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Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in The Office for nine seasons (2005–2013). Early life Baker was born on February 19, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Mendel Catholic College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1976. He holds a B.S. in psychology from Loyola University Chicago and an M.S. in human services administration from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago. He taught special education and played an office worker in OfficeMax commercials while working on his MS degree. In Chicago, he worked for the Board of Education, the Department of Public Health, and the Office of Cable and Communications. Acting career Baker moved to Los Angeles, California, in the late 1990s. The Office Baker had another audition scheduled on the day he was called back for The Office. On his way to his Office audition, he was caught in traffic though producers thought he had been in the bathroom and thanked him for his patience. "By then I was kind of sweaty, my clothes were rumpled, and I was cranky," Baker later said. "The character was written the way I was feeling that day, and I just let 'er rip. Two weeks later I got a call: 'You got the pilot.'" Baker's Office character, Stanley Hudson, is a sales representative for the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper distributor usually portrayed as a defiant, grouchy curmudgeon. It was said that his performance was "a standout" on the show, and with "his monotone voice and calm demeanor, he played well against the off-the-wall nature of many of the other characters." "Did I Stutter?" (season 4, 2008) has a focus on Baker's character; as with many supporting actors on The Office, some of Baker's scenes became memorable to fans. Stanley is rarely, but sometimes, given a "soft side"; in "Stairmageddon" (season 9, 2013), Baker plays a tranquilized, and then giddy, Stanley. At the conclusion of the series, Stanley says he is happy to be living in retirement in Florida. He was part of the Office cast which won Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series category in 2007 and 2008. In December 2017, after several former Office actors expressed interest in a revival of the series, The Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg said of Baker, "Why wouldn't he return?!" After The Office ended in 2013, The Hollywood Reporter said that Baker has had few roles; Bustle said that he was "plenty busy with his other creative pursuits". In July 2020, Baker launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a pilot for Uncle Stan, a proposed spin-off series of The Office focusing on Stanley as he moves to Los Angeles, California, to help his widowed nephew Lucky run his failing motorcycle repair/flower shop. The campaign raised $336,450 from 1,640 donors. In August 2023, the he released a statement saying the money will be refunded as the project remained stalled indefinitely following COVID delays and the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood. Other work In 2001, Baker guest-starred in That '70s Show in season 3's "Backstage Pass" as a janitor at the Ted Nugent concert. In November 2011, Baker released the song "2 Be Simple" with an accompanying music video which features Baker (credited as "Black Hugh Hefner") in a bath robe dancing with scantily clad women. "For reasons that remain unclear," wrote Jan Chaney of The Washington Post, "Baker has released ... a track destined to be the party anthem at all your yuletide throwdowns." Cameron Matthews called the song's hook "infectious" with lyrics that "totally [capture] the daydreams of a middle-aged man in crisis." Baker appeared in Raven's Home as Principal Wentworth; previously, he had small parts in Scorpion and Life in Pieces. He appeared on the CMT series Still the King and in the films Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), in a voice role, and The Happytime Murders (2018). In another voice role, and workplace dark comedy, he appeared in Fired on Mars as Hubert Danielson. He also appeared in a January 2018 advertisement for FileMaker Inc., a subsidiary of Apple Inc., as a farmer alongside former Office actors Paul Lieberstein and Kate Flannery. In 2020 Baker starred in a series of commercials for Honey Nut Cheerios. Filmography Television Film References External links Leslie David Baker at IMDb Leslie David Baker at AllMovie. Discover the David Leslie popular books. Find the top 100 most popular David Leslie books.
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David Leslie Culverhouse v. State Texas
Fourth District, San Antonio Court of Appeals of TexasAppellant was found guilty by a jury of the offense of attempted murder. See V.T.C.A., Penal Code, ? 15.01 and 19.02(a) (1). The jury assessed punishment at 20 years imprisonment. ...
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The Price of Principle
Alan DershowitzIn his fiftieth book, The Price of Principle: Why Integrity Is Worth the Consequences, Alan Dershowitz#1 New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most influential leg...
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Rescue Me
Melissa WarehamMelissa Wareham always wanted to work with dogs. After failing her biology Olevel she realised she'd have to start at the bottom, cleaning out kennels at Battersea Dogs Home. From ...
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Leslie David Chancy v. State Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. 60266This is an appeal from a conviction for burglary of a habitation. A prior felony conviction of burglary was alleged and proven for enhancement of punishment, and the jury assessed ...
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The Sherlock Holmes Book
DKDiscover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with t...
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Leslie and David
Jamal PritchardA fictional love story that with slight changes is a paradigm for all our lives.
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Helping Couples
Les Parrott, Leslie Parrott & David H. OlsonThe ultimate guide to marriage mentoring so you can feel confident in offering wisdom, encouragement, and practical help to couples who want to live out a love that lasts! Drs...
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David Leslie Berry v. State
768 Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas No. 26[ 159 Tex. Crim. Page 493] Appellant was convicted for the offense of driving while intoxicated, and his punishment was assessed at sixty days in jail and a fine of $150...
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Up Up, Down Down
Cheston KnappIn the tradition of John Jeremiah Sullivan and David Foster Wallace, Cheston Knapp’s Up Up, Down Down “is an always smart, often hilarious, and ultimately transcendent essay collec...
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Weather Permitting
Chris St. ClairFrom the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behindthescenes look at Canada’s biggest weather events and climate phenomena.For more than twentyfive years, Chris St. Clair ...
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The Great Adventures of Phillipe the Unicorn
Dave Leslie & Catherine Davis-SmithIn this, the second book of The Great Adventures of Phillipe the Unicorn, Phillipe and his friend Torin, decide to go inside a dark mysterious forest. The ponies on the farm talk o...
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State Idaho v. David Leslie Card
Supreme Court Of IdahoThis is an appeal from the first degree murder convictions and death sentences imposed on David Leslie Card for the murders of Eugene and Shirley Morey. In addition to the automati...
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Jesus Calling, 365 Devotions with Real-Life Stories, with Full Scriptures
Sarah YoungExperience a deeper relationship with Jesus as you savor the presence of the One who understands you perfectly and loves you forever. This edition of the beloved devotional Je...
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David Leslie. A story of the Afghan Frontier. VOL. II
Septimus Smet ThorburnThe FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from s...
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David Leslie. A story of the Afghan Frontier. VOL. I
Septimus Smet ThorburnThe FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from s...