50 Facts About Dwight Schrute

Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on the American television series The Office and is portrayed by American actor Rainn Wilson.

Dwight Schrute runs a bed and breakfast at Schrute Farms, is a beet plantation owner, and in Season 7, becomes the owner of the business park in which Dunder Mifflin is located.

Notably, Dwight Schrute is the only character who has both appeared and had dialogue in every episode of the series.

Dwight Schrute formally holds the title of "Assistant to the Regional Manager" but constantly refers to himself as "Assistant Regional Manager", attempting to elevate himself to second-in-command to branch manager Michael Scott.

Dwight Schrute craves authority over his co-workers and relishes any minor task that Michael or anyone else will give him.

Dwight Schrute often speaks in a halting, intense manner, even in casual conversations.

Dwight Schrute often uses one-upmanship to better himself over his peers, such as boasting about how he trains specific parts of his body.

Dwight Schrute has affinities for paintball, ping pong, survivalism, Goju Ryu karate and weapons.

In "Lecture Circuit", Dwight claims to remember his own birth, and his father, Dwight Schrute II, delivering him from the womb, and his mother biting off her umbilical cord.

Dwight Schrute had an Uncle Girt, who revealed that the Schrute family has an ongoing hatred of Harry S Truman, because they were staunch supporters of Thomas Dewey.

Dwight Schrute is trained in the art of surveillance and served as a volunteer [sheriff]'s deputy in Lackawanna County.

Dwight Schrute has a black belt in Goju-Ryu karate, and is the senpai at his dojo.

Dwight Schrute enjoys playing table tennis, and states that many of his heroes are table tennis players.

Dwight Schrute is fascinated with cars; he usually checks a car's suspension, especially muscle cars.

Dwight Schrute maintained a hidden arsenal of weapons around the office, including pepper spray, nunchucks, throwing stars, a stun gun, a boomerang, handcuffs, a nightstick, a pair of brass knuckles and a Chinese sword, all of which were confiscated by Toby.

Dwight Schrute is vocal about his views on justice, which is reflected in his television viewing habits, as he enjoys watching and has great admiration for Judge Judy, as well as Vic Mackey on The Shield.

In "Drug Testing", Dwight Schrute finds half of a joint in the parking lot, which incites him to carry out a severe, and thorough, investigation.

Dwight Schrute has an interest in bears, and is ready to debate the habits and characteristics of different species of bears.

Dwight Schrute has expressed a surprisingly large affection towards baby otters, as shown in the cold opening of "Whistleblower".

Towards the middle of season 2, Dwight Schrute develops a secret relationship with Angela Martin.

When Dwight Schrute develops an interest in Pam's friend Isabel, he tells Angela to forget about the contract; this infuriates Angela, and she sues him in small-claims court.

In season 9, they become close again first when Dwight Schrute finds out that Robert is cheating on Angela with Oscar, and later in "Moving On" when Angela helps him take care of his elderly aunt.

When Dwight Schrute seems to be getting serious with Esther and the Senator has publicly dumped Angela, Angela breaks down and admits to Oscar Martinez that she still loves Dwight Schrute.

Dwight Schrute holds a high level of respect for Michael, viewing him as a model for success, and often participating with Michael's ill-conceived schemes.

In later seasons, Dwight Schrute was shown to return the favor, such as Dwight Schrute telling Michael that he would have a better career if he'd taken a job at Home Depot.

In "Training Day", Dwight Schrute is unhappy when the open branch manager position goes to Deangelo Vickers, and when he learns that Michael did not recommend him for the job, as he led him to believe, he snubs Michael and goes to a meeting Vickers has called, leaving Michael standing outside, by himself.

In "Goodbye, Michael", Dwight Schrute is still frustrated with Michael, but his hostility turns into heartfelt appreciation as Michael hands him the recommendation letter.

Dwight Schrute occasionally pulls successful pranks on Jim in turn, most prominently in "Classy Christmas" where he subjects Jim to a barrage of pranks revolving around snowballs.

In "The Negotiation", Dwight Schrute saves Jim from Roy Anderson who was attempting to punch Jim by pepper spraying Roy.

Later in the episode Jim and Pam tell Dwight Schrute they are quitting so Jim can rejoin his sports marketing firm now based in Austin, but Dwight Schrute fires them instead so he can give them hefty severance packages.

In "The Job", Dwight Schrute offers Pam the position of "Secret Assistant to the Regional Manager", and following Jim's advice concerning any offers from Dwight Schrute to be involved in something secret, she accepts.

Dwight Schrute advises Pam on how to keep her daughter, Cece, from crying, during "Viewing Party", by relating his child rearing experiences.

Dwight Schrute recalls that, when he first met Pam, she said something to him that "slightly rubbed [him] the wrong way", and while he has since loved working with her, even stating that she is wonderful, due to that first impression, he hates her.

In Season 4, Andy and Dwight Schrute are shown to work well together as a sales team, but Andy's successful pursuit of Angela, after she broke up with Dwight Schrute, was irritating to him.

However, by the end of the fifth season, Andy and Dwight Schrute become friends, and discover they both share a mutual interest in music and hunting.

Dwight Schrute continues to resent Ryan, throughout the second season, often addressing him as "Temp", even after Ryan takes over Jim's position.

In "Initiation", Dwight Schrute decides to assist Ryan, during his first sales call, although the two get off to a rough start when Dwight Schrute hazes him in a series of bizarre initiation rituals.

Ryan then eggs the potential customer's building out of spite, and Dwight Schrute develops some respect for him.

Michael has even pointed out how socially weird Dwight Schrute is acting, only for the woman to brush it off.

In "Niagara", Michael and Dwight Schrute compete for the attention of Pam's best friend, Isabel.

When Dwight Schrute starts talking about his farm, Michael tries to explain that no one can connect with his experiences as farmer, only for Isabel to become interested in Dwight Schrute's horses.

The Dwight Schrute character has had a very positive reception, and is often cited as one of the most popular characters on the show.

In TV Guide's list of the top 100 characters in television history, Dwight Schrute was ranked 85th.

Dwight Schrute is a survivalist geek, a student of karate who likes to shoot a crossbow and watch "Battlestar Galactica" on television.

Mr Dwight Schrute, you are the reason I love my job, my friend.

Jim and Pam discover that Dwight is running the Schrute Farm as an "agritourism" bed and breakfast.

Dwight Schrute claimed it was the northernmost battle during the Civil War.

Dwight Schrute demanded that Jack Bauer be immediately promoted to United States Secretary of Defense, his bunker to include a foosball table and be zombie-proof, and that the Secret Service members be armed with nunchakus, throwing stars, and flamethrowers.

Media accounts of their published study reported that having a Dwight Schrute around is good for business.

Dwight Schrute was included in articles about the research by Time magazine, The Globe and Mail, The Salt Lake Tribune and Brigham Young University.