Kevin Malone
The adept poker player and member of Scrantonicity.
Kevin Malone is a fictional character in the American television series The Office, portrayed by Brian Baumgartner. In the series, Kevin is a member of the accounting department at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. He is shown to have eccentric interests and a lack of communication skills. Kevin is a prominent supporting character throughout the first season. He is revealed as an adept poker player and 2002 winner of a World Series of Poker tournament.
Quick Facts
- Series
- The Office
- Portrayed by
- Brian Baumgartner
- Creator
- Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais; Stephen Merchant
- First
- "Pilot" (2005)
- Last
- "Finale" (2013)
- Occupation
- Accountant
- Dunder Mifflin
- Scranton
- Based on
- Keith Bishop (British counterpart)
- Origin
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Lore & Background
Kevin begins a relationship with Stacy in season two, to whom he later proposes. In 'Take Your Daughter to Work Day,' Kevin brings Stacy's daughter Abby to the office. Jim and Pam encounter Kevin's The Police tribute band 'Scrantonicity' while searching for bands for Pam and Roy's wedding. In season three, Kevin announces he has split from 'Scrantonicity' and formed 'Scrantonicity II' instead. Stacy later breaks off their engagement. In 'Goodbye, Toby,' Dwight pranks Holly Flax by telling her Kevin is mentally challenged, a belief Holly holds into season five until Kevin reveals he is not. In 'Blood Drive,' Kevin meets a woman named Lynn, and they later kiss in Michael's 'Cafe Disco.' In a deleted scene, Kevin reveals they broke up. In 'Casual Friday,' Kevin drops a pot of his homemade chili, spilling it all over the floor. In 'Secretary's Day,' Oscar creates a video comparing Kevin's voice to Cookie Monster's. Kevin later makes a video of Oscar as The Count. In 'Trivia,' Kevin's 'Hail Mary' team wins a $1,000 prize. In the series finale, Dwight mentions he fired Kevin shortly after the documentary aired; a later interview reveals Kevin had been cooking the books, using the invented number 'Keleven' to correct his accounting errors. During Dwight's bachelor party, it is revealed Kevin is the owner of the bar they visit.
Reader's Guide
Kevin Malone is a member of the accounting department at the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. He is a prominent supporting character throughout the first season. In season two, he begins a relationship with Stacy, to whom he later proposes. He is an adept poker player and 2002 winner of a World Series of Poker tournament. His The Police tribute band is called 'Scrantonicity,' which he later splits from to form 'Scrantonicity II.' Stacy breaks off their engagement in season three. In season four, Dwight pranks Holly Flax by telling her Kevin is mentally challenged, a belief she holds until Kevin corrects her in season five. He meets a woman named Lynn in 'Blood Drive' and they later kiss, but break up. In 'Casual Friday,' he drops his homemade chili on the office floor. In 'Secretary's Day,' Oscar compares Kevin's voice to Cookie Monster's in a video. In 'Trivia,' Kevin's team wins a $1,000 prize. In the series finale, it is revealed Kevin was fired by Dwight for cooking the books, using the number 'Keleven.' He later owns a bar. Webisodes include 'The Accountants,' where Kevin, Oscar, and Angela solve an accounting error that is Angela's fault, and 'Kevin's Loan,' where Kevin tries to get a small business loan to pay a gambling debt.
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