to Scranton, leaving Karen without a ride. Back at the Scranton office, Pam is reflecting on her history with Jim, stating that they “never got the timing right” and were just “too similar”. Jim then suddenly interrupts

3087-478: A practice imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in which a pay television provider supplants an American station's signal with a feed from a Canadian station/network airing a particular program in the same time slot to protect domestic advertising revenue. Some of these affiliates are also receivable over the air in southern areas of the country located near

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3234-440: A prank that ends with Gabe being forced to listen to an audiobook version of Jo Bennett's entire autobiography. In " The Seminar ," it is revealed he has had the highest sales out of the entire Scranton branch for at least three months running. In " Goodbye, Michael ," Jim is the only one to figure out that Michael is leaving earlier than he said and opts to stay quiet to let Michael leave, but he tells Pam so she can get to him at

3381-566: A relationship with him, also transfers to Scranton. In " The Merger ," Jim's and Pam reunite; Pam is overjoyed, but Jim is clearly uncomfortable. He lets Pam know that he is seeing someone, and gradually Karen is introduced as his girlfriend. As Jim settles back in at Scranton, he uses his promotion as an excuse to avoid his old interactions and pranks with Pam, claiming that pulling pranks is not appropriate for his position. However, in time, Jim does return to his old ways, especially targeting Dwight and Andy Bernard, another Stamford transfer. Toward

3528-803: A separate digital channel, available on satellite and cable providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which shut down as a TV station in the end of 2009. NBC programming is available in Mexico through free-to-air affiliates in markets located within proximity to the Mexico–United States border (such as KYMA-DT / Yuma, Arizona ; KGNS-TV / Laredo, Texas ; KTSM / El Paso, Texas ; KVEO / Brownsville, Texas ; and KNSD / San Diego ), whose signals are readily receivable over-the-air in border areas of northern Mexico. Some U.S.-based border affiliates are also available on subscription television providers throughout

3675-455: A series of commercials for Ask.com . He has also narrated commercials for Apple TV , Verizon Wireless , Esurance , BlackBerry Storm , My Coke Rewards , and Carnival Cruise Lines , and has appeared in print advertisements for Gap . In 2020, he starred across fellow Bostonians Chris Evans , Rachel Dratch , and David Ortiz in a popular Super Bowl commercial for the 2020 Hyundai Sonata 's Smart Park feature, pronouncing it "Smaht Park". He

3822-510: A smartass with a "made-up position." Charles scoffs when Jim is invited to sit in on a meeting with David Wallace about the Michael Scott Paper Company . However, Jim comes off as intelligent and professional and persuades Michael to be bought out. In the process, he finally stands up to Charles after Charles makes up to their boss, prompting Jim to make a snide remark to his face. Upon realizing Dwight's incompetence during

3969-476: A superior paper salesman who went on a few dates with Pam while he was in Stamford. His sales skills remain strong, when in " WUPHF.com " it is revealed that he has already maxed out his sales cap for the year and cannot make any more commissions, leading him to seek goofy respite in the office until Gabe Lewis chides him to stop bothering everyone. Since Gabe was unsympathetic to Jim's situation, Jim then sets up

4116-407: A template for an essay on under-motivated, young college graduates. In an article on stereotypical office worker profiles, Jim was identified as the worker who is "drifting along in a job, [while] you put off asking yourself hard questions about career plans." NBC The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as

4263-451: A temporary one, stating: "Right now, this is just a job. If I advance any higher, this would be my career. And if this were my career, I'd have to throw myself in front of a train." This outlook is most apparent in the elaborate pranks that he plays on his workmates, primarily Dwight, as well as his sarcastic remarks, facial expressions to the film crew and his provoking comments during employee meetings. However, Jim succeeds professionally and

4410-506: A viral fundraising campaign for Family Reach, a non-profit, Boston-based organization designed to provide financial assistance to families coping with cancer treatment. While on Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Krasinski explained "I wanted to do something good with my 40th birthday, ’cause as I was going over the hill I thought I’d do something nice. So I actually just begged people for money.” The campaign raised more than $ 500,000, with Krasinski and his wife continuing to spearhead fundraising efforts for

4557-544: A waiter. He starred in the play What the Eunuch Saw , written and directed by his former college classmates Emily O'Dell and Isaac Robert Hurwitz. Krasinski's breakthrough came in 2004 when he was cast in the NBC sitcom The Office , a remake of the successful British TV series . In the series, a mockumentary about life at a mid-sized paper supply company, he played Jim Halpert , an intelligent and mild-mannered sales representative and, in later seasons, co-manager of

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4704-486: A woman from drowning when she was caught in a rip tide at a beach in Manuel Antonio National Park . Krasinski said that what he learned from his mother, who was a lifeguard, helped him save the woman. Krasinski attended Brown University , where he studied English and playwriting, and wrote an honors thesis, "Contents Under Pressure." He graduated from Brown in 2001. At Brown, he was a member of

4851-471: A young artist while collaborating on her first art film. His performance was praised by critics. Peter Debruge of Variety wrote: "Krasinski is such an appealing actor that his likability serves to complicate Peter's behavior in interesting ways." Nobody Walks premiered in Competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won a special Jury Prize. Next, Krasinski starred in, co-produced and co-wrote

4998-475: Is a bridesmaid. Jim and Pam also finalize their plan to move to Austin, where Jim will rejoin Athlead (now named Athleap) with Darryl. He plans to quit Dunder Mifflin, but Dwight insists on firing him and Pam instead, so they can receive a generous severance package. In his final interview, Jim thanks the documentary crew for giving him the opportunity to show his children many important parts of his life, and after

5145-609: Is a fan of the Boston Red Sox . In 2011, he starred in a New Era / MLB ad campaign with Alec Baldwin , playing off the rivalry between the Red Sox and Baldwin's preferred team, the New York Yankees . In 2024, Krasinski received criticism for appearing in a Canadian televised commercial for Rogers, while the corporation was locking out Canadian union actors amid a labour dispute. His appearance in this commercial

