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===Early work and ''LolliLove''===
While attending college at [[Truman State University]], Fischer performed with a touring Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre group.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/55vlio/interview-jenna-fischer-on-a-little-help-dinner-theater-and-breaking-the-pam-mold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208055505/https://www.mtv.com/news/55vlio/interview-jenna-fischer-on-a-little-help-dinner-theater-and-breaking-the-pam-mold |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |title=Interview: Jenna Fischer on 'A Little Help', Dinner Theater, and Breaking the Pam Mold |last=Champ |first=Christine |date=June 7, 2010 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> Upon her move to [[Los Angeles]] in 1998, she began performing ''[[Commedia dell'arte]]'' with the Zoo District Theatre Company, and was noticed by a [[talent agent]] during her appearance in their musical adaptation of the 1922 film ''[[Nosferatu]]''. This led to her signing a contract with the agent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=141657788 |title=The Acting Advice Blog by Jenna Fischer from 'The Office' |publisher=[[Myspace]] |access-date=October 3, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711224704/https://www.myspace.com/pambeesley/blog/141657788 |archive-date=July 11, 2011}}</ref>
Fischer struggled to break into film and television. Her first paying film role was in a [[sex education]] video for psychiatric patients upon their release from [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]].<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91105876 |title=Jenna Fischer, Keeping It Real at 'The Office' |date=June 3, 2008 |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915143635/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91105876 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three years elapsed from the time she arrived in California until she landed her first televised speaking role, playing a waitress on the TV sitcom ''[[Spin City]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/jenna-fischer-9-5-for-years/ |title=Jenna Fischer, 9-5 For Years |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=August 26, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> She subsequently had bit parts in small [[independent film]]s, including ''[[Employee of the Month (2004 film)|Employee of the Month]]'', ''[[Lucky 13]]'' and ''[[The Specials (2000 film)|The Specials]]'', then progressed to guest roles on television shows including ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[Miss Match]]'', ''[[Off Centre]]'', ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'', ''[[Strong Medicine]]'', ''[[That '70s Show]]'', ''[[Undeclared]]'', and ''[[What I Like About You (TV series)|What I Like About You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/usversion/pam.shtml |title=Comedy: The Office - US Version - Pam Beesly |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
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In January 2008, the cast of ''The Office'' won [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]] at the [[14th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. Fischer, who was voted to deliver the acceptance speech on their behalf, said: "We really love working together. We love each other, we love working together, and being together. And as an ensemble, a lot of people in this group struggled for a long time as non-working actors—like 8, 12, 15, 20 years. So, we're always grateful, we don't take it for granted. Thank you so much."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officetally.com/2008-sag-awards |title='The Office' wins Best Comedy Ensemble SAG Award |date=January 27, 2008 |work=OfficeTally |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024155722/https://www.officetally.com/2008-sag-awards |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l8V2LSioA |title=TO-2008-01 |publisher=slanspo |via=[[YouTube]] |date=January 28, 2008 |access-date=January 28, 2008 |archive-date=April 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407223144/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l8V2LSioA |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/country-takes-top-sag-film-award-1117979715/ |title='Country' takes top SAG film award |date=January 27, 2008 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024042748/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/country-takes-top-sag-film-award-1117979715/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Fischer appeared on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]]'s ''[[Celebrity Poker Showdown]]'' in 2006, participating in the show's [[Celebrity Poker Showdown#Eighth tournament|eighth tournament]], shot in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], and playing for [[Catholic Charities USA]]'s Tsunami Relief. In 2007, she starred in the music video for Willie Wisely's single "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend [[John Cabrera]]; she knew Wisely from work he had done on soundtracks for ''[[LolliLove]]'' and ''[[Tromeo and Juliet]]'', one of her husband's films.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Harward |first=Randy |date=February 2008 |title=Willie Wisely & Jenna Fischer: Kodak Moment |url=https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Harp (magazine)|Harp]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220141400/https://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6552 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |access-date=July 20, 2019}}</ref> In December of that year, during the [[2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike|Writers Guild of America strike]], Fischer appeared at [[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] in episode 25 of ''Darque Magick'', a serialized play written and directed by [[Jenelle Riley]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Serial Killers - Darque Magick |url=https://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=[[Sacred Fools Theater Company]] |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212080121/http://www.sacredfools.org/misc/serialkillers/serials/s3/darquemagick.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2006, she co-starred in Gunn's film ''[[Slither (2006 film)|Slither]]''; Fischer said that Gunn gave her the role of Shelby as a "birthday present".