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In 2005, Kwapis was instrumental in adapting the BBC mockumentary, The Office, for American television under the same title, for NBC. He directed the pilot and had a significant impact on the look of the entire program—including the iconic set design. [15]
Ken Kwapis is a director on The Office. Kwapis worked as a producer-director of FOX's Malcolm in the Middle. He directed the pilots for the groundbreaking HBO series The Larry Sanders Show, and the Emmy Award-winning The Bernie Mac Show.
Mar 24, 2005 · Pilot: Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer. The premiere episode introduces the boss and staff of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania in a documentary about the workplace.
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- Comedy
- Ken Kwapis
- 2005-03-24
May 14, 2009 · Company Picnic: Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer. Michael runs into Holly at the company picnic, and the two of them accidentally reveal that the Buffalo branch is closing during a comedy skit before corporate has made the announcement.
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- Comedy
- Ken Kwapis
- 2009-05-14
Mar 16, 2005 · Diversity Day: Directed by Ken Kwapis. With Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer. Michael's off color remark puts a sensitivity trainer in the office for a presentation, which prompts Michael to create his own.
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- Comedy
- Ken Kwapis
- 2005-03-16
Oct 6, 2020 · Ken Kwapis discusses his new book 'But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct' with EW, including how he worked with his actors on set to get the documentary-style the show needed.
May 1, 2013 · “ ‘The Office’ was like a high-wire act,” said Ken Kwapis, the show’s first and last director. He cited, among other things, the absence of a laugh track, the exclusion of any kind of...
