Brian Baumgartner, best known for his role in NBC’s ‘The Office’ paid a visit to Scranton on Jan. 23, 2020. Here are few images for his stop in the Electric City.
- JAKE DANNA STEVENS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” taks a photo with a fan at Backyard Ale House in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.
- JAKE DANNA STEVENS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER “The Office” star Brian Baumgartner takes a photo with a fan Thursday at Cooper’s Seafood House in Scranton.
- Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” jumps down off a chair after yelling to waiting fans at Cooper’s Seafood House in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
- Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” prepares to talk into a megaphone at Cooper’s Seafood House in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
- Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” makes mixed drinks at Backyard Ale Hosue in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
- JAKE DANNA STEVENS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” sets up shots of Jameson at Backyard Ale House in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.
- Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” bartends at Backyard Ale House in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
- Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on “The Office,” enters Backyard Ale House to help bartend in Scranton, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer
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Brian Fulton has been the librarian at The Times-Tribune for the past 15 years. On his blog, Historically Hip, he writes about the great concerts, plays/musicals and celebrity happenings that have taken place throughout NEPA. He is also the co-host of the local history podcast, Historically Hip. He competed and was crowned grand champion on an episode of NPR quiz show “Ask Me Another.” Contact: bfulton@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9140; or @TTPagesPast