![]() If I advance any higher, this would be my career. Jim Halpert is first introduced in the " Pilot." He is adamant throughout the series about his job as a salesman at Dunder Mifflin Paper being a temporary one, saying, "Right now, this is just a job. Despite their frequent conflicts, Jim and Dwight are also shown to be an extremely competent sales team in " Traveling Salesmen." Character history Seasons 1–3 Though Jim loves to play pranks on Dwight, he is shown to have some things in common with his nemesis, such as a knowledge of comic books and an appreciation for the sci-fi/fantasy genre as demonstrated in " Take Your Daughter to Work Day" when Jim and Dwight correct Michael on details about Superman and Aquaman. Like his father, Jim suffers from high blood pressure, as revealed in the episode " Pam's Replacement." In the episode "Weight Loss," it is revealed that his screen name for AIM is JIM9334. Jim appears to be a fan of hip-hop, specifically Eminem, as Pam mentions him listening to the 8 Mile soundtrack on his iPod in " The Delivery." He also appears to like alternative rock, soft rock, and the band Snow Patrol, as Jim uses " Open Your Eyes" as the background music for the video that he shows to Pam of their past history on the documentary in the episode " A.A.R.M." Apparently, he is of Scottish descent, as in " Niagara" his father can be seen wearing a kilt to Jim's wedding to Pam. In several episodes, it is stated that Jim is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Philadelphia 76ers. Jim began working at Dunder Mifflin between 19 (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 The Blair Witch Project). In the episode " Dwight's Speech," Jim tells Dwight that he majored in Public Speaking, however, he later denies this. Although no high school is specifically named by Jim, both Dunmore High School (as evidenced in a deleted scene from " Product Recall" where, during a business visit, he asks a high school student about a former teacher) and West Scranton High School (as evidenced when, during " Email Surveillance," Pam holds up his yearbook displaying their mascot name, Invaders, across the front) are referenced in separate episodes. Jim has noted that basketball "Was kind of thing" in high school. He also lists soft-shell crab as his favorite food. 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. In " Branch Wars," while he is not specific on which brother he is referring to, he states that his brother's wife just had another baby. He has a niece, Vanessa, and a nephew old enough to play T-ball. ![]() ![]() While Pete and Tom have been seen on the show a few times, Larisa has not. Jim's parents presumably live in Scranton, as well as his sister Larisa and best friend Alan Murphy, who are listed as his emergency contacts at Dunder Mifflin. They both share Jim's general love of pranks but have come across as unpleasant and they somewhat bully their little brother. ![]() He has two brothers Pete, who lives in Boston, and Tom, who lives in New Jersey. Jim Halpert was born on February 18, 1978, to Gerald and Betsy Halpert. Jim's coworker, Andy Bernard, who transferred from the Stamford branch, 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, marries in the sixth, and has children with in the sixth and eighth. 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 " Manager and Salesman". 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. The character is also named after a childhood friend of executive producer Greg Daniels. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office. version of the television sitcom The Office, who is portrayed by John Krasinski. John Krasinski James "Jim" Halpert (born February 18, 1978) is a fictional character in the U.S.
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