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Leslie David Baker
Leslie David Baker
	Baker at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019
Born	February 19, 1958 (age 66); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Loyola University (B.S.); Spertus Institute (M.S.)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present

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Leslie David Baker (born February 19, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for playing disgruntled paper salesman Stanley Hudson in The Office for nine seasons (2005–2013).

Early life

Baker was born on February 19, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Mendel Catholic College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1976. He holds a B.S. in psychology from Loyola University Chicago and an M.S. in human services administration from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership in Chicago.^[1] He taught special education and played an office worker in OfficeMax commercials while working on his MS degree.^[2] In Chicago, he worked for the Board of Education, the Department of Public Health, and the Office of Cable and Communications.^[1]

Acting career

Baker moved to Los Angeles, California, in the late 1990s.^[1]

The Office

I still have the nine-to-five experience without the nine-to-five responsibilities. In the nine-to-five world, you don't have anybody who has your breakfast waiting for you in the morning, or lays out your wardrobe, or styles your hair.

Baker on The Office^[1]

Baker had another audition scheduled on the day he was called back for The Office. On his way to his Office audition, he was caught in traffic though producers thought he had been in the bathroom and thanked him for his patience. "By then I was kind of sweaty, my clothes were rumpled, and I was cranky," Baker later said. "The character was written the way I was feeling that day, and I just let 'er rip. Two weeks later I got a call: 'You got the pilot.'"^[1]

Baker's Office character, Stanley Hudson, is a sales representative for the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper distributor usually portrayed as a defiant, grouchy curmudgeon.^[3] It was said that his performance was "a standout" on the show, and with "his monotone voice and calm demeanor, he played well against the off-the-wall nature of many of the other characters."^[4] "Did I Stutter?" (season 4, 2008) has a focus on Baker's character; as with many supporting actors on The Office, some of Baker's scenes became memorable to fans.^[5] Stanley is rarely, but sometimes, given a "soft side"; in "Stairmageddon" (season 9, 2013), Baker plays a tranquilized, and then giddy, Stanley.^[3] At the conclusion of the series, Stanley says he is happy to be living in retirement in Florida.^[6]

He was part of the Office cast which won Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series category in 2007 and 2008.^[7]^[8]

In December 2017, after several former Office actors expressed interest in a revival of the series, The Hollywood Reporter's Lesley Goldberg said of Baker, "Why wouldn't he return?!"^[9] After The Office ended in 2013, The Hollywood Reporter said that Baker has had few roles;^[9] Bustle said that he was "plenty busy with his other creative pursuits".^[4] In July 2020, Baker launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the production of a pilot for Uncle Stan, a proposed spin-off series of The Office focusing on Stanley as he moves to Los Angeles, California, to help his widowed nephew Lucky run his failing motorcycle repair/flower shop.^[10]^[11]^[12] The campaign raised $336,450 from 1,640 donors. In August 2023, he released a statement saying the money will be refunded as the project remained stalled indefinitely following COVID delays and the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in Hollywood.^[13]

Other work

In 2001, Baker guest-starred in That '70s Show in season 3's "Backstage Pass" as a janitor at the Ted Nugent concert.^[14] In November 2011, Baker released the song "2 Be Simple" with an accompanying music video which features Baker (credited as "Black Hugh Hefner") in a bath robe dancing with scantily clad women.^[15] "For reasons that remain unclear," wrote Jan Chaney of The Washington Post, "Baker has released ... a track destined to be the party anthem at all your yuletide throwdowns."^[16] Cameron Matthews called the song's hook "infectious" with lyrics that "totally [capture] the daydreams of a middle-aged man in crisis."^[17]

Baker appeared in Raven's Home as Principal Wentworth; previously, he had small parts in Scorpion and Life in Pieces.^[4] He appeared on the CMT series Still the King and in the films Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017), in a voice role, and The Happytime Murders (2018).^[9] In another voice role, and workplace dark comedy, he appeared in Fired on Mars as Hubert Danielson.^[18]

