Dwight Kurt Schrute
At the Scranton, Pennsylvania offices of the paper-goods distribution company Dunder Mifflin, he is Assistant to the Regional Manager, Michael Scott. Dwight craves authority, and relishes any minor task that he is given that allows him to give orders to the other employees; he often assumes authority even when it is not handed to him. However, because of how insufferably petty he is, and how blatantly he sucks up to Michael, nobody in the office respects him. Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly frequently play pranks on him. He has a severe superiority complex, and insists that his job title makes him the de facto “Assistant Regional Manager.”
Dwight is a volunteer sheriff; he seems to be something of a survivalist, and has a bit of an Objectivist streak to him, based on his dog-eat-dog views on health care and his belief that a hero is “someone who kills people that wish him harm.” He is about as sexist and bigoted as his boss, but unlike Michael, does not seem in denial about it at all. Despite his macho posturing, though, he likes Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars and comes across as a nerd. Dwight lives on his family’s 40-acre farm, with his cousin Moze, where they grow beets. Dwight also likes paintball and Karate. Not much is revealed about Dwight’s parents except that his father used to take him hunting. Dwight once mentioned that his grandfather fought in WWII and ended up in an Allied Prison Camp, which, when combined with Dwight’s germanic last name, implies that his grandfather was a Nazi soldier.
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May 23rd, 2006 10:15
Dwight’s favorite radio station is Rock107. Thanks Dwight!
John Webster
webster@rock107.com
May 23rd, 2006 12:13
Dates Angela
May 23rd, 2006 12:26
Apparently doesn’t know much about the female anatomy, from Health Care and Sexualy Harassment.
May 23rd, 2006 12:45
Is a purple belt and works out at the Dojo.
May 23rd, 2006 12:58
Dwight fills in as the butt of many of The Office’s jokes and takes the role of several archetypes in the series. Dwight plays paintball, practices karate with children, and obsesses over Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Dwight’s ambition is hilariously obvious, especially in the constant editing of his job title from “Assistant to the Regional Manager” to “Assitant Regional Manager.” As Michael’s #1 brown-noser, Dwight follows Michael’s lead, revering him as a smooth-talking player and mimicing Michael’s already embarressing gestures and remarks.
Despite his shortcomings, he manages to maintain a relationship with Angela, which Pam soon learns about. Angela and Dwight believe their relationship is a secret despite shared candy bars and horribly apparent innuendos in front of workers
May 23rd, 2006 17:48
Played “Agent Michael Scarn” in Michael’s movie “Threat Level Midnight” but started his acting career as “Mutey the Mailman” in a 7th grade version of Oklahoma.
May 23rd, 2006 18:40
Liked Katy because of her creamy skin, straight teeth, curly hair, amazing breasts. Not for him, for his children. Apparently the Schrutes produce very thirsty babies.
May 23rd, 2006 18:45
Is the master of inter-office politics, as evidenced in The Alliance:
“That’s politics baby, you get what you need out of someone, then you crush them.” (With a blonde hairdo as recommended by Jim.)
May 23rd, 2006 20:12
Once got suckered into buying and carrying a purse. “Do you read GQ? They’re like mini briefcases.”
May 24th, 2006 04:43
His father’s name was Dwight Schrute and his grandfather’s name was Dwide Shrude.
Got a concussion in “The Injury” and suddenly became a nicer version of himself. Wrecks his TransAm in that same episode.
His 2 previous computer passwords were Froto and Gollam.
Has an obsession with reptiles and owns a terrarium.
Lives in a 9-bedroom farm house with no bathroom…only an outhouse.
May 24th, 2006 05:28
He’s on a laser-tag team.
He keeps a spare pair of Birkenstocks in his car for special occasions.
According to Jim, he is VERY real.
He is the #1 regional salesman, and in winning this title he had to give a speech in front of a huge group of Dunder Mifflin salespeople. Due to his intense fear of public speaking, Michael tried to coach him (and failed miserably). Dwight then used a speech Jim gave him, but it turned out to be a speech orignally made by Mussolini. Dwight essentially ended up leading the salesmen in a fascist rally!
May 24th, 2006 12:30
Uses the phrase “tit for tit” instead of “tit for tat.”
