Kevin Malone is a fictional character in the American television series The Office, portrayed by Brian Baumgartner.

In the original UK TV series, Kevin's counterpart is Keith Bishop, who is portrayed by Ewen MacIntosh.

In "Goodbye, Toby," Dwight pranks the office's new HR representative Holly Flax by telling her that Kevin is mentally challenged, and that he got his job at Dunder Mifflin through a special program.

Andy, Jim, and Pam give him advice on wooing her in "Golden Ticket," and ultimately, he successfully asks her to dinner and a movie.

In "Secretary's Day," the office staff are amused by a video Oscar creates that compares Kevin's voice to Cookie Monster's.

Following the holiday break, Kevin writes on Pam's "New Year's Resolution Board" for him to eat more vegetables.

and projects his anger onto the rest of the office for not sticking to their resolutions; he forces Kevin to eat a stalk of broccoli.

However, in the episode's closing scenes, Kevin and the rest of his team try to win a higher-stakes trivia contest and fail.

While Kevin is generally portrayed as a simple-minded and unsophisticated person, he is shown to exhibit remarkable astuteness, being one of the few staff members to notice Andy is suffering from a mental breakdown following his abrupt dismissal from Dunder Mifflin.

During Dwight's bachelor party, Jim takes all the current and past men from the office to a bar, where it is revealed that Kevin is the owner.

The four online episodes detailed Kevin's attempts to find money in order to pay his gambling debt back to his bookmaker.

When his first attempt goes poorly, Darryl joins Kevin in making the proposal to another loan officer at the same bank, and they bring a sample into the meeting.

The loan officer asks if they made the ice cream or bought it in a store, and Kevin throws a nervous fit, hissing at Darryl to abort their mission.

The webisode season ends with Kevin selling ice cream outside the office to pay back his debt.

Kevin became a fan favorite due to his eccentric personality, though Screen Rant noted several inconsistencies with his character.