He also appeared in a January 2018 advertisement for FileMaker Inc., a subsidiary of Apple Inc., as a farmer alongside former Office actors Paul Lieberstein and Kate Flannery.^[19] In 2020, Baker starred in a series of commercials for Honey Nut Cheerios.^[20]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Maggie	Frank	Episode: "Cats"
1999	Action	Guard	Episode: "Love Sucks"
2000	Judging Amy	Uncle Vin Arlen	Episode: "Waterworld"
2000	Malcolm in the Middle	Cop	Episode: "Halloween Approximately"
2001	That '70s Show	Janitor	Episode: "Backstage Pass"
2001–2003	The Guardian	Teddy Desica	3 episodes
2002	Just Shoot Me!	Man	Episode: "The Burning House"
2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Customer	Episode: "Stereo Store"
2003	Scrubs	Surgery Patient	Episode: "My Interpretation"
2004	Line of Fire	Large Man	Episode: "The Best-Laid Plans"
2005–2013	The Office	Stanley Hudson	188 episodes
2006	The Office: The Accountants		Webisode: "Stanley"
2008	Kevin's Loan		Webisode: "Taste the Ice Cream"
2012	The Life & Times of Tim	Al Sharpton's College Roommate	Voice role; episode: "The Smug Chiropractor/Corporate Disaster"
2013	Key & Peele	Benjamin Button Man	Episode: “Meagan’s Fight”
2014	Marry Me	Jake's Boss	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	The Exes	Officer Wilson	Episode: "Requiem for a Dream"
2015	Austin & Ally	Mr. Schxlumbraugh	Episode: "Duos & Deception"
2016	Scorpion	Judge Tanniston	2 episodes
2016	Still the King	Curtis	9 episodes
2017	Life in Pieces	Gavin	Episode: "Chef Rescue Negotiator Necklace"
	Raven's Home	Principal Wentworth	2 episodes
	Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television	Captain Jackson #4	Episode: "Trafficking and the Traffic King"
2017–2023	Puppy Dog Pals	Rufus / Frank	Voice role; recurring, 81 episodes
2019	Fam	Mr. Kersey	Episode: "It's Been A While"
2020–2022	Doug Unplugs	Uncle Forknick	Voice role; 20 episodes
2021	Tom and Jerry in New York	Mr. Piper	Episode: "Telepathic Tabby/Shoe-in/It's a Gift/Stormin' the doorman"
2022	Roar	Johnny Spoons	Episode: "The Girl Who Loved Horses"
2023	Fired On Mars	Hubert Danielson	Voice role; 5 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Road to Redemption	Tow Truck Driver
2005	Elizabethtown	Airport Security #2	Uncredited
2014	Wish I Was Here	Audition Actor #1
2015	When Duty Calls	Clyde Pierce	Television film
2017	Fallen Stars	Ron
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Officer McPiggly	Voice role
2018	The Happytime Murders	Lt. Banning
2021	Vivo	Florida bus driver	Voice role
2023	Hard Miles	Skip Bowman
2024	The Lost Holliday	Dr. Blevins
2024	Jackpot	Earl the Fameland Guard