5292-427: Is a part-owner of Hulu (along with majority owner The Walt Disney Company , owner of ABC), and has offered full-length episodes of most of NBC's programming through the streaming service (which are available for viewing on Hulu's website and mobile app ) since Hulu launched in private beta testing on October 29, 2007. The most recent episodes of the network's shows are usually made available on NBC.com and Hulu

5439-506: Is a spin-off of a bit first introduced on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . Merchant, Krasinski and Krasinski's wife, Emily Blunt , were brainstorming ideas for Krasinski's upcoming appearance on Late Night when the idea took shape. Jimmy Fallon then developed it into a recurring segment on his show. The show proved to be a major success for Spike; its series premiere was the highest-rated non-scripted premiere in Spike's history. In July 2016,

5586-511: Is consistently one of the best salesmen. A major plot point throughout the series is Jim's relationship with Pam Beesly , who is engaged to Roy Anderson , a Dunder Mifflin warehouse worker. Throughout the first two seasons, incidents such as Pam falling asleep on Jim's shoulder in " Diversity Day " and drunkenly kissing him in " The Dundies " show a possibility of the feelings being mutual; however, Pam never acts on them and remains engaged to Roy. On one occasion, in " The Fight ," his flirting goes

5733-514: Is currently also broadcasting at 1080p via WNGT-CD , which is also serving as an ATSC 3.0 multiplex for the Raleigh area. While the equipment would allow the transmission of 2160p UHD, this was previously done through a secondary experimental station (WRAL-EX) where it transmitted limited NBC programming in UHD. The experimental station went off-air in 2018 as part of the FCC's repacking process. Meet

5880-466: Is pregnant. In season six, Pam's pregnancy is confirmed, and Jim is promoted to regional co-manager, alongside Michael, in " The Meeting ." His promotion causes problems in the office as the staff doesn't take him seriously and he is often in a power struggle with Michael. When Dunder Mifflin files for bankruptcy and is taken over by Sabre, a company that sells printers, Jim chooses to become a salesman again, largely because Sabre's uncapped commission means

6027-404: Is the largest operator of NBC stations in terms of overall market reach, owning or providing services to 20 NBC affiliates (including those in larger markets such as Atlanta , Denver , St. Louis , Seattle and Cleveland ); Gray Television is the largest operator of NBC stations by numerical total, owning 28 NBC-affiliated stations. NBC provides video on demand access for delayed viewing of

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6174-502: Is under the umbrella branding of The More You Know , based on the network's long-time strand of internally-produced public service announcements of the same name . It premiered on October 8, 2016, giving Litton control of all but Fox's Weekend morning E/I programming among the five major broadcast networks. Live sports programming is also provided on weekends at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time, but most commonly between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern. Due to

6321-690: The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Financial donations from Some Good Merch to Direct Relief , in coordination with a team at the First Nations Fund, were channeled into thousands of COVID-19 PPE , face masks and sanitizer, and other medical relief supplies for the Navajo Nation and White River Indian Hospital in Fort Apache Indian Reservation , a facility serving over 17,000 tribal members and run by

6468-536: The Office Ladies podcast. Krasinski was ultimately chosen due to his chemistry with Jenna Fischer , who portrayed his co-worker and future wife Pam Beesly . The couple is known for being one of the most recognizable and beloved couples on American television. Jim Halpert is first introduced in the pilot episode; he is adamant throughout the series about his job as a salesman at Dunder Mifflin Paper being

6615-497: The 2002–03 season , with select shows among that season's slate of freshmen scripted series being broadcast in HD from their debuts. The network completed its conversion to high definition in September 2012, with the launch of NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning children's block programmed by new partial sister network PBS Kids Sprout , which also became the second Saturday morning children's block with an entirely HD schedule (after

6762-723: The 2016 Ryder Cup ). NBC holds the broadcast rights to several annual specials and award show telecasts, including the Golden Globe Awards and the Primetime Emmy Awards (which are rotated across all four major networks each year). Since 1953, NBC has served as the official U.S. broadcaster of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . CBS also carries unauthorized coverage of the Macy's parade as part of The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS ; however, as NBC holds rights to

6909-969: The Canada–United States border (signal coverage was somewhat reduced after the digital television transition in 2009 due to the lower radiated power required to transmit digital signals). NBC no longer exists outside the Americas as a channel in its own right. However, NBC News and MSNBC programs are broadcast for a few hours a day on OSN News, formerly known as Orbit News in Africa and the Middle East. Sister network CNBC Europe also broadcasts occasional breaking news coverage from MSNBC as well as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . CNBC Europe also broadcast daily airings of NBC Nightly News at 00:30 CET Monday to Fridays. In 1993, then-NBC parent General Electric acquired Super Channel, relaunching

7056-576: The LXTV -produced 1st Look and Open House NYC air after Saturday Night Live (replays of the previous week's 1st Look also air on Friday late nights on most stations), with a Meet the Press encore a part of its Sunday overnight schedule. The network's weekend morning children's programming time slot is programmed by Litton Entertainment under a time-lease agreement. The three-hour block of programming designed mainly for 14-16-year-old teenage viewers

7203-668: The Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants (NBC also held rights to the Miss Teen USA pageant from 2003, when NBC also assumed rights to the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants as part of a deal brokered by Miss Universe Organization owner Donald Trump that gave the network half-ownership of the pageants, until 2007, when NBC declined to renew its contract to carry Miss Teen USA, effectively discontinuing televised broadcasts of that event until 2023). NBCUniversal relinquished

7350-490: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program . He is married to English actress Emily Blunt , with whom he has two daughters. John Burke Krasinski was born on October 20, 1979, in the Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts , the youngest of three boys of nurse Mary Clare (née Doyle) and internist Ronald Krasinski. His mother is of Irish ancestry, and his father is of Polish descent. He

7497-637: The Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize and received mostly positive reviews. Film critic A.O. Scott wrote that "though this experiment doesn't quite succeed, there's enough intelligence and insight in this movie to make it worth the attempt" while Elizabeth Weitzman from New York Daily News felt that "Krasinski deserves credit for having the ambition to adapt material as difficult as David Foster Wallace's short stories." The same year, he starred in

