'The Office' Fan Shows Off Unexpected Connection to Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner in Fun TikTok
By Rachel Reed
The cast of The Office continue to drop the occasional, behind-the-scenes hidden gems about production on the show and their relationships with one another. Still, sometimes, it's fans of the beloved series who do the honors. Here's one example of just that.
For the iconic cast, lasting bonds were built over those nine seasons while working so closely together, on and off camera. However, a few of those Dunder Mifflinites actually knew each other long before their Scranton days, and even prior to TV stardom. On TikTok, user Ellie Gilbert revealed that two cast members go way back, and she has a connection with them as well.
Long before Andy Bernard and Kevin Malone were making music in the warehouse with Darryl Philbin, they sang the same alma mater. Former classmates Ed Helms and Brian Baumgartner both attended the Westminster School, graduating only one year apart. Baumgartner was the class of '91, and Helms graduated in '92. Watch the TikTok video below for proof, which claims the user's mom also went to school with the two stars.
Obviously, longtime Office fans were thrilled to discover the teenage years connection between these two famous funny guys. On Reddit, one person was even inspired to reveal a high school connection of their own, replying, "That's pretty cool! also, John Krasinski and B.J. Novak went to mine!"
Who knows what Dunder Mifflin co-worker connections will be revealed next. It's a small world in Scranton, apparently!