Dwight K. Schrute
Paper salesman, beet farmer
Important Facts About Dwight's Life:
Childhood
- Fact: He remembers his own birth and can recount the details.
- Fact: He was a twin, but 'reabsorbed' his twin while in his mother's womb. This gives him the strength of a grown man and a little baby.
- Fact: He was shunned by his family from ages 4-6 for not saving the oil from a can of tuna.
- Fact: He lost a spelling bee for misspelling the word 'failure' in front of the entire school.
- Fact: In seventh grade he played the role of 'Mutey the Mailman' in a production of Oklahoma.
Family
- Fact: His father used to cheat at games and battled obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
- Fact: In the Schrute family, the youngest child raises the other children.
- Fact: His grandfather at the age of 103 years old, was still "puttering around down in Argentina".
- Fact: Shrutes are married standing in their own graves.
- Fact: He lives with his cousin Mose who does not know how to use a phone.
Farm life
- Fact: He owns a 60-acre beet farm that he inherited from his family.
- Fact: He sells the beets to local stores, restaurants, and roadside beet stands.
- Fact: He turned the farm into a bed and breakfast. See the trip adviser reviews here.
- Fact: His farmhouse has one bathroom and it's located under the porch.
- Fact: He also grows hemp which the local kids try to smoke.
Work life
- Fact: He works at Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, PA where he is the top paper salesman.
- Fact: He holds a high level of respect for his boss Michael and will do almost anything for him.
- Fact: His job title is "Assistant to the Regional Manager".
- Fact: He is often the victim of pranks carried out by Jim.
- Fact: He is in love with Angela, the head accountant at Dunder Mifflin.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, 'Would an idiot do that?' And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing. Changed my life."