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7644-531: The TLC series Trading Spaces ); the Emmy-nominated reality game show Endurance , hosted and produced by J. D. Roth (whose production company, 3-Ball Productions, would also produce reality series The Biggest Loser for NBC beginning in 2003); and scripted series such as Strange Days at Blake Holsey High and Scout's Safari . The block later expanded to include some animated series such as Kenny

7791-467: The cold open , and is absent without explanation for the rest of the episode. The cold open was actually filmed the previous season and recycled for the episode because John Krasinski was on location shooting a movie. In the media, Jim is sometimes called an everyman . In her article "Breaking Out of the First-Job Trap" for U.S. News & World Report , Liz Wolgemuth used Jim's character as

7938-559: The title character in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series Jack Ryan , where he was also an executive producer. Krasinski has also performed voice-over work in animated and documentary films, including in Monsters University (2013). He established a production company, Sunday Night Productions , in 2013. For co-creating the reality show Lip Sync Battle (2015–2019), he received three nominations for

8085-586: The " Peacock Network " in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting . NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and has affiliates in every TV market in the United States . Some of the stations are also available in Canada , the Caribbean, and Mexico via pay-television providers or in border areas over

8232-420: The 100 most influential people in the world , and the creation of the A Quiet Place film series . Krasinski produces and stars as the title character in the television series Jack Ryan , making him the fifth actor to portray the character after Alec Baldwin , Harrison Ford , Ben Affleck and Chris Pine from the film series . Jack Ryan premiered on Amazon Video on August 31, 2018. Four months before

8379-485: The 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow, Alaska . The film saw him play Adam Carlson, a news reporter . The same year, Krasinski starred in Ry Russo-Young 's independent drama Nobody Walks with Olivia Thirlby and Rosemarie DeWitt . In the film, Krasinski plays Peter, a sound-designer, husband and father of two who starts developing romantic feelings for

8526-538: The 2002 games. Coverage of the Olympics on NBC has included pre-empting regularly scheduled programs during daytime, prime time, and late night. In July 2022, NBC announced that the Olympic Channel will be shut down on September 30. NBC stated they will be announcing the plans for Olympic content in the fall of 2022. News coverage has long been an important part of NBC's operations and public image, dating to

8673-491: The 2003 live-action film Elf ). Since 2013, the network has aired live musical adaptations with major stars in lead roles. Originally dismissed as a gimmick, they have proven to be rating successes, as well as a nostalgic tribute to the early days of television. Past adaptations include: From 2003 to 2014, NBC also held rights to two of the three pageants organized by the Miss Universe Organization :

8820-480: The 2018 season allowed games to be streamed through network websites and apps. NBC's master feed is transmitted in 1080i high definition , the native resolution format for NBCUniversal's television properties. However, 19 of its affiliates transmit the network's programming in 720p HD, while four others carry the network feed in 480i standard definition either due to technical considerations for affiliates of other major networks that carry NBC programming on

8967-637: The 89th Academy Awards including Best Picture. Next, Krasinski co-starred in Cameron Crowe 's romantic comedy-drama Aloha with Rachel McAdams , Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone . The film received a negative reaction and controversy from critics and audiences alike. In 2016, Krasinski starred in Michael Bay 's biographical war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi based on Mitchell Zuckoff 's 2014 book 13 Hours . The film follows six members of Annex Security Team who fought to defend

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9114-579: The ABC-syndicated Litton's Weekend Adventure ). All the network's programming has been presented in full HD since then (except for certain holiday specials produced prior to 2005 – such as its annual broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life – which continues to be presented in 4:3 SD, although some have been remastered for HD broadcast). The network's high-definition programming is broadcast in 5.1 surround sound . In 1999, NBC launched NBCi (briefly changing its web address to "www.nbci.com"),

9261-535: The American diplomatic compound in Benghazi , Libya after waves of attacks by Islamic militants on September 11, 2012 . Krasinski went through extensive physical training for the role and put on 25 pounds of muscle to play a former US Navy SEAL . That same year, he directed the comedy-drama The Hollars . The film also marked the first feature film produced under his banner Sunday Night. Krasinski also starred in

9408-412: The Bell , a live-action teen sitcom which originated on The Disney Channel the previous year as Good Morning, Miss Bliss (which served as a starring vehicle for Hayley Mills ; four cast members from that show were cast in the NBC series as the characters they originally played on Miss Bliss ). Saved by the Bell , despite being given bad reviews from television critics, would become one of

9555-648: The Indian Health Service (IHS). Additional PPE donations were made to SelfHelp Community Services , a home and community-based healthcare service for elderly Holocaust survivors and homebound seniors. In June 2020, following widespread public protests against racial injustice in the United States, Some Good Merch added donation options for the Black Lives Matter organization and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund ,

9702-531: The NBC Sports Group, which became an NBC property through Comcast's acquisition of NBCUniversal ) carries sports news content alongside sports event telecasts. Key anchors from NBC News are also used during NBC Sports coverage of the Olympic Games . While NBC has aired a variety of soap operas on its daytime schedule over its history, Days of Our Lives (1965–2022) was the last soap opera on

9849-542: The NBC network until May 2, 2010, when it became the last NBC News program to convert to HD). NBC officially began its conversion to high definition with the launch of its simulcast feed, NBC HD, on April 26, 1999, when The Tonight Show became the first HD program to air on the NBC network as well as the first regularly scheduled American network program to be produced and transmitted in high definition. The network gradually converted much of its existing programming from standard-definition to high definition beginning with

9996-605: The Pan-European cable network as NBC Super Channel. In 1996, the channel was renamed NBC Europe , but was, from then on, almost always referred to on-air as simply "NBC". Most of NBC Europe's prime time programming was produced in Europe due to rights restrictions associated with U.S. prime time shows; the channel's weekday late-night schedule after 11:00 p.m. Central European Time , however, featured The Tonight Show , Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Later , which

