John Krasinski

At 6'3", John Krasinski is the shortest of his siblings; his brothers stand at 6'8" and 6'9".

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John Krasinski was considered for the role of Captain America/Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), but the part went to Chris Evans.

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His first acting experience was a lead role in a satirical high school play written and cast by B. J. Novak, who later became a writer and star of The Office (2005).

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In License to Wed (2007), the characters of Ben's parents are played by John Krasinski's real-life parents.

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John Krasinski became a father for the first time at age 34 when his wife, Emily Blunt, gave birth to their daughter Hazel Krasinski on February 16, 2014.

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On August 28, 2009, John Krasinski announced his engagement to actress Emily Blunt. The two have been together since November 2008.

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In 2001, John Krasinski graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in English literature.

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If he had not become an actor, John Krasinski would have been an English teacher.

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In an interview with Stephen Colbert, John Krasinski admitted he was ready to give up on his dream of becoming an actor. His mother convinced him to hold on a little longer, and just three weeks later he landed his breakthrough role on The Office.

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John Krasinski once worked as a script intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993).

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His paternal grandparents, Leo Krasinski and Regina L. Wajozynski, were of Polish origin. His maternal grandparents, Edward Joseph Doyle and Eileen Goggin Burke, were of Irish origin.

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John Krasinski interned at the Hill Holliday advertising agency, where he worked on Dunkin' Donuts commercials.

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His wife, Emily Blunt, gave birth to their second child, Violet, on June 20, 2016.

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John Krasinski is friends with David Schwimmer, with whom he worked on the film Duane Hopwood (2005).

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John Krasinski is allergic to red wine.

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John Krasinski's first on-screen kiss was with his co-star Jenna Fischer in Casino Night (2006).

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His oldest brother, Kevin, is a doctor, and his middle brother, Paul, is a strategic consultant.

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At age 17, John Krasinski taught English and English literature classes in Costa Rica. Krasinski says he spoke almost fluently during the 9 months he spent there, but that his Spanish has gotten worse since. While there, he saved a girl from drowning.

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Brown University awarded John Krasinski an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree in 2019.

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People magazine named John Krasinski its Sexiest Man Alive for 2024.

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Originally, David Denman was considered for the role of Jim Halpert on The Office and Krasinski for the role of Roy. After reviewing their audition footage, the directors and producers switched the roles.

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John Krasinski is a spokesperson for Esurance Online Car Insurance.

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John Krasinski studied at the National Theater Institute.

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John Krasinski was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.

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At Brown University, John Krasinski was a classmate of George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison.

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John Krasinski was Jimmy Kimmel's neighbor. They carried on a Christmas "prank wars" tradition.

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In 2016, Krasinski won the Theatre World Award for his outstanding debut performance in the off-Broadway play Dry Powder.

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In 2018, John Krasinski received the Smithsonian Creativity Award in the field of Visual Arts.

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John Krasinski played the trumpet for nine years.

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John Krasinski has a dog named Finn.

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On January 26, 2016, John Krasinski and his wife Emily Blunt announced that they were expecting their second child later that year.

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John Krasinski's guilty pleasure is watching the reality TV shows The Bachelor (2002) and The Bachelorette (2003).

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John Krasinski's childhood crushes were Molly Ringwald and Vanna White.

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John Krasinski graduated from Newton South High School in 1997.

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People magazine named John Krasinski its "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2024. The magazine published two different covers of him.

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John Krasinski is the godfather of his brother Paul's first son.

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John Krasinski's tooth is chipped because his brother hit him with an apple while they were playing as children.

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John Krasinski is Felicity Blunt's brother-in-law.

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John Krasinski was born at 20:44 EDT.

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