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Buscemi, Robert (June 4, 2007). "Office Face". Chicago. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Ulster, Laurie (March 24, 2015). "'The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?". Biography.com. A&E. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Tedder, Michael (April 12, 2013). "The Office Recap: Stanley Takes the Stairs". Vulture. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Koch, Drew (February 9, 2018). "What's Stanley From 'The Office' Doing In 2018? Leslie David Baker Reunited With His Dunder Mifflin Co-Stars For Another Hilarious Project". Bustle. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Perkis, Ed (2017). "The Office: Season 4". Cinema Blend. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^ Hale, Mike (May 17, 2013). "'The Office' Ends the Way It Began: Modestly". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ "The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
^ "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Goldberg, Lesley (December 20, 2017). "'The Office' Reboot: Who Could Return for NBC's Potential Revival?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ "The Office's Leslie David Baker Teases New Stanley Hudson Project". June 30, 2020.
^ Harnick, Chris (July 2, 2020). "The Office's Leslie David Baker Has a Kickstarter for Uncle Stan Series". E! Online. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^ "Uncle Stan".
^ Sharf, Zack (August 3, 2023). "'The Office' Actor Is Giving Back $110,000 Worth of Fan Donations for Stalled Stanley Spinoff, Says Funds Were Never Used for Personal Matters". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "Backstage Pass". IMDb.
^ Hogan, Marc (November 30, 2011). "Stanley from 'The Office' Stars in Surreal Music Video". Spin. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Chaney, Jen (November 29, 2011). "Leslie David Baker, aka Stanley from 'The Office,' has made a music video". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Mathews, Cameron (November 29, 2011). "Stanley From 'The Office' (AKA Leslie David Baker) Releases Hot Music Video". Spinner. Retrieved December 1, 2011.
^ "HBO Max's Fired on Mars Looks Like Office Space in Outer Space". Gizmodo. April 17, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ Matyszczyk, Chris (January 16, 2018). "Apple gets 'The Office' actors to make its FileMaker exciting". CNET. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
^ Ryu, Jenna. "The funniest celeb commercials, from Ja Rule's low-budget ad to Taylor Swift for Apple Music". USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

External links

Leslie David Baker at IMDb
Leslie David Baker at AllMovie

[Buscemi-1] Buscemi, Robert (June 4, 2007). "Office Face". Chicago. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[2] Ulster, Laurie (March 24, 2015). "'The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?". Biography.com. A&E. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[Vulture-3] Tedder, Michael (April 12, 2013). "The Office Recap: Stanley Takes the Stairs". Vulture. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[Bustle-4] Koch, Drew (February 9, 2018). "What's Stanley From 'The Office' Doing In 2018? Leslie David Baker Reunited With His Dunder Mifflin Co-Stars For Another Hilarious Project". Bustle. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[5] Perkis, Ed (2017). "The Office: Season 4". Cinema Blend. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[6] Hale, Mike (May 17, 2013). "'The Office' Ends the Way It Began: Modestly". The New York Times. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[7] "The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.

[8] "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". SAG-AFTRA. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.

[THR-9] Goldberg, Lesley (December 20, 2017). "'The Office' Reboot: Who Could Return for NBC's Potential Revival?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[10] "The Office's Leslie David Baker Teases New Stanley Hudson Project". June 30, 2020.

[11] Harnick, Chris (July 2, 2020). "The Office's Leslie David Baker Has a Kickstarter for Uncle Stan Series". E! Online. Retrieved July 3, 2020.

[12] "Uncle Stan".

[13] Sharf, Zack (August 3, 2023). "'The Office' Actor Is Giving Back $110,000 Worth of Fan Donations for Stalled Stanley Spinoff, Says Funds Were Never Used for Personal Matters". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[14] "Backstage Pass". IMDb.

[15] Hogan, Marc (November 30, 2011). "Stanley from 'The Office' Stars in Surreal Music Video". Spin. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[16] Chaney, Jen (November 29, 2011). "Leslie David Baker, aka Stanley from 'The Office,' has made a music video". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[17] Mathews, Cameron (November 29, 2011). "Stanley From 'The Office' (AKA Leslie David Baker) Releases Hot Music Video". Spinner. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

[18] "HBO Max's Fired on Mars Looks Like Office Space in Outer Space". Gizmodo. April 17, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

[19] Matyszczyk, Chris (January 16, 2018). "Apple gets 'The Office' actors to make its FileMaker exciting". CNET. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[20] Ryu, Jenna. "The funniest celeb commercials, from Ja Rule's low-budget ad to Taylor Swift for Apple Music". USA Today. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