10143-785: The Prairie , Las Vegas , Crossing Jordan , the Law & Order franchise (begun independently by Universal Television, and became in-house programming after the NBCUniversal deal), The Office and the Chicago franchise . NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and current and pending affiliation agreements with 223 additional television stations encompassing 50 states, the District of Columbia, six U.S. possessions and two non-U.S. territories ( Aruba and Bermuda ). The network has

10290-497: The Press was the first regular series on a major television network to produce a high-definition broadcast on February 2, 1997, which aired in the format over WHD-TV in Washington, D.C., an experimental television station owned by a consortium of industry groups and stations which launched to allow testing of HD broadcasts and operated until 2002 (the program itself continued to be transmitted in 480i standard definition over

10437-462: The Press , weekday early-morning news program Early Today and primetime newsmagazine Dateline NBC on Friday nights . Late nights feature the weeknight talk shows The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon , Late Night with Seth Meyers , and an overnight replay of Today with Hoda & Jenna . NBC affiliates carrying it in syndication also have the option to substitute a same-day encore of The Kelly Clarkson Show on weekdays. On Saturdays,

10584-553: The Qubo venture also encompassed weekly blocks on Telemundo and Ion Television , a 24-hour digital multicast network on Ion's owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, as well as video on demand services and a branded website. Qubo launched on NBC on September 9, 2006, with six programs ( VeggieTales , Dragon , VeggieTales Presents: 3-2-1 Penguins! , Babar , Jane and the Dragon and Jacob Two-Two ). On March 28, 2012, it

10731-508: The Shark , Tutenstein and Time Warp Trio . In May 2006, NBC announced plans to launch a new Saturday morning children's block under the Qubo brand in September 2006. An endeavor originally operated as a joint venture between NBCUniversal , Ion Media Networks , Scholastic Press , Classic Media and Corus Entertainment 's Nelvana unit (Ion acquired the other partners' shares in 2013),

10878-737: The Third , For Your Consideration and Dreamgirls . In 2008, Krasinski appeared with Renée Zellweger and George Clooney in the latter's directorial venture Leatherheads (2008), a period comedy about the early years of professional American football. He portrayed Carter "the Bullet" Rutherford, Princeton University 's college football star and a decorated hero of the First World War. MTV.com praised his acting, describing him as "an actor who's able to project both boyish warmth and intellectual concern" while also stating that he "manages

11025-514: The United States through AT&T and lifetime season pass tickets for Boston-based front-line medical workers to Boston Red Sox baseball games. Krasinski's daughters also helped to design a t-shirt with Sevenly and PepsiCo to help raise money for restaurant employees struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic; through SGN, PepsiCo also agreed to donate an additional $ 3 million to the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. On

11172-712: The air. NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in South Korea and Germany . The first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States, NBC was formed in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), then owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse , AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Company . In 1932, the US Government forced GE to sell RCA and NBC due to antitrust violations. In late 1986, GE regained control of RCA through its $ 6.4 billion purchase of

11319-409: The airport before he leaves. He also emotionally tells Michael he's been the best boss he's ever had, and they part on good terms. After Michael's initial replacement, Deangelo Vickers, suffers a traumatic brain injury, Jo offers Jim the position of interim manager, which Jim rejects. Jo later calls Jim as "the only man who turned me down." Early in season 8, it is revealed that Jim will be a father for

11466-447: The banner, Krasinski and Seeger along with Stephen Merchant , became executive producers of the live-action/animated sitcom Dream Corp, LLC created by Daniel Stessen on Adult Swim . Lost star Jon Gries co-starred. Krasinski along with Merchant are also executive producers of the musical reality competition television series Lip Sync Battle which debuted on the American cable network Spike , on Thursday April 2, 2015. The show

11613-424: The bar when Pam tells him she kissed Jim during "Casino Night." Roy then attempts to attack Jim at work in " The Negotiation ," but Dwight saves Jim from Roy by using pepper spray on him. Roy is fired, but when Pam assures Jim that it is over between her and Roy for good, Jim doesn't believe it and tells her so. In " Beach Games ," during a company outing at the beach, Pam confesses to Jim in front of everyone that he

11760-521: The black and white short film Past Forward for Italian luxury fashion house Prada which was directed by David O. Russell and premiered in September 2016 at Milan Fashion Week. In October 2016, he directed a live reading of the Good Will Hunting (1997) screenplay at New York's Skirball Theater in a one-off stage appearance of both the original stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon along with Emily Blunt . Krasinski's only release in 2017

11907-542: The cast of The Office . On April 17, 2020, Krasinski hosted a livestream virtual prom for high schoolers whose proms were cancelled due to the pandemic; 210,000 viewers tuned into the event, which included live performances from Billie Eilish , Finneas , the Jonas Brothers , and DJ D-Nice . Krasinski became ordained as a minister in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to officiate a virtual wedding as part of

12054-561: The channel's slogan "Where the Stars Come Out at Night" was based around. Many NBC News programs were broadcast on NBC Europe, including Dateline NBC , Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News , the latter of which was broadcast simultaneously with the initial U.S. telecast. Today was also initially aired live in the afternoons, but was later broadcast instead the following morning on a more than half-day delay. In 1999, NBC Europe ceased broadcasting in most of Europe outside of Germany;

12201-414: The comedy-drama Away We Go with Maya Rudolph , directed by Sam Mendes . It follows a couple searching North America for the perfect community in which to settle down and start a family. The film received positive reviews from critics. In his review, Michael Rechtshaffen from The Hollywood Reporter , said "terrific performances make this tender if slight little film worth the trip". His third 2009 role

12348-565: The company board of directors decides to close the Scranton branch, Jim is named assistant regional manager of the newly created "Dunder Mifflin Northeast." However, the company's plans change, and the Stamford branch closes instead, with a few employees being offered a transfer to Scranton; Jim is offered to be the assistant regional manager at Scranton. Jim is at first unwilling to return to Scranton because of Pam but eventually decides to do so. Karen, who has grown fond of Jim and wishes to pursue

