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Mindy Kaling
We’ve known for a long time that Mindy Kaling is more than just The Office’s endearingly childish Kelly Kapoor. But 2011 is the year when she really came into her own. Kaling, who became a writer on the show when she was only 24, published Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) in September, giving voice to every lady who has ever indulged in the kind of personal over-analysis the title suggests. In the same month, she was promoted to Executive Producer of The Office. Next year, we are pretty sure she’ll take over the world.
We would ask her: Be honest — aren’t you getting a little sick of Dunder Mifflin these days? What’s next for you? And, um, will you be our best friend?
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