Has no appreciation for malfeasance just for malfeasance’s sake.
Paintball lessons with him are easily worth 2 grand.
Aspires to someday travel to New Zealand and walk the road to Mordor and climb Mount Doom.
Absolutely worships authority.
Has an acute ability to read people.
Likes to compare women and wolves.
Misspelled failure in elementary school spelling bee.
“Why would I try to harm Michael, the one man I’ve been hired to protect?”
Thinks the women in the office are terrible and is in favor of having 2 men’s rooms.
Can’t remember how much pot he smoked.
Once hit himself in the head with the phone.
Owns a bobble head of himself.
May 24th, 2006 12:37
Favorite cereal is Count Chocula.
May 25th, 2006 13:46
Dwight is awesome for the sheer reason that he brings Pam and Jim closer in their love of hijinks. Also, as Dane Cook puts it, every office has that creepy guy that one day will just snap and shoot everyone. So are you gonna be nice to the creepy guy, or will he be killing you later?
May 25th, 2006 16:10
Never missed a day of work, not even when he had walking pnuemonia…until Jim convinced him that Thursday was Friday.
May 25th, 2006 21:08
Is no longer a voluntary weekend sherrif.
Is an Office Security Supervisor to the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin.
“Dwight K Shrute, i hearby declare you an honourary volunteer corporal in charge of assisting all activities security.”
Didn’t go to business school.
His all-time favourite movie is “The Crow”.
May 25th, 2006 21:10
Oh also.
He owns a beet farm with his cousin
May 26th, 2006 12:42
Believes very strongly that a hero is a part-human, part-supernatural being who kills people, also born out of a trauma or disaster “that must be avenged.”
May 26th, 2006 12:47
Loves Japanimation…check his t-shirt during the basketball game and the deleted scenes from Hot Girl where he describes his perfect girl.
May 26th, 2006 13:04
Determined
Worker
Intense
Good worker
Hard worker
Terrific
May 30th, 2006 14:00
Had a wreck while going to “rescue” Michael when he stepped on his George Forman grill. Ended up with a concussion, discovered by Jim and Pam when they notice how nice he’s being.
May 30th, 2006 14:17
Can raise and lower his blood pressure at will.
May 30th, 2006 18:21
Keeps his Dundies in a display case over his bed.
TMI Dwight, TMI.
May 31st, 2006 07:40
Question….
May 31st, 2006 08:23
“I.D. badges are long overdue. Security in this office park is a joke. Last year, I came to work with my spud gun in a duffel bag. I sat at my desk all day, with a rifle that shoots potatoes at 60 pounds per square inch. Can you imagine if I was deranged?”
(worthy of a Dwight bobblehead….)
May 31st, 2006 08:29
When I was in the 6th grade I was a finalist in our school spelling bee. It was me against Raj Patel. I misspelled, in front of the entire school, the word “failure”.
June 2nd, 2006 08:31
in “health care” dwight states to jim he’s never been sick but in “performance reviews” he reveals having once had walking pnemonia….
June 6th, 2006 06:59
“If Dwight fails, then that is strike two, and good for me for, ah, for giving him a second chance.” - Michael says this in ‘Health Care.’ What was strike one? : )
June 7th, 2006 10:15
If Jim and Meredith’s son have their way his name would be “Dwayne Fart Poop.”
Dislikes four people in the office.
His middle name is Danger.
He doesn’t work in Meredith’s van.
Kisses and is slapped by Angela in Casino Night.
October 16th, 2006 15:53
He always brings his recorder to work. His grandfather was reburied in an oil drum, it may have been during the reburial that Dwight got access to the tuxedo that his grandfather was buried in, he wore it on Casino night.
December 27th, 2006 04:23
Dwight’s so funny
January 11th, 2007 19:43
brings his purple belt to work to remind everyone in the office that he is capable of physically dominating them
June 5th, 2007 18:27
Doesn’t need antibodies
Has the ability to raise and lower his cholesterol at will through concentration
MICHAEL!!!!
June 5th, 2007 18:37
He has an acute ability to read people
June 5th, 2007 23:51
He has a scarry cousin at the beet farm: Mose