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 ==Early life==
+Baker was born on February 19, 1958, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He graduated from Mendel Catholic College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1976. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in psychology from [[Loyola University Chicago]] and an [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in human services administration from [[Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership]] in [[Chicago]].<ref name="Buscemi"/> He taught [[special education]] and played an office worker in [[OfficeMax]] commercials while working on his MS degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/news/the-office-cast-where-are-they-now|title='The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?|last=Ulster|first=Laurie|date=March 24, 2015|work=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> In Chicago, he worked for the [[Chicago Board of Education|Board of Education]], the [[Chicago Department of Public Health|Department of Public Health]], and the Office of Cable and Communications.<ref name="Buscemi"/>
-Baker was born on February 19, 1958, in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. He holds a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in psychology from [[Loyola University Chicago]] and an [[Master of Science|M.S.]] in human services administration from [[Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership]] in [[Chicago]].<ref name="Buscemi"/> He taught [[special education]] and played an office worker in [[OfficeMax]] commercials while working on his MS degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/news/the-office-cast-where-are-they-now|title='The Office' Cast: Where Are They Now?|last=Ulster|first=Laurie|date=March 24, 2015|work=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> In Chicago, he worked for the [[Chicago Board of Education|Board of Education]], the [[Chicago Department of Public Health|Department of Public Health]], and the Office of Cable and Communications.<ref name="Buscemi"/> He graduated from Mendel Catholic College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois in 1976.
 ==Acting career==
 Baker moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in the late 1990s.<ref name="Buscemi">{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/December-2006/Office-Face/|title=Office Face|last=Buscemi|first=Robert|date=June 4, 2007|work=[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
 ===''The Office''===
 {{Quote box|text=I still have the nine-to-five experience without the nine-to-five responsibilities. In the nine-to-five world, you don't have anybody who has your breakfast waiting for you in the morning, or lays out your wardrobe, or styles your hair.|author=Baker on ''The Office''<ref name="Buscemi"/>|width=30em}}
 Baker had another audition scheduled on the day he was called back for ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''. On his way to his ''Office'' audition, he was caught in traffic though producers thought he had been in the bathroom and thanked him for his patience. "By then I was kind of sweaty, my clothes were rumpled, and I was cranky," Baker later said. "The character was written the way I was feeling that day, and I just let 'er rip. Two weeks later I got a call: 'You got the [[Pilot (The Office)|pilot]].'"<ref name="Buscemi"/>
-Baker's ''Office'' character, [[Stanley Hudson]], is a sales representative for the fictional [[Dunder Mifflin]] paper distributor usually portrayed as a defiant, grouchy [[Misanthropy|curmudgeon]].<ref name="Vulture"/> It was said that his performance was "a standout" on the show, and with "his monotone voice and calm demeanor, he played well against the off-the-wall nature of many of the other characters."<ref name="Bustle">{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/whats-stanley-from-the-office-doing-in-2018-leslie-david-baker-reunited-with-his-dunder-mifflin-co-stars-for-another-hilarious-project-7978701|title=What's Stanley From 'The Office' Doing In 2018? Leslie David Baker Reunited With His Dunder Mifflin Co-Stars For Another Hilarious Project|last=Koch|first=Drew|date=February 9, 2018|work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> "[[Did I Stutter?]]" ([[The Office (American season 4)|season 4]], 2008) has a focus on Baker's character; as with many supporting actors on ''The Office'', some of Baker's scenes became memorable to fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Office-Season-4-3333.html|title=The Office: Season 4|last=Perkis|first=Ed|date=2017|website=Cinema Blend|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Stanley is rarely, but sometimes, given a "soft side"; in "[[Stairmageddon]]" (season 9, 2013), Baker plays a tranquilized, and then giddy, Stanley.<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/office-recap-season-9-stairmageddon-senator-gay.html|title=''The Office'' Recap: Stanley Takes the Stairs|last=Tedder|first=Michael|date=April 12, 2013|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> At the conclusion of the series, Stanley says he is happy to be living in retirement in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/the-office-ends-the-way-it-began-modestly/|title='The Office' Ends the Way It Began: Modestly|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=May 17, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
