Andy Bernard
Andrew Baines Bernard was born in 1973. He has one of the lowest sales records at the office. Andy is a suck up, and was in an a cappella group called "Here Comes Treble" at his alma mater, Cornell. Andy is constantly talking about how he went to Cornell. Andy was once editor at the newspaper for Cornell in his freshman year but became weary of it and quit. That's when he joined his a cappella group. He worked at the Stamford branch before it was merged into the Scranton branch and was the only person who stayed permanently. He is co-3rd in command, sharing the position with Dwight. His 1st relationship in the office was with Angela after he asked her out via song, and she rejected him. She did allow a date when Andy gave her one of the cats "Bandit", which Dwight had originally presented to her with the name "Garbage". Andy proposed during Toby's goodbye party, which stole Jim's perfect moment. He called off the wedding after he found out that Angela was having an affair with Dwight during the episode "The Duel". Andy's 2nd relationship was with Erin. He 1st asked her out on a date during the episode "Murder", which confused them both when Andy asked her during the game that they were playing. They then had their first date on "St. Patrick's Day", when Erin left the office with a cold and Andy faked a cold to get out of work. They then had their date at the house Erin shared with her foster brother. Their date was then interrupted by Erin's foster brother. Andy then left soon after and shared a kiss. They then started dating until Erin found out that Andy was engaged to Angela which ended in the termination of their relationship. Erin then started dating Gabe, which infuriated Andy. Erin broke up with Gabe during "Michael’s Last Dundies". Andy has anger issues and had to undergo 5 weeks of anger management because he punched a hole in the wall. Andy becomes the new regional manager of the Scranton branch between the events of "Search Committee" and "The List". Andy becomes the new regional manager of the Scranton branch between the events of "Search Committee" and "The List". In the second episode "The Incentive", Andy tries to double sales growth after the urging of Robert California. He inserts an incentive program in which if the office reaches 5,000 points, he has to get a tattoo on his butt. They pool their points together and get to 5,000 in the same day and force Andy to get a tattoo. The tattoo was originally meant to be a baby climbing out of Andy's butt. Despite having cold feet, Andy eventually follows through. Just before he receives the tattoo, Pam makes a last second design change. Andy eventually receives a tattoo of a dog wearing a "Nard" sweater, which represents Andy's nickname, the "Nard Dog." Robert California later reveals that he chose Andy as regional manager because he's an unassuming underdog and even the most unexceptional of people will rally around the underdog. The tattoo is really Andy's second one (in the webisode "Blackmail: Andy", he had a Japanese symbol meaning "nard dog" tattooed on his butt, which he planned to have lasered off) but the first one referenced in a regular episode.In "Lotto", after six warehouse workers win $950,000 in a lottery pool, and quit in a celebratory fashion of running through the office, Andy has a hard time finding any office workers who will step in for the day and make sure that the day's important orders shipped out. Darryl, depressed from the fact that he didn't win the lottery because he works in the office now, assembles a conference room meeting with several potential new hires, but utters several discouraging remarks about the job and exits, leaving Andy alone to take charge of the process. Andy doesn't know what he's doing and all of the workers simply leave. Darryl blames himself for the failure and asks Andy to fire him, but Andy refuses, thinking/hoping Darryl is speaking in code. Later, Andy finally manages to hire three warehouse workers. Andy steps up when Darryl tells him to give him the manager job, saying he deserves it and wants that or a pink slip, and bluntly tells Darryl he not only isn't going to do that, but Darryl was not the runner-up to Andy in the selection process; as he brings up Darryl's short temper, his hiring of the unqualified Glen, and his loss of interest in taking business education courses, Darryl finally snaps out of his funk and listens to him. Andy tells Darryl that Jo Bennett loved him and saw something in him, and he simply stopped striving after that. He convinces Darryl to stay on board.
During "Garden Party", Andy throws a garden party to impress Robert with his parents Walter, Ellen and younger brother Walter, Jr. in attendance. However, it's evident that Andy is also trying to prove himself to his parents, who were under the impression that he was CEO of the company until later. He goes to great lengths to try and impress them, even with a toast that gets progressively worse when Andy resents his father and brother performing a duet that Andy tried performing with his father. This indicates that Walter, Jr., who was given his father's name when the Bernards decided that it was better suited to him than soon-to-be-Andy, remains the clear favorite son. When Walter, Sr. later goes to speak with Andy, he insults his job and says Andy needs to stop seeking his approval like a little kid would. This conversation is heard over Jim and Pam's baby monitor, prompting Jim, Pam, Darryl, Oscar and Erin to overhear the conversation and understand why Andy feels the need to get everyone to like him. After his family leaves, Andy is dejected and planning to head home, but Darryl and Oscar offer him a cheeseburger and beer from their impromptu barbecue, and Andy finishes his day smiling as he enjoys good food and company.
Andy Bernard is portrayed by Ed Helms.
During "Garden Party", Andy throws a garden party to impress Robert with his parents Walter, Ellen and younger brother Walter, Jr. in attendance. However, it's evident that Andy is also trying to prove himself to his parents, who were under the impression that he was CEO of the company until later. He goes to great lengths to try and impress them, even with a toast that gets progressively worse when Andy resents his father and brother performing a duet that Andy tried performing with his father. This indicates that Walter, Jr., who was given his father's name when the Bernards decided that it was better suited to him than soon-to-be-Andy, remains the clear favorite son. When Walter, Sr. later goes to speak with Andy, he insults his job and says Andy needs to stop seeking his approval like a little kid would. This conversation is heard over Jim and Pam's baby monitor, prompting Jim, Pam, Darryl, Oscar and Erin to overhear the conversation and understand why Andy feels the need to get everyone to like him. After his family leaves, Andy is dejected and planning to head home, but Darryl and Oscar offer him a cheeseburger and beer from their impromptu barbecue, and Andy finishes his day smiling as he enjoys good food and company.
Andy Bernard is portrayed by Ed Helms.