12495-448: The company. Although it retained NBC, GE immediately closed or sold off most of RCA's other divisions and assets. In 2003, French media company Vivendi merged its entertainment assets with GE, forming NBCUniversal . Comcast purchased a controlling interest in NBCUniversal in 2011 and acquired GE's remaining stake in 2013. NBC is the home broadcaster of some of the longest continuously running American television series , including

12642-449: The considerable feat of holding the screen opposite Clooney without melting in the heat of [Clooney's] trademark movie-star mega-wattage." In 2009, Krasinski made his directorial debut in the comedy-drama film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men . He wrote the screenplay for the film based on David Foster Wallace 's collection of short stories, played a minor role in it and also served as producer. The film premiered on January 19, 2009, at

12789-659: The day after their original broadcast. In addition, NBC.com and certain other partner websites (including Hulu) provide complete back catalogs of most of its current series as well as a limited selection of episodes of classic series from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library – including shows not broadcast by NBC during their original runs (including the complete or partial episode catalogs of shows like 30 Rock , The A-Team , Charles in Charge , Emergency! , Knight Rider (both

12936-453: The engagement. Instead, he proposes during the season-five premiere, " Weight Loss ," during a rainy last-minute lunch date at an Interstate rest stop between Scranton and New York City, where Pam is attending Pratt. Jim and Pam keep in touch during her time at art school via webcam, instant messaging, and frequent phone calls. Jim eagerly awaits Pam's return in " Business Trip ." He is sad but supportive when Pam calls to tell him she has failed

13083-601: The film Free Guy . In May 2022, Krasinski made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as a member of the Illuminati after many years worth of fan casting, and interest from Krasinski himself. In June 2022, he voiced Superman in animated film DC League of Super-Pets . In October 2019, Krasinski's fantasy comedy IF

13230-447: The film alongside an ensemble cast of Sharlto Copley , Charlie Day , Richard Jenkins , Anna Kendrick and Margo Martindale . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2016. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that Krasinski "tackles the most clichéd genre in the movie business – the dysfunctional family dramedy" and that "he pulls it off with uncommon humor and compassion." Krasinski starred in

13377-567: The film. Later that year, he starred in the romantic comedy License to Wed (2007) with Mandy Moore and Robin Williams . Despite negative critical reception of the film, it emerged as a commercial success. Krasinski guest-starred in a number of television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Without a Trace , Ed , American Dad! and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . He also co-starred in films including Kinsey , Duane Hopwood , Jarhead , The Holiday , Shrek

13524-634: The final 4 1 ⁄ 2 years of Search for Tomorrow (1982–1986) after that series was initially cancelled by CBS, although many NBC affiliates did not clear the show during its tenure on the network. NBC has also aired numerous short-lived soap operas, including Generations (1989–1991), Sunset Beach (1997–1999), and the two Another World spin-offs, Somerset (1970–1976) and Texas (1980–1982). Notable daytime game shows that once aired on NBC include The Price Is Right (1956–1963), Concentration (1958–1973; and 1987–1991 as Classic Concentration ), The Match Game (1962–1969), Let's Make

13671-407: The first stations to offer streams of their programming on NBC's website and mobile app, and new affiliation agreements have made a majority of the network's affiliates available through the network's website and app based on a viewer's location. The network's NFL game telecasts were not permitted to be streamed on the service for several years until a change to the league's mobile rights agreement in

13818-704: The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The headquarters of NBC is in New York City at the Comcast Building . NBC also has offices in Chicago at the NBC Tower . Founded in 1926 by the Radio Corporation of America , NBC is the oldest of the traditional "Big Three" American television networks and is sometimes referred to as

13965-534: The fourth season, proposes to in the fifth, marries in the sixth, and has children with in the sixth and eighth. Jim's co-worker, Andy Bernard , often calls him by the nickname "Big Tuna". Krasinski auditioned for the role, along with Hamish Linklater , John Cho , and Adam Scott . Scott would later play Ben Wyatt on NBC's Parks and Recreation , which was created by The Office 's creator Greg Daniels and producer Michael Schur . Lance Krall also auditioned, according to Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer in

14112-581: The idea with Eggers. They later pitched the idea to Damon. It received Special Mention Award at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013. He also narrated the documentary television series Head Games (2012) on the Discovery Channel . In 2013, Krasinski founded the production company Sunday Night production with Allyson Seeger. The company has an overall deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television. Under

14259-591: The international "Signs for Hope" program, which assists in the training of trauma-informed care for deaf children and orphans. In December 2020, following the release of the ninth episode of Some Good News, Toys for Tots was made available as an additional charitable option on Sevenly, which is an organization that provides toys to children whose families cannot afford to buy them around the Christmas holiday. For his 40th birthday in October 2019, Krasinski launched

14406-453: The meeting, Charles encourages Jim to speak to Michael. As a new receptionist has already been hired, Pam is rehired in sales, alongside Jim. During " Company Picnic ," Pam injures her ankle during a volleyball game and Jim takes her to the hospital. The camera crew is stationed outside an exam room while a doctor updates Jim and Pam on her condition. Jim and Pam are suddenly seen embracing, looking shocked and ecstatic, heavily implying that Pam

14553-501: The middle of the season, it becomes clear that Jim's unresolved feelings toward Pam are affecting his relationship with Karen. In " The Return ," Jim decides to pull a prank on Andy; however, Karen is unable and Ryan unwilling to aid him, so he turns to Pam, who readily agrees. Their interaction during the prank causes Karen to feel threatened. She confronts Jim, and he finally admits to still having feelings for Pam. Despite this fact, their relationship continues. In " Cocktails ," Roy trashes

14700-462: The morning news/interview program Today from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. weekdays, 7:00a.m.–8:30 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. on Sundays, it also airs NBC News Daily at 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. on weekdays, it includes nightly editions of NBC Nightly News , the Sunday political talk show Meet

14847-453: The most popular teen series in television history as well as the top-rated series on Saturday mornings, dethroning ABC's The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show in its first season. The success of Saved by the Bell led NBC to remove animated series from its Saturday morning lineup in August 1992 in favor of additional live-action series as part of a new block called TNBC , along with the debut of

