The Real-Life Spouses and Partners of The Office Stars (2024)

NBC’s The Office (streaming now on Peaco*ck) has had a huge cultural impact which still lingers, a decade after the last episode aired. It popularized the mockumentary style of sitcom which was later utilized in everything from What We Do in the Shadows toParks and Recreation, and beyond.

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The show is based on the short-lived BBC series of the same name, created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, and ran for more than 200 episodes. Over the course of nine seasons it told the stories of the ordinary people at the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the paper company Dunder Mifflin. From 2005 to 2013, the world fell in love with Michael Scott, Jim Halpert, Pam Beesly, and the rest of the employees of Dunder Mifflin Scranton, transforming them into household names and global celebrities.

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They became so beloved and their lives so familiar that even now, people yell at John Krasinksi’s (Jim Halpert) real world wife for not being Pam. To clear up any confusion the next time you run into one of our favorite Office-mates in the real world, they are real people and these are their actual partners.

The Office Stars and Their Real-life Partners

Who is Steve Carell's Wife? Nancy Walls Carell

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Nancy Walls-Carell and Steve Carell arrive to the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 7, 2018. Photo: Getty Images

Michael Scott had a number of romantic interests throughout the life of the show and one of them was his real-life wife. Carell is married to Nancy Walls Carell, a prolific comedian herself. She was a member of Chicago’s The Second Cityand an SNL cast member for one season from 1995 to 1996.

On The Office, Walls Carell played a temporary romantic partner and recurring character as the real estate agent Carol Stills. Walls Carell also covered the 2000 presidential election as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and co-created the show Angie Tribeca, starring another Office alum, Rashida Jones.

Who is Jenna Fischer's Husband?Lee Kirk

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Jenna Fischer and Lee Kirk attend the 4th Annual Adopt Together Baby Ball Gala on October 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images

One half of television’s favorite couple, Jenna Fischer has made a career out of making the world believe she was in love with John Krasinski’s Jim Halpert. In the real world, Fischer was married to director James Gunn from 2000 to 2008.

Despite their divorce, Gunn and Fischer have maintained a friendly relationship, with Fischer even being responsible for casting Rainn Wilson in Gunn’s bloody hero flick Super. Fischer remarried to screenwriter Lee Kirk in 2010. Kirk guested as Clark in the Season 6 episode “The Delivery: Part 2” and directed the Season 9 episode “Vandalism.”

Who is John Krasinski's Wife? Emily Blunt

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Emily Blunt and John Krasinski attend the Clooney Foundation for Justice's 2023 Albie Awards at New York Public Library on September 28, 2023 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

Contrary to the desires of overzealous fans everywhere, Krasinski is married to actor Emily Blunt. They started seeing one another back in 2008 and married two years later. After The Office wrapped, Blunt and Krasinksi co-starred in the inventive blockbuster horror A Quiet Place, but that barely scratches the surface of Blunt’s credits.

She’s been a working actor for 20 years and has roles in notable films like The Devil Wears Prada, Looper, and Edge of Tomorrow. Recently, Blunt portrayed Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s eponymous Oppenheimer.

Who is Rainn Wilson's Wife? Holiday Reinhorn

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Rainn Wilson and his wife writer Holiday Reinhorn attend the co*cktail Reception for the World Premiere of "Blackbird" at the Nordstrom Supper Suite during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival Day 2 on September 6, 2019, in Toronto, Ontario. Photo: Getty Images

Wilson has been married to writer Holiday Reinhorn since 1995. The duo met while taking the same acting class at the University of Washington in the 1980s. They lost touch afterward but Wilson found her contact information in the White Pages (remember those?) and reached out. The rest is history.

Reinhorn’s short story collection Big Cats was published in 2005 by Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. The couple have a son named Walter.

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Leslie David Baker (Stanley Hudson)

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Leslie David Baker attends the 2017 AMD British Academy Britannia Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 27, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Getty Images

Leslie David Baker is known to be married but details aren’t publicly available.

Who is Brian Baumgartner's Wife? Celeste Ackelson

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Brian Baumgartner and Celeste Ackelson attend the 2017 Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational gala at the Aria Resort & Casino on April 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Getty Images

Malone was everyone’s favorite lovable buffoon (and least favorite accountant) for the duration of The Office. He got married to Celeste Ackelson in 2014, a year after the show wrapped up. Details about Celeste’s personal life and work aren’t publicly known, but many of Baumgartner’s coworkers from The Office came out for the big day.

Who is Angela Kinsey's Husband? Joshua Snyder

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Angela Kinsey and Joshua Snyder attend the 10th annual Oceana SeaChange Summer Party at Private Residence on July 15, 2017 in Laguna Beach, California. Photo: Getty Images

Kinsey was previously married to writer and producer Warren Keith Lieberstein, brother of Paul Lieberstein, who played Toby on the show. The pair married in 2000 and divorced 10 years later.

