Sure, it has only been a year and a half since The Office retired from NBC. But in that time, one of the workplace comedy’s stars, Ellie Kemper, who is featured in the January issue of Vanity Fair, has been promoted from Dunder Mifflin’s upbeat receptionist to sitcom star, in the Tina Fey co-created Netflix comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The actress, who had memorable scene-stealing parts in Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street, also takes a shot at daytime television this January as the first-ever guest host on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. In honor of the 34-year-old’s meteoric rise from secretary to series star, we look back at the other cast members of NBC’s ensemble sitcom to see where they are today. And, spoiler alert, they’ve already transformed themselves into stars of their own sitcoms, Oscar contenders, Marvel supervillains, and everything in between.

The Office Cast Members: Where Are They Now?



1 / 16 Chevron Chevron Left, by Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images; right, by Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com. Mindy Kaling (“Kelly Kapoor”) The Office writer, producer, and actress wasted no time in creating her own comedy series, The Mindy Project, which is currently in its third season on Fox. Kaling writes, stars in, and executive produces the series, which is part workplace comedy and part delightful rom-com, occasionally guest-starring one of Kaling’s buddies from Dunder Mifflin, like B.J. Novak or Ellie Kemper. Kaling recently found the time to lend her voice to the upcoming Pixar film Inside Out alongside Amy Poehler and Bill Hader.