14994-424: The network was concurrently relaunched as a German-language technology channel aimed at a younger demographic, with the new series NBC GIGA as its flagship program. In 2005, the channel was relaunched again as the free-to-air movie channel Das Vierte which eventually shut down end of 2013 (acquired by Disney, which replaced it with a German version of Disney Channel). GIGA Television was subsequently spun off as

15141-514: The network when it was taken off the air in 2022 (and moved to the Peacock streaming service). Currently the network only offers NBC News Daily on its afternoon schedule, with affiliates using the rest of the afternoon for syndicated or local programming. Long-running daytime dramas seen on NBC in the past include The Doctors (1963–1982), Another World (1964–1999), Santa Barbara (1984–1993), and Passions (1999–2007). NBC also aired

15288-484: The network's programming through various means, including via its website at NBC.com, a traditional VOD service called NBC on Demand available on most traditional cable and IPTV providers, and through content deals with Hulu and Netflix (the latter of which carries only cataloged episodes of NBC programs, after losing the right to carry newer episodes of its programs during their current seasons in July 2011). NBCUniversal

15435-427: The network's radio days. Notable NBC News productions past and present include Today , NBC Nightly News (and its immediate predecessor, The Huntley–Brinkley Report ), Meet the Press (which has the distinction of the longest continuously running program in the history of American television), Dateline NBC , Early Today , NBC News at Sunrise , NBC Nightside and Rock Center with Brian Williams . In 1989,

15582-547: The news division began its expansion to cable with the launch of the business news channel CNBC . The company eventually formed other cable news services including MSNBC (created in 1996 originally as a joint venture with Microsoft , which now features a mix of general news and political discussion programs with a liberal stance), and the 2008 acquisition of The Weather Channel in conjunction with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital . In addition, NBCSN (operated as part of

15729-852: The news program Meet the Press (debuted 1947); Today (debuted 1952); The Tonight Show (debuted nationally 1954); and Saturday Night Live (debuted 1975). The drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , which debuted in 1999, began its 26th season in October 2024 and is currently the longest-running live-action series in American prime-time television history. As of 2022 , NBC provides 87 hours of regularly scheduled network programming each week. The network provides 22 hours of prime-time programming to affiliated stations Monday through Saturdays from 8:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time (7:00p.m.–10:00p.m. in all other U.S. time zones) and Sundays from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time (6:00p.m.–10:00p.m. in all other time zones). Daytime NBC News programming includes

15876-417: The offer. Pam doesn't find out until " Andy's Ancestry ," and although she is supportive, she is later concerned about Jim not having told her sooner and about how much money he has put into it. Jim gets permission from David Wallace to take up the second job, and in " The Target " he convinces Stanley and Phyllis to agree to cover his duties on the days that he is away. In " Suit Warehouse ," Jim offers Darryl

16023-643: The office better go awry. Ryan, annoyed by Jim's popularity with his boss David Wallace, gives Jim a performance warning in " Did I Stutter? " citing "goofing off with Dwight" and "spending time at reception" as productivity problems, despite his high sale numbers. In " Goodbye, Toby ," Jim shows his happiness and support for Pam getting into the Pratt Institute , where she will be for the next three months. He plans to propose at Toby's going away party until Andy proposes in front of everybody to Angela, who accepts. Jim puts his ring back in his pocket and postpones

16170-528: The office. Pam, whose wedding to Roy was planned out and just weeks away, clearly shows her anguish but gently turns him down. Jim tearfully walks away, but later kisses her in the office, closing the second season. In the season-three premiere " Gay Witch Hunt ," it is revealed that Jim did transfer to Stamford, despite the fact that Pam has called off her wedding and he clearly still harbors intense feelings for her. Things begin to look up for Jim when he befriends salesperson Karen Filippelli in Stamford, and when

16317-497: The only U.S. states where NBC does not have a locally licensed affiliate. New Jersey is served by New York City O&O WNBC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WCAU; New Jersey formerly had an in-state affiliate in Atlantic City -based WMGM-TV , which was affiliated with the network from 1955 to 2014. Delaware is served by Salisbury affiliate WRDE-LD and Philadelphia-based WCAU . NBC maintains affiliations with low-power stations in

16464-841: The organization afterwards via Family Reach's Hope for the Holidays campaign. Partnering with the Omaze foundation in 2018, Krasinski and his wife also raised money for the Malala Fund , which advocates for education rights for girls and women. In 2020, Krasinski and Blunt raised an additional $ 456,000 for the Family Reach organization. From March to December 2020, Krasinski and his Sunday Night Productions team created multiple fundraising and donation opportunities through their Some Good News web show. This included providing three months of free cellphone service for all nurses and doctors in

16611-525: The original broadcasts of Gumby , The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show , Underdog , The Smurfs , Alvin and the Chipmunks and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears . From 1984 to 1989, the network aired a series of public service announcements called One to Grow On , which aired after the end credits of every program or every other children's program. In 1989, NBC premiered Saved by

16758-450: The original series and the short-lived 2008 reboot ), Kojak , Miami Vice , The Office , Quantum Leap and Simon & Simon ). On February 18, 2015, NBC began providing live programming streams of local NBC stations in select markets, which are only available to authenticated subscribers of participating pay television providers . All eleven NBC-owned-and-operated stations owned by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations' were

16905-490: The paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania . Krasinski and Jenna Fischer 's characters were also the series' love interests. To prepare for the role, Krasinski visited Scranton and interviewed employees at actual paper companies. He also shot the footage of Scranton used in the opening credits. He appeared in every episode of the series and also directed several, including " Sabre ". For his work in

17052-489: The parade, it has exclusivity over the broadcast of Broadway and music performances appearing in the parade (CBS airs live performances separate from those seen in the parade as a result), and Macy's chose to reroute the parade in 2012 out of the view of CBS' cameras, although it continues to cover the parade. NBC began airing a same-day rebroadcast of the parade telecast in 2009 (replacing its annual Thanksgiving afternoon airing of Miracle on 34th Street ). In 2007, NBC acquired

