Watch Ellie Kemper in action as Erin Hannon in a clip from The Office and learn how training with Val Chmerkovskiy is going!
Ellie Kemper shot to fame in early 2009 when she was added to the NBC comedy The Office as Erin Hannon, a new receptionist. The character stuck and remained on the show for 4 more years until it's 2013 finale. Aside from The Office, Kemper has been in several successful Hollywood films such as a supporting role in Bridesmaids, and minor roles in 21 Jump Street and Identity Thief! See Ellie below as Erin in a 2012 clip from the final season of The Office!
In training, Ellie has been so thankful to be paired with Val Chmerkovskiy for two reasons. 1) He and McKayla Maroney made it all the way to 2nd place last season, losing only to Robbie Rogers. 2) Val is extremely hot! Ellie has been picking up the moves for her first dance pretty easily and Val is impressed! He says that Ellie could even win if she plays things just right!
"Val is an amazing partner! I'm so fortunate to have been paired with him. He and McKayla were amazing last season, and the fact that I'll get to be a part of an experience such as that for this upcoming season is so exciting! I hope I make it far, I owe it to Val, the fans, the judges, and most importantly, myself!"
- Ellie Kemper
Does Ellie really have much to worry about with her fanbase? Former Office co-stars Steve Carell and John Krasinski made it to 4th and 3rd place respectively. Could Ellie make it that far (or further) herself? We'll have to see once Ellie dances against 6 other iconic TV actresses starting November 20th! Meanwhile, let us know how excited for Ellie & Val you are below in the poll, or drop us a comment!