+Baker's ''Office'' character, [[Stanley Hudson]], is a sales representative for the fictional [[Dunder Mifflin]] paper distributor usually portrayed as a defiant, grouchy curmudgeon.<ref name="Vulture"/> It was said that his performance was "a standout" on the show, and with "his monotone voice and calm demeanor, he played well against the off-the-wall nature of many of the other characters."<ref name="Bustle">{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/whats-stanley-from-the-office-doing-in-2018-leslie-david-baker-reunited-with-his-dunder-mifflin-co-stars-for-another-hilarious-project-7978701|title=What's Stanley From 'The Office' Doing In 2018? Leslie David Baker Reunited With His Dunder Mifflin Co-Stars For Another Hilarious Project|last=Koch|first=Drew|date=February 9, 2018|work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> "[[Did I Stutter?]]" ([[The Office (American season 4)|season 4]], 2008) has a focus on Baker's character; as with many supporting actors on ''The Office'', some of Baker's scenes became memorable to fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Office-Season-4-3333.html|title=The Office: Season 4|last=Perkis|first=Ed|year=2017|website=Cinema Blend|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref> Stanley is rarely, but sometimes, given a "soft side"; in "[[Stairmageddon]]" (season 9, 2013), Baker plays a tranquilized, and then giddy, Stanley.<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/office-recap-season-9-stairmageddon-senator-gay.html|title=''The Office'' Recap: Stanley Takes the Stairs|last=Tedder|first=Michael|date=April 12, 2013|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> At the conclusion of the series, Stanley says he is happy to be living in retirement in Florida.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/the-office-ends-the-way-it-began-modestly/|title='The Office' Ends the Way It Began: Modestly|last=Hale|first=Mike|date=May 17, 2013|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref>
 He was part of the ''Office'' cast which won [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] category in [[13th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2007]] and [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=SAG-AFTRA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930172723/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=SAG-AFTRA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913053327/http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|archive-date=September 13, 2011}}</ref>
-In December 2017, after several former ''Office'' actors expressed interest in a revival of the series, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} Lesley Goldberg said of Baker, "Why wouldn't he return?!"<ref name="THR"/> After ''The Office'' ended in 2013, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said that Baker has had few roles;<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/office-reboot-who-could-return-nbcs-potential-revival-1069739|title='The Office' Reboot: Who Could Return for NBC's Potential Revival?|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=December 20, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' said that he was "plenty busy with his other creative pursuits".<ref name="Bustle"/> In July 2020, Baker launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund the production of a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for ''Uncle Stan'', a proposed spin-off series of ''The Office'' focusing on Stanley as he moves to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to help his widowed nephew Lucky run his failing motorcycle repair/flower shop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-office-spin-off-tease-stanley-hudson/|title = The Office's Leslie David Baker Teases New Stanley Hudson Project}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1167226/the-office-s-leslie-david-baker-has-a-kickstarter-for-uncle-stan-series |title=The Office's Leslie David Baker Has a Kickstarter for Uncle Stan Series |website=E! Online |first=Chris |last=Harnick |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unclestan/uncle-stan|title=Uncle Stan}}</ref>