17199-774: The rights to Miss Universe and Miss USA on June 29, 2015, as part of its decision to cut business ties with Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization (which was half-owned by corporate parent NBCUniversal) in response to controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants made by Trump during the launch of his 2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination . Through the years, NBC has produced many in-house programs, in addition to airing content from other producers such as Revue Studios and its successor Universal Television . Notable in-house productions by NBC have included Bonanza , Little House on

17346-549: The rights to the National Dog Show , which airs following the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. The network also broadcasts several live-action and animated specials during the Christmas holiday season , including the 2014 debuts How Murray Saved Christmas (an animated musical adaptation of the children's book of the same name) and Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas (a stop-motion animated special based on

17493-604: The romantic comedy Something Borrowed , based on Emily Giffin 's novel of the same name . Despite the film receiving negative reviews, his performance was widely praised. Krasinski was also one of the top candidates to play the role of Steve Rogers/ Captain America in the superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Krasinski starred opposite Drew Barrymore in the biopic film Big Miracle (2012), which covers Operation Breakthrough ,

17640-421: The screenplay for the drama Promised Land with Matt Damon based on a story by Dave Eggers that released on December 28, 2012. Based on a New York Times series by Ian Urbina called Drilling Down, the film follows two corporate salespeople who visit a rural town in an attempt to buy drilling rights from the local residents and was directed by Gus Van Sant . Krasinski came up with the film's premise and developed

17787-586: The second time as Pam is expecting a son, Phillip, who first appears in the episode "Jury Duty" . Jim also had to deal with a crush from co-worker Cathy Simms , who unsuccessfully tries to seduce him while they are part of the Sabre Store team in Tallahassee. In " New Guys ," Jim reveals that he was given an offer to help his friend start a sports marketing company in Philadelphia called Athlead. At first, he turns it down but later reveals that he accepted

17934-400: The sequel A Quiet Place Part II , in which he also had a supporting role. Initially scheduled for March 20, 2020, it was delayed due to COVID-19 (theatres began to shut down the week of March 16). It was eventually released on May 28, 2021, to positive reviews, becoming a box office success, and the first film of the pandemic era to cross $ 100m at the domestic box office. On Rotten Tomatoes ,

18081-420: The sequel earned a 91% rating based on 355 reviews, with the website's consensus stating that the "nerve-wracking" film expanded "the terrifying world of the franchise without losing track of its heart". In May 2021, Krasinski's production company, Sunday Night Productions , signed a first-look deal with Paramount Pictures . In August of the same year, Krasinski had a cameo appearance as a silhouetted gamer in

18228-615: The series (2005–2013), he earned approximately US$ 100,000 per episode of the third season of The Office , four times his salary for the previous two seasons. In 2006, Krasinski co-starred in Jason Carvey's independently produced, direct-to-DVD heist comedy A New Wave with Andrew Keegan and Lacey Chabert . In 2007, he co-starred with Anna Faris and Danny Masterson as Brevin in Gregg Araki 's independent stoner comedy Smiley Face (2007). Reviews were largely positive for

18375-588: The series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, after the critical and commercial success of A Quiet Place . In March 2020, Krasinski started a web series titled Some Good News (SGN) on YouTube as a response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic . The series focused on highlighting good news at the time, while featuring celebrities including Steve Carell , Robert De Niro , the entire original Broadway cast of Hamilton , Brad Pitt , Samuel L. Jackson , Oprah Winfrey , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Steven Spielberg , Jon Stewart , Malala Yousafzai and

18522-446: The series. The nine-episode series attracted 72 million views and 2.58 million subscribers. On May 22, 2020, ViacomCBS announced they had acquired the show to air on CBS All Access , but Krasinski later confirmed that he and ViacomCBS did not move forward with development plans for the company's streaming platform. Instead, Krasinski would keep Some Good News in its original format on YouTube and secondary video platforms established in

18669-439: The session to ask her out to dinner, much to her surprise. Flustered and overjoyed, Pam accepts the invitation. At the beginning of the season, it is revealed that Jim and Pam are dating, and that Karen had left the Scranton branch shortly after Jim breaks up with her. In the episodes " Survivor Man " and " Night Out ," Jim takes on his role as manager while Michael is out of the office. Both times, however, his attempts at making

18816-495: The show by Krasinski's daughters. All sales profits went to one of six charities of the buyer's choosing, with The Starbucks Foundation agreeing to match up to one million dollars. Some Good Merch raised nearly $ 500,000 within one month and over $ 2 million by 2021. Initial donations were made to World Central Kitchen , the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund , Direct Relief , Trauma Free World , and

18963-611: The show received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in the Outstanding Structured Reality Program category. In 2014, Krasinski collaborated with his Promised Land co-star and co-writer Matt Damon on the critically acclaimed 2016 drama Manchester by the Sea which starred Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams . The film was written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan and is based on an original idea of Krasinski's. The film received six nominations at

19110-466: The show's ninth episode, a "holiday special" in December 2020, FedEx committed to donating $ 5 million to Toys for Tots Holiday Drive. Jim Halpert His character serves as the intelligent, mild-mannered straight man role to Michael. He is also notable for his rivalrous pranks on fellow salesman Dwight Schrute and his romantic interest in receptionist Pam Beesly , whom he begins dating in

19257-406: The show's original run, such as Snapchat . On January 20, 2021, Krasinski spoke at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris 's inauguration celebration via a remote address from his home office. Krasinski hosted his first episode of Saturday Night Live later that month, which was watched by 6.69 million viewers and received positively by critics. Krasinski directed and wrote

19404-765: The sketch comedy group Out of Bounds and helped coach youth basketball at the Gordon School in East Providence, Rhode Island . He then attended the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut . In 2000, Krasinski interned as a scriptwriter on the show Late Night with Conan O'Brien . After graduating from Brown University, he moved to New York to pursue acting. He appeared in commercials, guest-starred on television shows, and did readings of off-Broadway plays while working as