Kinsey married Joshua Snyder in 2016. Snyder is also an actor, best known for roles on General Hospital: Night Shift, One Tree Hill, Days of Our Lives, and CSI: NY. Together, Kinsey and Snyder run a website and YouTube channel called Baking with Josh & Ange, where you can find guest appearances from other Office alums.

Who is Kate Flannery's Partner? Chris Haston

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Kate Flannery and Chris Haston attend the Los Angeles Season 2 Premiere of HBO Max's "Hacks" at the DGA Theater Complex on May 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images

Flannery is in a long-term relationship with NBC photographer Chris Haston. The duo both worked on the set of The Office in different capacities and hit it off. Flannery invited Haston to one of her comedy shows (just like she did to everyone on set). He showed up and asked her out afterward. The two have been together ever since.

You can catch a glimpse of Haston as Meredith’s dance partner at Dwight and Angela’s wedding in the series finale.

Phyllis Smith (Phyllis Vance)

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Phyllis Smith arrives to the premiere of Netflix's "The OA" at the Vista Theatre on December 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images

Phyllis Smith was working as a casting associate, finding actors for The Office when she was accidentally cast herself. Smith’s soft-spoken demeanor made her a comforting influence on a show that could be chaotic, and won her a role as Sadness in the Disney-Pixar film Inside Out. No relationship information is publicly known.

Creed Bratton (Creed Bratton)

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Creed Bratton attends the NBC's "American Song Contest" Week 4 Red Carpet at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 11, 2022 in Universal City, California. Photo: Getty Images

The man, the myth, the legend…

As far as we can tell, Creed isn’t married. And he wouldn’t tell us if he was.

Who is Oscar Nunez's Wife? Ursula Whittaker

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Ursula Whittaker and Oscar Nunez attend Oceana's 14th Annual SeaChange Summer Party hosted by Ted Danson on October 23, 2021 in Laguna Beach, California. Photo: Getty Images

On The Office, Oscar had a secret relationship with State Senator Rob Lipton (to Angela’s great shame) but in the real world he’s married to Ursula Whittaker. A native of Los Angeles, Whittaker attended the University of Southern California where she received a degree in American Literature with a minor in film and television.

An actor herself, Whittaker has had roles in Malcolm in the Middle, Veronica Mars, ER, Grey’s Anatomy, Veep, and more.

Mindy Kaling andB.J. Novak?

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Mindy Kaling attends the 2023 ChainFEST Gourmet Chain Food Festival VIP Night at Nya Studios on December 01, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images

Kaling has a close and somewhat unconventional relationship with Office co-star B.J. Novak, who played her on-screen love interest Ryan Howard. The duo’s real-life relationship sometimes mirrored the on-again, off-again rollercoaster nature of their on-screen relationship.

Kaling has described it as “romantically charged camaraderie with loud arguments.” The status of their relationship seems almost as unknown to them as it is to us. Neither are married.

B.J. Novak andMindy Kaling?

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B.J. Novak attends the 2023 Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images

See above.

Ed Helms (Andy Bernard)

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Ed Helms attends the "Maestro" Los Angeles Special Screening Photo: Getty Images

Helms has become a mainstay of modern comedy with roles in The Hangover, The Lorax, and We’re the Millers, to name a few. In a 2018 episode of the Anna Farris podcast Unqualified, Helms said, “I’ve been married a couple of years and she’s fabulous, and she enjoys a lot more anonymity than I do.”

Additional details are lacking and that’s by design.

Who is Paul Lieberstein's Wife? Janine Poreba

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Janine Poreba and Paul Lieberstein attend Venice Family Clinic Art Preview at Google Los Angeles on May 18, 2019 in Venice, California. Photo: Getty Images

You’ll recognize Lieberstein as Michael Scott’s archnemesis, Toby. You may not have known that Lieberstein was also a writer and producer for The Office and served as showrunner for several seasons.

Lieberstein is married to Janine Poreba who had a guest role as Amy in the Season 4 episode “Dunder Mifflin Infinity.” She is an educator specializing in English as a second language, and the two were married in 2008 at the New York restaurant Battery Gardens.

Craig Robinson (Darryl Philbin)

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Craig Robinson at the 78 Venice International Film Festival 2021. Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon Photocall; Two turtles rest on a log. Photo: Getty Images

Robinson has brought his signature style of comedy to a wide range of movies and TV shows including Hot Tub Time Machine and everything Judd Apatow makes from now until the Sun explodes. He also toyed with Andy Samberg’s Jake Peralta in nine episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (NINE-NINE!!)

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No current relationship information is known, but as of 2016 Robinson was unmarried, saying, “In L.A., I was dating this girl, and she moved in for a while. That ended bad. And now I’m just kind of fine,” according to the New York Times. The only domestic partners he says he needs are his two turtles.