+In December 2017, after several former ''Office'' actors expressed interest in a revival of the series, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''{{'s}} Lesley Goldberg said of Baker, "Why wouldn't he return?!"<ref name="THR"/> After ''The Office'' ended in 2013, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' said that Baker has had few roles;<ref name="THR">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/office-reboot-who-could-return-nbcs-potential-revival-1069739|title='The Office' Reboot: Who Could Return for NBC's Potential Revival?|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|date=December 20, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'' said that he was "plenty busy with his other creative pursuits".<ref name="Bustle"/> In July 2020, Baker launched a [[Kickstarter]] campaign to fund the production of a [[Television pilot|pilot]] for ''Uncle Stan'', a proposed spin-off series of ''The Office'' focusing on Stanley as he moves to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to help his widowed nephew Lucky run his failing motorcycle repair/flower shop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/the-office-spin-off-tease-stanley-hudson/|title = The Office's Leslie David Baker Teases New Stanley Hudson Project| date=June 30, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1167226/the-office-s-leslie-david-baker-has-a-kickstarter-for-uncle-stan-series |title=The Office's Leslie David Baker Has a Kickstarter for Uncle Stan Series |website=E! Online |first=Chris |last=Harnick |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unclestan/uncle-stan|title=Uncle Stan}}</ref> The campaign raised $336,450 from 1,640 donors. In August 2023, he released a statement saying the money will be refunded as the project remained stalled indefinitely following COVID delays and the ongoing [[Writers Guild of America|WGA]] and [[SAG-AFTRA]] strikes in Hollywood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=August 3, 2023 |title='The Office' Actor Is Giving Back $110,000 Worth of Fan Donations for Stalled Stanley Spinoff, Says Funds Were Never Used for Personal Matters |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-office-actor-returns-fan-donations-stnaley-spinoff-1235687187/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ===Other work===
 [[File:38th Annual Saturn Awards - Leslie David Baker aka Stanley from the Office (14158460045).jpg|thumb|right|Baker at the [[38th Saturn Awards]] in 2012]]
 In 2001, Baker guest-starred in ''[[That '70s Show]]'' in [[That '70s Show (season 3)|season 3]]'s "Backstage Pass" as a janitor at the Ted Nugent concert.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0720052|title=Backstage Pass|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> In November 2011, Baker released the song "2 Be Simple" with an accompanying music video which features Baker (credited as "[[Black people|Black]] [[Hugh Hefner]]") in a bath robe dancing with scantily clad women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2011/11/stanley-office-stars-surreal-music-video/|title=Stanley from 'The Office' Stars in Surreal Music Video|last=Hogan|first=Marc|date=November 30, 2011|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> "For reasons that remain unclear," wrote Jan Chaney of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "Baker has released ... a track destined to be the party anthem at all your yuletide throwdowns."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/celebritology/post/leslie-david-baker-aka-stanley-from-the-office-has-made-a-music-video/2011/11/29/gIQAWq639N_blog.html|title=Leslie David Baker, aka Stanley from 'The Office,' has made a music video|last=Chaney|first=Jen|date=November 29, 2011|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Cameron Matthews called the song's hook "infectious" with lyrics that "totally [capture] the daydreams of a middle-aged man in crisis."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2011/11/29/stanley-the-office-music-video/|title=Stanley From 'The Office' (AKA Leslie David Baker) Releases Hot Music Video|last=Mathews|first=Cameron|date=November 29, 2011|work=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]]|access-date=December 1, 2011}}</ref>
-Baker appeared in ''[[Raven's Home]]'' as Principal Wentworth; previously, he had small parts in ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' and ''[[Life in Pieces]]''.<ref name="Bustle"/> He appeared on the [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] series ''[[Still the King]]'' and in the films ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017), in a voice role, and ''[[The Happytime Murders]]'' (2018).<ref name="THR"/> He also appeared in a January 2018 advertisement for [[FileMaker Inc.]], a subsidiary of [[Apple Inc.]], as a farmer alongside former ''Office'' actors [[Paul Lieberstein]] and [[Kate Flannery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-gets-the-office-actors-to-make-its-filemaker-exciting/|title=Apple gets 'The Office' actors to make its FileMaker exciting|last=Matyszczyk|first=Chris|date=January 16, 2018|work=[[CNET]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> In 2020 Baker starred in a series of commercials for [[Honey Nut Cheerios]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryu |first1=Jenna |title=The funniest celeb commercials, from Ja Rule's low-budget ad to Taylor Swift for Apple Music |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/02/celebrity-commercials-taylor-swift-snoop-dogg-ja-rule-mariah-carey/3277778001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>
