James Duncan Halpert is a fictional character in the U.S. version of
the television sitcom The Office, portrayed by John Krasinski. The
character is also named after a childhood friend of executive producer
Greg Daniels. He is introduced as a sales representative at the
Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin, before
temporarily transferring to the Stamford branch in the third season.
Upon the merger of Scranton and Stamford branches, he becomes
Assistant Regional Manager, and later co-manager alongside Michael
Scott during the sixth-season episode arc from "The Promotion" to "The
Manager and the Salesman". The character is based on Tim Canterbury
from the original version of The Office.His character serves as the
intelligent, mild-mannered straight man role to Michael, although it
is also defined by a rivalrous pranking on fellow salesman Dwight
Schrute and a romantic interest in receptionist Pam Beesly, whom he
begins dating in the fourth season, proposes in the fifth, marries in
the sixth, and has children with in the sixth and eighth. Jim's
coworker, Andy Bernard, often calls him by the nickname "Big Tuna".His
character serves as the intelligent, mild-mannered straight man role
to Michael, although it is also defined by a rivalrous pranking on
fellow salesman Dwight Schrute and a romantic interest in receptionist
Pam Beesly, whom he begins dating in the fourth season, proposes in
the fifth, marries in the sixth, and has children with in the sixth
and eighth. Jim's coworker, Andy Bernard, often calls him by the
nickname "Big Tuna".Krasinski auditioned for the role, along with
Hamish Linklater, John Cho, and Adam Scott. Scott would later play Ben
Wyatt on NBC's Parks and Recreation, which was created by The Office's
creator Greg Daniels and producer Michael Schur. Lance Krall also
auditioned, according to Angela Kinsey and Jenna Fischer in the Office
Ladies podcast. Krasinski was ultimately chosen due to his chemistry
with Jenna Fischer, who portrayed his coworker and future wife Pam
Beesly. The couple is known for being one of the most recognizable and
beloved couples on American television.Jim has two brothers; Pete, who
lives in Boston, and Tom, who lives in New Jersey. They are both
characterized as sharing Jim's general love of pranks but have come
across as unpleasant and they somewhat bully their little brother.
While Pete and Tom have been seen in several episodes, portrayed by
Tug Coker, and Blake Robbins, Larissa has never been seen on screen.
In the episode "Branch Wars," while the writing is not specific on
which brother is being referred to, he states that his brother's wife
just had another baby. Jim enjoys cycling, and, as he reveals in a
deleted scene from "Take Your Daughter to Work Day," at times will
babysit Toby Flenderson's daughter, Sasha. He also lists soft-shell
crab as his favorite food in the episode Halloween. Jim has noted that
basketball "Was kind of [his] thing" in high school. No high school is
ever revealed his alumnus during the show, however, both Dunmore High
School (as evidenced in a deleted scene from "Product Recall" where he
asks a high school student about a former teacher) and West Scranton
High School (as evidenced in "Email Surveillance", when Pam holds up
his yearbook displaying their mascot name, Invaders, across the front)
are referenced. In the episode "Dwight's Speech," Jim tells Dwight
that he majored in Public Speaking, however, he later denies this. Jim
began working at Dunder Mifflin between 1998 and 1999 (as evidenced in
"Pilot" and "The Merger," where Jim says that he still loves when
Michael says, "Wazzup" crazily after seven years, and that on his
first day at work Michael played an orientation video which parodied
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