Brian Baumgartner Net Worth and Salary: Brian Baumgartner is an American film and television actor who has a net worth of $8 million. Brian is is best known for portraying Kevin Malone on the hit TV series, “The Office”. Brian appeared as a main cast member on the series full run.

Early Life: Brian Baumgartner was born on November 29, 1972, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Holy Innocents Episcopal School and The Westminister Schools. At The Westminister Schools he was one grade above his future Office co-star Ed Helms.

After high school, Baumgartner went on to attend SMU, graduating in 1995 as a theater major. After college Brian briefly moved to LA before being hired to be Artistic Director of the Hidden Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While in Minneapolis Brian put his artistic and acting talents on full display fetching various accolades in the process. He continued to hone his acting skills by giving regional performances at the Guthrie Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, Children’s Theater and Theater de la Jeune Lune.

Career: At some point in the early 2000s, Brian moved back to Los Angeles where he began to land parts on various television series including “Jake in Progress”, “Arrested Development” and “Everwood”.

Baumgartner also served as a talent scout on the American reality TV talent-hunting show, Last Comic Standing, and was featured in NBA 2K13 on the all-star celebrity team.

The Office: Brian’s huge break came in 2005 when he began appearing as Kevin Malone on NBC’s “The Office”. In 2007 Brian won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Broadband Program – Comedy. He shared this award with his co-stars Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez.

Brian would later host a podcast for Spotify called “An Oral History of The Office” that featured in-depth interviews with celebrity Office superfans and his former cast members like Steve Carell and John Krasinski.

Cameo: In December 2020 the celebrity video company Cameo announced that Brian was the platform’s highest-earner in the year. Cameo reported that Brian earned more than $1 million for his personalized videos which cost $195 a piece. If he earned exactly $1 million, that means he performed around 5,128 video messages. After Cameo’s 25% cut, Brian earned at least $750,000 off Cameo in 2020 alone.

Personal Life: Brian has been married to Celeste Ackelson since 2014. He is an accomplished and avid golfer.