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Rainn Wilson on "The Office"
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Rainn Wilson portrays Dwight Schrute, an eccentric paper salesman whose ego knows no bounds in the NBC comedy series "The Office."

Rainn Wilson is currently filming Ivan Reitman's comedy, "Super Ex-Girlfriend," starring with Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson. Recently, Rainn Wilson could be seen in the feature film "Sahara," starring opposite Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn and Penelope Cruz. Rainn Wilson also starred as a hippie producer in the acclaimed film, "Baadasssss" and has been seen in other features such as Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous," Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal," "America's Sweethearts," "House of 1,000 Corpses" and "Galaxy Quest."

In addition, Rainn Wilson is well known for his recurring role on the television series "Six Feet Under" as Arthur Martin, the odd mortician intern. He has also guest-starred on "CSI," NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Monk," and several other series.

Rainn Wilson's theater career includes performances in two Broadway plays, "London Assurance" and "The Tempest." He has also performed off-Broadway in "The New Bozena," "Plunge," "Venus," "Titus Andronicus" and "Twelfth Night," and regionally at the Guthrie Theatre, the Arena Stage and Dallas Theatre Center. Rainn Wilson attended the graduate acting program at New York University.

Rainn Wilson currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer Holiday Reinhorn, and their young son Walter. Rainn Wilson has two "loving" pit bulls, Oona and Harper Lee. His birthday is January 20 and he enjoys tennis, chess—and loud rock-'n-roll music.






RAINN WILSON: FACTS

How tall is Rainn Wilson? How old is Rainn Wilson? Where was Rainn Wilson born? Find out here.

Age: 44 years old
Birthday: January 20, 1966
Height: 6' 3 ½"
Full Name / Real Name: Rainn Dietrich Wilson
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Wife: Holiday Reinhorn




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