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |title=Slither: The Odd Reason James Gunn Cast The Office's Jenna Fischer |last=Kennedy |first=Michael |date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=February 8, 2024 |archive-date=May 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509000328/https://screenrant.com/slither-movie-james-gunn-cast-jenna-fischer-odd-reason/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she filmed supporting roles in three feature films: ''[[The Brothers Solomon]]'', with [[Will Arnett]] and [[Will Forte]]; ''[[Blades of Glory]]'', with Arnett, [[Will Ferrell]], [[Jon Heder]] and [[Amy Poehler]]; and ''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]'', with [[John C. Reilly]], with whom she co-starred again in 2008's ''[[The Promotion]]'', also starring [[Seann William Scott]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2007/09/07/office-star-fischer-splits-with-filmmaker-husband/30320777007/ |title='Office' star Fischer splits with filmmaker husband |work=[[Star-News]] |date=September 6, 2007 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/jenna-fischer-exclusive-video-interview-the-promotion/ |title=Jenna Fischer Exclusive Video Interview THE PROMOTION |last=Weintraub |first=Steve |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ebqq/lets-make-jenna-fischer-a-really-big-movie-star |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208055507/https://www.mtv.com/news/c8ebqq/lets-make-jenna-fischer-a-really-big-movie-star |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2024 |title=Let's Make Jenna Fischer A Really Big Movie Star! |last=Nolan |first=Erin |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
In 2009, Fischer completed shooting on the films ''[[Solitary Man (film)|Solitary Man]]'' and ''[[A Little Help]];'' the latter opened in the summer of 2010 at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houmatoday.com/story/news/2010/06/19/jenna-fischer-dishes-on-drama-with-solitary-man/26919745007/ |title=Jenna Fischer dishes on drama with 'Solitary Man' |last=Leslie Cox |first=Katie |work=[[The Houma Courier]] |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/07/jenna_fischer_1.html |title=''The Office''{{'}}s Jenna Fischer on Her Indie Drama ''A Little Help'', Hiding Her Pregnancy, and Michael Scott's Replacement |last=Hochberg |first=Mina |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=February 8, 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Also that summer, she filmed on the [[Farrelly brothers]] comedy ''[[Hall Pass]]'', which was released in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/8e8e6d8aad29e11d4ad2de2bc829d2ae/Jenna-Fischer-attends-the-Hall-Pass-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/ |title=Jenna Fischer attends the "Hall Pass" premiere in Los Angeles |publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]] |access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref> She was named a producer of the mid-August through October 2010 run of the critically acclaimed play ''Sad Happy Sucker'', written by her husband Lee Kirk and directed by friend [[Sean Gunn]]; it previously ran as a theatre workshop in February and March 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Alex |date=September 10, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer and husband Lee Kirk revive play 'Sad Happy Sucker' |url=https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |access-date=October 8, 2014 |publisher=[[KPCC (FM)|Southern California Public Radio]] |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814071330/https://www.kpcc.org/news/2010/09/10/19112/jenna-fischer-and-husband-lee-kirk-revive-play-sad/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2009, Fischer played left field for the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] team in the [[All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game|Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game]] as part of the [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] Week festivities at [[Busch Stadium]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where she grew up.<ref>{{cite web |last=Everett |first=Cristina |date=July 14, 2009 |title=Jon Hamm, Jenna Fischer, Shawn Johnson join other celebs in 2009 Celebrity Softball game |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |access-date=August 29, 2019 |newspaper=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]] |location=[[New York (state)|New York]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031173109/https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/07/14/jon-hamm-jenna-fischer-shawn-johnson-join-other-celebs-in-2009-celebrity-softball-game/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She was named an official spokeswoman for [[Proactiv]] Skincare Solutions that year<ref>{{cite web |last=Gold |first=Grace |date=January 13, 2010 |title=Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Jenna Fischer Get Proactiv |url=https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161618/https://www.stylelist.com/2010/01/13/katy-perry-avril-lavigne-jenna-fischer-get-proactiv/ |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2019 |publisher=Stylelist.com}}</ref> and was announced as the voice behind the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Grilled Cheese Academy website in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 6, 2010 |title=Jenna Fischer narrates Grilled Cheese Academy |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |access-date=October 25, 2010 |work=OfficeTally |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524094123/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-narrates-grilled-cheese-academy |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2010, she returned to co-chair an annual fundraiser auction for her alma mater [[Nerinx Hall High School]], where she auctioned off a set visit to ''The Office'' and multiple autographed props from the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=AuctioNerinx |url=https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224161744/https://www.nerinxalumnae.org/s/197/index2.aspx?sid=197&gid=1&pgid=299 |archive-date=February 24, 2008 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |publisher=NerinxAlumnae.org}}</ref>
