Rainn Wilson
Actor, Comedian Film Producer, Climate Advocate, and a Member of the Advisory Board of Arctic Basecamp
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Rainn Wilson
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The Bassoon King: Art, Idiocy, and Other Sordid Tales from the Band Room
by Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson’s memoir about growing up geeky and finally finding his place in comedy, faith, and life
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake, that eventually became a bestselling book of the same name. He also started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: “I'm not on Facebook” is the new “I don't even own a TV”) that now has more than four million followers.
Now, he's ready to tell his own story and explain how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective on life. He explains how he grew up “bone-numbingly nerdy before there was even a modicum of cool attached to the word.” The Bassoon King chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek (“the highest rung on the vast, pimply ladder of high school losers”), his years of mild debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many adventures and insights about The Office, and finally, Wilson's achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the Bahá’í faith he grew up in.
For nine seasons Rainn Wilson played Dwight Schrute, everyone's favorite work nemesis and beet farmer. Viewers of The Office fell in love with the character and grew to love the actor who played him even more. Rainn founded a website and media company, SoulPancake, that eventually became a bestselling book of the same name. He also started a hilarious Twitter feed (sample tweet: “I'm not on Facebook” is the new “I don't even own a TV”) that now has more than four million followers.
Now, he's ready to tell his own story and explain how he came up with his incredibly unique sense of humor and perspective on life. He explains how he grew up “bone-numbingly nerdy before there was even a modicum of cool attached to the word.” The Bassoon King chronicles his journey from nerd to drama geek (“the highest rung on the vast, pimply ladder of high school losers”), his years of mild debauchery and struggles as a young actor in New York, his many adventures and insights about The Office, and finally, Wilson's achievement of success and satisfaction, both in his career and spiritually, reconnecting with the artistic and creative values of the Bahá’í faith he grew up in.
Rainn Wilson
Featured Keynote Program
SoulPancake Chewing on Life’s Big Questions
How do you reset your creativity? Find your true creative purpose? How do you move out of your comfort zone to accomplish something new, even life-changing? A captivating speaker, Rainn Wilson is a modern Renaissance figure whose own artistic and spiritual journey has inspired audiences around the country to rethink their approaches to creativity, personal expression, and happiness. This talk draws heavily on what inspired the founding of Wilson’s company, SoulPancake, which provides a space for people from all walks of life to discuss what it means to be human. It opens a heartfelt dialogue around philosophy, spirituality, and your creative endeavors. An award-winning actor, media company founder, philanthropist, and education advocate, Wilson also shares funny and soulful stories and videos from his far-reaching, one-of-a-kind career in order to help you think about your own. When you express your best self, when you work for the happiness of others, he says, you will find a meaning that is deeply nourishing and sustainable.