High School Musical
Saturday, May 5th, 2007 | 53 commentsLong before their successes in Here Comes Treble and Scrantonicity, Kevin and Andy honed their vocal skills in high school.
Seriously, this is an actual photo of Brian Baumgartner and Ed Helms from their days in their high school chorale group. Yes, just like John Krasinski and B.J. Novak, Brian and Ed attended the same high school!
Brian told me the photo is “hardly cute,” but I beg to differ. (Can you spot them?)
Tipster: EB
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Do you realize how many Office cast members that makes that have a singing background? — Kate, Craig, Creed, Melora, Rashida, Ed, and Brian.
If this doesn’t beg for a Dunder Mifflin talent show somewhere down the line, I don’t know what does.
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brian was just on a talkshow, on fox, but i don’t know what it’s called, they showed an awesome clip of him singing opera.. it was hilarious!
To the left of Brian is (not Ed, as some guessed)with Van (VIZ III), who I was pretty good friends with. Anyway, fantastic work all around!
Great shot. I remember that building, those stairs. I’m sure I must have other pics in my Westminster yearbooks. I didn’t really know them, but I was in Ed’s grade. I think I left the year after he started, in middle school, to go to Woodward. Recognize Shepp D. and Wimberley S. in the front row, with the music teacher, can’t recall his name. If you need any vos, I’m in Studio City, guys. :)
Ah, the Westminster Schools. Circa 1991. They were great. Brian played Bottom in Midsummer Night’s Dream and was gut-splittingly funny. Brian, you rock. Ed was quieter. A lifeguard at Brookwood Hills. A terrific wit, always. So glad they’ve made it. Great job, guys.
OH MY GOD. My high school choir had the same hideous dresses…in puce. Wait, we had the same columns & stairs too. Scary.
I spotted Ed right away. Ed’s head is touching the bottom of the window on the far right. He’s got awesome, thick (sandy-colored) hair. Cutie-patootie!
The boy in the third row on the far right looks like “young Jim” from the photo in Traveling Salesman.
“Oh young Jim. There is just so much I need to warn you about. And yet, tragically, I cannot.”
that looks like john k down in the bottom left. if not, that kid is cute!
Ed is on the left of the picture next to Brian’s right on the next row. I think?
Is EB Brian’s wife?
(It’s late, I’ll speculate all I want!)
Mark, no, Brian and Ed did not send the picture. EB is someone else entirely. :)
What year was this taken?
tanster - I noticed the tipster is EB and you made a smiley face in #31 when you said it was sent to you.
Any chance that means EB stands for Ed & Brian? ;-)
awww.. and now i miss my old high school choir with the ugly dresses too…
This reminds me of my high school choir photo!!
Ahaha! 80s fashion. Gotta love it. I think the old guy looks like the dad on Family Ties. His name escapes me right now.
ahahha ! the guy on the left down the bottom does look like John!
check out those sleeves on those dresses..ha ha!
Cute photo. Ed is definitely the guy on the right (#2). Can we assume from this that Brian can sing, even if Kevin can’t? :-D
Oh wow, that’s neat. I always thought Brian was a lot older than Ed. And yes, that does look like James Cameron!
This photo took me back to when I sang in the Chamber Choir in college in the early 90’s. We wore the same type dresses and the hair styles were the same! Yikes!
I went to high school with the guy that played Bill (the Condo Owners Assn. President) on “Office Olympics”.
I think Ed is third from the top on the right, and he’s possibly gotten a nosejob. So he can hit the high notes.