+Baker appeared in ''[[Raven's Home]]'' as Principal Wentworth; previously, he had small parts in ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]'' and ''[[Life in Pieces]]''.<ref name="Bustle"/> He appeared on the [[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] series ''[[Still the King]]'' and in the films ''[[Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie]]'' (2017), in a voice role, and ''[[The Happytime Murders]]'' (2018).<ref name="THR"/> In another voice role, and workplace dark comedy, he appeared in ''[[Fired on Mars]]'' as Hubert Danielson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2023 |title=HBO Max's Fired on Mars Looks Like Office Space in Outer Space |url=https://gizmodo.com/hbo-max-fired-on-mars-animated-comedy-show-luke-wilson-1850344860 |access-date=June 18, 2023 |website=Gizmodo |language=en}}</ref>
+He also appeared in a January 2018 advertisement for [[FileMaker Inc.]], a subsidiary of [[Apple Inc.]], as a farmer alongside former ''Office'' actors [[Paul Lieberstein]] and [[Kate Flannery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-gets-the-office-actors-to-make-its-filemaker-exciting/|title=Apple gets 'The Office' actors to make its FileMaker exciting|last=Matyszczyk|first=Chris|date=January 16, 2018|work=[[CNET]]|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> In 2020, Baker starred in a series of commercials for [[Honey Nut Cheerios]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryu |first1=Jenna |title=The funniest celeb commercials, from Ja Rule's low-budget ad to Taylor Swift for Apple Music |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/02/celebrity-commercials-taylor-swift-snoop-dogg-ja-rule-mariah-carey/3277778001/ |website=USA Today |access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref>
 ==Filmography==
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+| rowspan="2"|2000
 | ''[[Judging Amy]]''
 | Uncle Vin Arlen
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 | Episode: "Backstage Pass"
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+| 2001–2003
-| 2001–03
 | ''[[The Guardian (TV series)|The Guardian]]''
 | Teddy Desica
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 | Episode: "The Burning House"
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+| rowspan="2"|2003
 | ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]''
 | Customer
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 | Episode: "The Best-Laid Plans"
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+| 2005–2013
-| 2005–13
 | ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]''
-| [[Stanley Hudson]]
+| rowspan="3" | [[Stanley Hudson]]
 | 188 episodes
 |-
 | 2006
 | ''[[The Office: The Accountants]]''
-| Stanley Hudson
 | Webisode: "Stanley"
 |-
 | 2008
 | ''Kevin's Loan''
-| Stanley Hudson
 | Webisode: "Taste the Ice Cream"
 |-
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 | Episode: "Pilot"
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 | ''{{sortname|The|Exes}}''
 | Officer Wilson
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 | Episode: "Duos & Deception"
 |-
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+| rowspan="2"|2016
 | ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]''
 | Judge Tanniston
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 | 9 episodes
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+| rowspan="3"|2017
 | ''[[Life in Pieces]]''
 | Gavin
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 | Episode: "Trafficking and the Traffic King"
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+| 2017–2023
-| 2017–23
 | ''[[Puppy Dog Pals]]''
 | Rufus / Frank
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 | Episode: "It's Been A While"
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-| 2020–present
 | ''[[Doug Unplugs]]''
 | Uncle Forknick
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 | Johnny Spoons
 | Episode: "The Girl Who Loved Horses"
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+| 2023
+| [[Fired on Mars|''Fired On Mars'']]
+| Hubert Danielson
+| Voice role; 5 episodes
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 | Television film
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+| rowspan="2"|2017
 | ''Fallen Stars''
 | Ron
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 | Florida bus driver
 | Voice role
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+| 2023
+| ''[[Hard Miles (film)|Hard Miles]]''
+| Skip Bowman
+|
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+|2024
+|''[[The Lost Holliday]]''
+| Dr. Blevins
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+| 2024
+| ''[[Jackpot (2024 film)|Jackpot]]''
+| Earl the Fameland Guard
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-[[Category:African-American male actors]]
+[[Category:21st-century African-American male actors]]
 [[Category:American male film actors]]
 [[Category:American male television actors]]
+[[Category:American male voice actors]]
 [[Category:Loyola University Chicago alumni]]
 [[Category:Male actors from Chicago]]
-[[Category:20th-century African-American people]]
+[[Category:20th-century African-American male actors]]
-[[Category:21st-century African-American people]]

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