{"id":2466137,"date":"2026-06-18T22:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466137"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T22:32:28","slug":"the-offices-brian-baumgartner-recalls-making-today-host-dylan-dreyers-son-cry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-offices-brian-baumgartner-recalls-making-today-host-dylan-dreyers-son-cry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Office\u201d&#8217;s Brian Baumgartner recalls making \u201cToday\u201d host Dylan Dreyer&#8217;s son cry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brian Baumgartner has revealed that he and <em>Today <\/em>contributor Dylan Dreyer and their families have vacationed together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On one ski trip, Dreyer&#8217;s young son became upset after Baumgartner supposedly yelled at him. The actor said his booming voice just makes it seem like he&#8217;s yelling when he&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The families still joke about the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As Kevin on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-office\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Office;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Office&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Office<\/em><\/a>, Brian Baumgartner was so low-key that it was a joke. But don&#8217;t try telling that to the son of <em>Today <\/em>meteorologist Dylan Dreyer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor and Dreyer are actually longtime friends whose families have vacationed together, he explained Thursday on her show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HZvxhV5KJUs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:The Parent Chat;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Parent Chat&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Parent Chat<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He recalled that once on a ski trip, where they were joined by his wife, Celeste, their two daughters, and Dryer&#8217;s three sons, he and Dreyer&#8217;s middle son, 6-year-old Oliver, had a moment that&#8217;s still discussed by the parents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It happened when Baumgartner was urging the kids to get ready for ski school and out the door more quickly one day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That didn&#8217;t sit well with Oliver, who &#8220;loves breakfast,&#8221; his mom noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She could tell he was unhappy when Baumgartner continued urging people to hurry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;His cheeks are shaking and his eyes are welling up with tears,&#8221; Dreyer said of her son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She took a guess at the culprit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I said, &#8216;Did Brian yell at you?'&#8221; Dreyer said, &#8220;and the waterworks just came out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baumgartner countered that he hadn&#8217;t yelled. He just has a loud voice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, Dreyer said, &#8220;When a 5-year-old doesn&#8217;t realize you\u2019re kidding, it&#8217;s terrifying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Still, the incident remains a joke between the families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baumgartner teased on the podcast that &#8220;Ollie needs to buck up,&#8221; to which his mom agreed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He vowed to actually raise his voice in their next encounter: &#8220;The first thing I&#8217;m going to do when I see him is yell, &#8216;Ollie, come here!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baumgartner, who&#8217;s also appeared on shows such as <em>Melissa and Joey<\/em>, <em>The Goldbergs<\/em>, and <em>Suits LA<\/em>, has talked about his relationship with the long-running NBC comedy, which aired between 2005 and 2013.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Brian Baumgartner as Kevin Malone on &#8216;The Office&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Mitchell Haaseth\/NBC<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<em>The Office<\/em> being 10 years, nine seasons, I mean, I was essentially on the show the entirety of my thirties,&#8221; he said while hosting the iHeartRadio podcast <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-off-the-beat-with-brian-b-77030510\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Off the Beat;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Off the Beat&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Off the Beat<\/em><\/a> in July 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I mean, it was a decade. To give people perspective, that&#8217;s like progressing from high school through college and then a couple of more years,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s such a long period of your life and you establish such deep relationships and obviously, such close identification with those characters. At the time we were doing 30 episodes a year, which now is like never, ever done. So we were working a lot of weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When the show ended, he said, he &#8220;wanted to distance myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I thought, &#8216;I don&#8217;t want to be Kevin Malone forever,'&#8221; Baumgartner said. &#8220;I spent a long time turning down roles that I felt were too similar or wanted a similar sort of feeling and character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But <em>The Office<\/em> has stayed popular through reruns and streaming services. He&#8217;s given up on trying to shake off his most famous role and even come to embrace it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I consider it a blessing, especially the amazing fans who talk about how <em>The Office<\/em> gave them comfort, how it helped them during a difficult time,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;I mean, countless stories, way more than I can mention. That&#8217;s an amazing thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-office-brian-baumgartner-recalls-making-today-host-dylan-dreyer-son-cry-12002083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Brian Baumgartner has revealed that he and Today contributor Dylan Dreyer and their families have vacationed together. On one ski trip, Dreyer&#8217;s young son became upset after Baumgartner supposedly yelled at him. The actor said his booming voice just makes it seem like he&#8217;s yelling when he&#8217;s not. 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