The questions keep popping up – Who is Mindy Kaling’s husband? Is Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak in a relationship?
Well, the answer is Mindy Making is not married. However, Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak are famous for their chemistry.
They’re both actors and seen together often. This makes their fans hope and wish there was something romantic between them.
Let’s see more details about Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak.
BJ Novak Early Life/Career
B.J Manaly Novak popularly known as B.J Novak is famous for his role as the character Ryan Howard in the comedy series The Office.
The 44-year-old, born 31st July 1979, is a Jewish American actor, writer, and director born in Massachusetts, U.S.
He also co-wrote the comedy series with Mindy Kaling and has lent his acting skills in other movies such as Saving Mr. Banks, The Internship, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 amongst others.
He was born to Jewish parents – William and Linda Novak and has 2 siblings-Jesse and Lev Novak.
He is a graduate of Harvard University where he has a degree in English and Spanish literature.
Mindy Kaling’s Early Life/Career
Vera Mindy Chookalingam, popularly known as Mindy Kaling, is a talented Indian American born in Massachusetts, US.
She is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She came into the limelight for her humor in the TV show The Mindy Project.
The 44-year-old actress born June 24, 1979, is the daughter of Indian immigrants who moved to the US in 1979.
She attended Dartmouth College where she got a degree in theatre.
After college, she and her roommate turned a running joke into an infotainment satire, Math & Ben.
They both portrayed the characters and this earned the satire an award for overall best production in 2002 during the New York International Fringe Festival.
In 2004, Mindy was hired by producer Greg Daniels to write for a comedy show The Office.
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She wrote and portrayed the character Kelly Kapoor, she was also the executive producer of the show.
Ever since, she has written TV shows like The Mindy Project, Champions, Four Weddings and a Funeral, and Never Have I Ever, The Sex Lives of College Girls.
Moreso she has lent her acting skills to comedy movies like The 40-year Virgin, License to Wed, etc.
BJ Novak Height
BJ Novak Early stands a height of 5 ft 6 inches and weighs about 70kg.
Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak’s Relationship
The actors first met on set in 2004. They were both hired as writers for the popular comedy series The Office.
They eventually took on roles in the movie playing the major characters who went from friends to lovers.
As life would have it, they didn’t drop their acting shoes on the set but were left with the same chemistry in the real world.
Fortunately, they fell in love and started dating. But the relationship had its ups and downs and they called it quits.
According to Mindy, Novak initiated the breakup and it made her sad. But for Novak, their relationship was a complex one as it was difficult to define.
In his words, they were never dating and never really not dating. Even though their romantic relationship ended, their friendship prevailed.
They worked on projects together and eventually acted in major roles once again, with Novak being Mindy’s boyfriend.
During the Norman Lear Achievement Award at the Producers Guild Awards, Novak gave a passionate 8-minute speech.
First, he started by appreciating Mindy Kaling then he proceeded to unveil the dynamics of their relationship over the years.
Hence when the annual Norman Lear Achievement Award came up again, Kaling also gave a speech appreciating Novak for being her closest friend who has always been there for her.
In 2017, News that Mindy Kaling was expecting her first child flooded the news and fans speculated that B.J Novak would be the father.
However, the actress hasn’t confirmed nor denied any of the rumors but her relationship with Novak as a best friend still waxes strong.
They even refer to each other as soup snakes, their term for soul mates.