19551-849: The television and radio networks were similar to the logo of its then-parent company, RCA. Logos used later in NBC's existence incorporated stylized peacock designs, including the current version that has been in use since 1986. NBC network programs can be received throughout most of Canada on cable, satellite and IPTV providers through certain U.S.-based affiliates of the network (such as WBTS-CD in Boston, KING-TV in Seattle, KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minnesota , WGRZ in Buffalo, New York and WHEC-TV in Rochester, New York ). Some programs carried on these stations are subject to simultaneous substitutions ,

19698-545: The unpredictable length of sporting events, NBC will occasionally pre-empt scheduled programs (more common with the weekend editions of NBC Nightly News , and local and syndicated programs carried by its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates). NBC has also held the American broadcasting rights to the Summer Olympic Games since the 1988 games and the rights to the Winter Olympic Games since

19845-517: The world . He has since written and directed the sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Educated in theatre arts at Brown University , Krasinski's film credits include Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Promised Land (2012), and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). He directed and starred in the comedy-drama films Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and The Hollars (2016). From 2018 to 2023, he played

19992-625: The world premiere of the Off-Broadway play Dry Powder with Hank Azaria , Claire Danes , and Sanjit De Silva which was directed by Thomas Kail . The play ran from March to May 2016 at The Public Theater in New York City which sold out its run before opening. His performance was widely praised by critics and, later that year, he received the Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. He also co-starred in

20139-693: Was Kathryn Bigelow 's Detroit . The film was set during the 1967 Detroit riots and was released in July 2017, around the time of the 50th anniversary of the events, and on the anniversary day of the Algiers Motel incident , which is depicted in the film. In 2018, Krasinski directed and co-wrote the film A Quiet Place , a post-apocalyptic horror thriller, in which he also co-starred with his wife Emily Blunt . Released by Paramount Pictures , it scored 96% at Rotten Tomatoes based on 367 reviews, and grossed over $ 340 million worldwide. The film's success led to Time magazine naming Krasinski one of

20286-402: Was announced that NBC would launch a new Saturday morning preschool block programmed by Sprout (originally jointly owned by NBCUniversal, PBS , Sesame Workshop and Apax Partners , with the former acquiring the other's interests later that year). The block, NBC Kids , premiered on July 7, 2012, replacing the "Qubo on NBC" block. On February 24, 2016, it was announced that NBC would launch

20433-675: Was hosted for most of its run by Ahmad Rashad , was also a part of the TNBC lineup during the NBA season until 2002 (when the program moved to ABC as a result of that network taking the NBA rights from NBC). In 2002, NBC entered into an agreement with Discovery Communications to carry educational children's programs from the Discovery Kids cable channel. Debuting that September, the Discovery Kids on NBC block originally consisted exclusively of live-action series, including reality series Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls (a kid-themed version of

20580-627: Was in Nancy Meyers ' romantic comedy It's Complicated as part of an ensemble cast that included Meryl Streep , Steve Martin , Lake Bell and Alec Baldwin . The film was a box office success, grossing over $ 219 million worldwide. It won the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures Awards for Best Ensemble Cast for the film. In 2011, Krasinski co-starred with Ginnifer Goodwin , Kate Hudson and Colin Egglesfield in

20727-690: Was listed as one of People 's Sexiest Men Alive in 2006, 2009, 2018, and 2019, and was the very first man on the list in 2024. He has narrated the children's books Curious George Goes to the Hospital , which was included in the special Curious George collection Curious George: 75th Anniversary Edition , which he also narrated. Krasinski began dating English actress Emily Blunt in November 2008. They became engaged in August 2009 and married on July 10, 2010 in Como , Italy. They have two daughters. Krasinski

20874-679: Was one of the era's first breakthrough television shows. From the mid-1960s until 1992, the bulk of NBC's children's programming was composed of mainly animated programming including classic Looney Tunes and Woody Woodpecker shorts; reruns of prime time animated sitcoms such as The Flintstones and The Jetsons ; foreign acquisitions like Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion ; animated adaptions of Punky Brewster , ALF and Star Trek as well as animated vehicles for Gary Coleman and Mr. T ; live-action programs like The Banana Splits , The Bugaloos and H.R. Pufnstuf ; and

21021-519: Was picked up by Paramount Pictures ; in addition to writing, directing, and producing the project, Krasinski co-starred with Ryan Reynolds , who also served as producer. The project also co-starred Phoebe Waller-Bridge , Fiona Shaw , Louis Gossett Jr. , and Krasinski's The Office co-star Steve Carell , and was set to be released on November 17, 2023. In July 2022, the film was further delayed to May 24, 2024. Beginning in March 2006, Krasinski narrated

21168-540: Was raised Catholic . Krasinski made his stage debut as Daddy Warbucks in a sixth-grade school production of the musical Annie . He co-starred in a satirical play written and cast by his future The Office co-star B. J. Novak when they were high school seniors. Krasinski and Novak graduated from Newton South High School in 1997. Before entering college, Krasinski taught English as a foreign language instructor in Costa Rica for six months. While there, he saved

21315-474: Was the reason she broke off her wedding to Roy. She also states that she has missed their friendship since he left Scranton for Stamford. Later that night, Jim tells Pam that he feels as if he never really came back from Stamford, tacitly admitting that he has actively been fighting his feelings for her all year. However, Jim's relationship with Karen and pending interview for a corporate position which would require his relocation to New York City , still obstructing

21462-580: Was the short-lived Caesars Challenge , which ended in January 1994. Notable past daytime talk shows that have aired on NBC have included Home (1954–1957), The Ernie Kovacs Show (1955–1956), The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1963), Leeza (1994–1999) and Later Today (1999–2000). Children's programming has played a part in NBC's programming since its initial roots in television. NBC's first major children's series, Howdy Doody , debuted in 1947 and

21609-722: Was widely seen as scabbing , and undermining the efforts of the Canadian actors union, ACTRA, to end the lockout. In May 2020, Krasinski partnered with Sevenly, 5th Element, and the Starbucks Foundation to launch Some Good Merch , an online merchandise store designed to raise financial support for multiple social causes during the COVID-19 pandemic . Store items, including shirts, mugs, tote bags, ornaments, and reusable face masks, featured donated fan art of Krasinski's Some Good News web show, as well as artwork made for

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