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| - Creed Bratton (claims to have been born November 1, 1925) is a fictional character from the U.S. television series The Office. Confusion may arise from the fact that the character is played by and partially based on musician of the same name, Creed Bratton. Unlike most characters of this version of The Office, he has no analog in the original BBC series despite sharing similar lines in the pilot episode with the character of Malcolm. B.J. Novak has said that the actual Creed Bratton is exactly like the character he plays, except that the real Creed is a good-hearted and likable person, while his fictional alter ego has a very dark side to him. Creed Bratton is a deviant and probable sociopath employed at the Scranton branch of fictitious paper distributor Dunder Mifflin as a quality assurance director. Creed is a mysterious figure who is prone to saying bizarre, disturbing, or confusing statements on a regular basis. As a result of heavy drug use during his former career as a rock musician in the 1960s, Creed has an incredibly poor memory. At one point, he can't even recall his official job title of Quality Assurance Director, instead calling it "Quabitty Ashwoods", and later stating that he should have written it down. He unapologetically forgets the names of his own co-workers frequently, having referred to Angela as "Andrea", "Pumpkin" and "the office bitch", Stanley as "Sammy", Meredith as "Mary Beth", "the red head", or "the chick Michael hit with the car", Andy as Jim, Oscar as "Ace", Dwight as "Cheroot" and Darryl as "Darnell". However, he usually remembers Pam's name, (although he has also referred to her simply as "the receptionist" even forgetting what her name was in an episode, asking, "Which one is Pam?") and in "Night Out", he was ironically the only one to know the name of Hank, the security guard. He also referred to Jim as "the tall guy" when Michael asked about what had happened after his engagement announcement. He also thought that Jim & Pam were brother and sister, rather than a couple. In "The Convention", he introduces himself to Meredith, implying that he thinks she just started working at Dunder Mifflin. In the episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Creed reveals that he had four toes on his right foot and attempts to show it to the group of children. In another episode he reveals he has a daughter and tries to hook Jim up with her, when Jim says he already has a fiancee Creed says "I thought you were gay?". Despite all of this, Creed has a rather cheery disposition most of the time, and is consistently tolerated, or even included by his fellow coworkers. Little is known about Creed's life outside the office; the scattered details that emerge are invariably bizarre, and it is unknown how much of what he says is true. For example, in the Season 2 episode "The Carpet", when Creed discovers the smell of what is implied to be feces in Michael's office he says, "Is someone making soup?" He is also extremely dishonest, with many vague details emerging of his countless scams, including faking his own death, and in the Season 4 episode "Fun Run" he admits to being involved in many religious cults, claiming that "You have more fun as a follower, but you make more money as a leader". He is an apparent kleptomaniac and regularly steals items from coworkers, charity drives, and even tears off a card from a gift at Phylis' wedding in order to pretend that it's his. When asked his age, the reply varies wildly depending upon what suits him at the time. In "Fun Run", Creed states that he will soon be 82. In the next episode ("Dunder Mifflin Infinity"), attempting to look young, he dyes his hair black (with ink from a printer cartridge from a printer in the office ) and says that he is 30 years old. He then corrects himself, saying that he'll be 30 in November. During the poker game in "Casino Night", Creed admits to stealing things very frequently and describes it as "just something that I do". For example, he steals large amounts of poker chips in order to win the refrigerator during the same episode. In "Money", while explaining how he never goes bankrupt, he holds up a U.S. passport issued under the name "William Charles Schneider"—which is actor Creed Bratton's actual birth name, and the passport shown is Bratton's passport in real life. He proudly explains that whenever he feels that he is danger of being found out (by the police or otherwise), he simply creates a new false identity and disappears. The passport he shows indicates that he was born on February 8, 1943 in California, the real Creed Bratton's birthdate and place of birth. Creed seems to apparently be working towards a sort of retirement involving scuba diving, at one point stating, "If I can't scuba, then what's this all been about? What have I been working towards?". Creed's favorite thing to eat on his birthday is peach cobbler. Creed drives an 80's Lincoln Town Car, a car that Michael believes was named after the first president in "New Leads" (Michael erroneously believes Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States). He has admitted to have been formerly homeless at some point prior to working at Dunder Miflin, stating that his job there is the only thing separating him from an actual homeless man, and that he is willing to do anything in order to keep said job. Whenever the computer monitor at his desk is shown on camera, it almost always shows him absently playing a game of Solitaire.
- Creed Bratton, is a fictional character played by Creed Bratton (actor) in the television series The Office
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