Who is Ellie Kemper's Husband? Michael Koman

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Michael Koman and Ellie Kemper attend the 71st Annual Writers Guild Awards New York ceremony at Edison Ballroom on February 17, 2019 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images

Kemper’s Erin Hannon arrived at The Office as the new receptionist when Pam quit to work for the short-lived Michael Scott Paper Company. Throughout the series, she had relationships with Andy, Gabe (Zach Woods), and Pete (Jake Lacy), but in real life she’s married to Michael Koman.

On an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Kemper revealed the engagement before announcing her dream of Dolly Parton performing at the wedding. “Dolly, if you’re watching, I will pay for at least your way there on airfare, one way. You can take home any leftover cake. There will probably be a free brunch the next day and you don’t have to play “9 to 5” if you’re sick of it."

Koman is a writer, having worked on The Colbert Report, Saturday Night Live, and co-created the show Nathan for You. The duo were married in July 2012 and Kemper did get to meet Dolly a few years later when she guest-hosted on The Today Show.

You can catch all of your favorite moments from The Office, streaming now on Peaco*ck. And for the superfans out there, don’t forget about the extended cut Superfan episodes!

The Real-Life Spouses and Partners of The Office Stars (2024)

FAQs

The Real-Life Spouses and Partners of The Office Stars? ›

The Office cast members found true love off-screen, with most having successful marriages that have lasted decades. Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and other cast members are married in real life and have children.

Did anyone from The Office get married in real life? ›

The Office cast members found true love off-screen, with most having successful marriages that have lasted decades. Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, and other cast members are married in real life and have children.

Who dated in real life on The Office? ›

Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak? Kaling has a close and somewhat unconventional relationship with Office co-star B.J. Novak, who played her on-screen love interest Ryan Howard. The duo's real-life relationship sometimes mirrored the on-again, off-again rollercoaster nature of their on-screen relationship.

Who is Dwight Schrute married to in real life? ›

Rainn Wilson may be best known for portraying cynical fan-favorite Dwight Schrute on The Office, but in real life, he's a married man of nearly 30 years to his wife, Holiday Reinhorn.

Were Jim and Pam together in real life? ›

Krasinski & Fischer Both Got Married In 2010

While there are many fans who would have loved to see Jim and Pam's romance come true with a relationship between Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski, the actors found love elsewhere, and interestingly enough, their romance timelines match up with each other.

Did the cast of The Office get along in real life? ›

Fans were introduced to Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and his band of Dunder Mifflin paper company workers in 2005 — the show ran for nine seasons — and 15 years later, the cast is still close.

Did Pam's real husband appear in The Office? ›

Jenna Fischer reveals that a guest cameo in The Office season 6 was played by her real-life husband. Fischer is best known for her role on the long-running sitcom, in which she played receptionist Pam Beesly.

Who is Pam married to in real life? ›

Was John Krasinski's wife in The Office? ›

How did John Krasinski get Emily Blunt? ›

The actors first met at a Los Angeles restaurant in 2008 and wed two years later. They've since welcomed daughters Hazel and Violet. Krasinski admitted on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011 that he "wasn't really looking for a relationship" when he first came to L.A., but Blunt quickly changed his mind.

Did Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski ever date? ›

However, off-screen Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski never dated or were ever inclined to do so. The duo clicked from the moment they met but it never culminated in a romantic relationship instead Krasinski and Fischer became really good friends.

Was Rainn Wilson's real wife on The Office? ›

Are John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson friends? ›

John Krasinski and Rainn Wilson played Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute in the NBC sitcom's nine seasons. Their characters famously competed with each other at all times, with Jim often pranking Dwight. However, in real life, the two actors get along very well.

Did Jim cheated on Pam? ›

"The Office" creator almost had Jim cheat on Pam, but John Krasinski was adamant it was a bad idea. Krasinski explained that loyal fans of the show would "never come back" if Jim cheated. Jim and Pam hit a rough patch in their marriage in the final season but ultimately reconcile.

Was Pam actually pregnant in The Office? ›

Jenna Fischer was actually pregnant and her pregnancy was written into the series with Pam and Jim having their second baby. The man who played Robert's skilled drummer friend is Steve Moore, better known as "The Mad Drummer" for the viral video he featured in, "This drummer is at the wrong gig".

Did John Krasinski and Rashida Jones date in real life? ›

John Krasinski and Rashida Jones had a short but memorable relationship. They began dating in 2005, after meeting each other during the auditioning process for The Office, where they ended up playing onscreen love interests.

Did Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski get along? ›

Rainn Wilson Calls John Krasinski His 'Incredibly Talented, Big-Hearted Brother' as The Office Costars Reunite.

Who got married while in office? ›

Cleveland was the sitting President of the United States and remains the only U.S. president to be married in the White House. The wedding was highly publicized, though only close associates of the bride and groom were permitted to attend the ceremony. A reception was held as a public event one week after the ceremony.

Who is Jim Halpert married to in real life? ›

In real life, few office romances are as adorable as that of Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly on The Office. While those two Dunder-Mifflin employees might be one of TV fans' all-time-favorite twosomes, they're no match for John Krasinski and his actual wife, Emily Blunt.

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