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After finishing ''The Office'', Fischer starred in the [[off-Broadway]] play ''Reasons to Be Happy'', written and directed by [[Neil LaBute]], which ran from May to June 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |date=June 11, 2013 |title='Reasons to Be Happy', by Neil LaBute |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |access-date=March 15, 2015 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418234832/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/theater/reviews/reasons-to-be-happy-by-neil-labute.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She starred in the world premiere of [[Steve Martin]]'s comedy ''[[Meteor Shower (play)|Meteor Shower]]'' at the [[Old Globe Theatre]] in [[San Diego]], [[California]], from July 30 to September 18, 2016. She also worked with actors [[Greg Germann]], Alexandra Henrikson, and [[Josh Stamberg]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meteor Shower |url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |access-date=August 31, 2016 |publisher=[[Old Globe Theatre|TheOldGlobe.org]] |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607231905/https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/15-16-season1/meteor-shower/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2018, Fischer was interviewed on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' wearing only a towel and jeans when the zipper on her dress broke shortly before she went on. She boldly came out on stage carrying the dress she'd intended to wear and commented to the audience: "I'm mentally freaking out [because] I'm on a talk show in a towel, but I'm physically very comfortable."<ref>{{cite web |title='Panicked' Jenna Fischer does Jimmy Kimmel interview in a bath towel |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |last=Allen |first=Karma |access-date=October 6, 2021 |publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152425/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/panicked-jenna-fischer-jimmy-kimmel-interview-bath-towel/story?id=54194599 |url-status=live}}</ref>
On September 11, 2019, Fischer announced that she and [[Angela Kinsey]] would co-host a weekly ''The Office'' rewatch [[podcast]] called ''[[Office Ladies]]'', which premiered on October 16.<ref name="Twitter">{{cite tweet |number=1171930005535748096 |user=jennafischer |title=We are excited to be joining the @earwolf team to bring you our new podcast Office Ladies! Each week, @AngelaKinsey and I will watch an episode of The Office and give you all the stories and behind-the-scenes scoop...as well as some BFF banter about our lives. Starts Wed 10/16! |first=Jenna |last=Fischer |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=September 22, 2019}}</ref> Its first episode was released October 16, 2019.<ref name="Twitter"/> Their guests have included actors [[John Krasinski]], [[Oscar Nunez]] and [[Rainn Wilson]], and producers/directors [[Greg Daniels]], [[Paul Feig]] and [[Ken Kwapis]]. Fischer and Kinsey continued to produce the podcast during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] by recording it in closet studios in their homes. On January 21, 2021, ''Office Ladies'' won the 2021 [[iHeartRadio]] Podcast of the Year Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/ |title=iHeartRadio Podcast Awards |publisher=[[iHeartRadio Podcast Awards]] |access-date=September 19, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521201429/https://www.iheart.com/podcast-awards/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
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After Fischer moved to [[Los Angeles]], her childhood friend [[Sean Gunn]] helped her get a part in a showcase and then introduced her to his brother, filmmaker [[James Gunn]].<ref name="Truman"/> That small part in a showcase led to Fischer getting her first manager.<ref name="Truman"/> She and James Gunn married on October 7, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/jenna_fischer.shtml |title='The Office' Cast Biographies - Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly |publisher=[[NBC]] |access-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305002335/https://www.nbc.com/The_Office/bios/jenna_fischer.shtml |archive-date=March 5, 2009}}</ref> They announced their separation in September 2007 and divorced in 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-and-her-husband-split/ |title=Jenna Fischer and Her Husband Split |last=Laudadio |first=Marisa |date=September 5, 2007 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=November 15, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112005437/https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-and-her-husband-split/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0525685020070906 |title="Office" actress Fischer, husband separate |date=September 5, 2007 |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220011342/http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSN0525685020070906 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+News/articles/4fsUc_JYUNn/James+Gunn+Shares+Post+Ex+Jenna+Fischer+Says |title=James Gunn Shares Post on Ex Jenna Fischer, Says Not All Failed Relationships Make Enemies |last=Trowbridge |first=Cecily |date=April 30, 2016 |work=[[Livingly Media|Zimbio]] |access-date=October 19, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502120402/https://www.zimbio.com/Celebrity+News/articles/4fsUc_JYUNn/James+Gunn+Shares+Post+Ex+Jenna+Fischer+Says |archive-date=May 2, 2016}}</ref> In 2010, Fischer helped Gunn cast [[Rainn Wilson]], her ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' co-star, in Gunn's film ''[[Super (2010 American film)|Super]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Director-James-Gunn/ |title=A Conversation With Director James Gunn |last=Medlin |first=Jarrett |date=May 26, 2011 |magazine=[[St. Louis Magazine]] |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812212651/https://www.stlmag.com/A-Conversation-With-Director-James-Gunn/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In June 2009, Fischer's engagement to filmmaker Lee Kirk was announced.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |title='The Office' Star Jenna Fischer Is Engaged |last=Wang |first=Cynthia |date=July 6, 2009 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204014559/https://people.com/celebrity/the-office-star-jenna-fischer-is-engaged/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |title=Jenna Fischer engaged! |date=July 6, 2009 |work=OfficeTally |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212043149/http://www.officetally.com/jenna-fischer-engaged |url-status=live}}</ref> The two met and fell in love on the set of ''[[The Giant Mechanical Man]]'', a film written and directed by Kirk, which premiered at the [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca Film Festival]] in April 2012; Fischer told ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'': "I attached
Fischer is passionate about animal welfare, and is involved with the Los Angeles organizations Kitten Rescue and [[Rescue Rover]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-a-little-crazy-about-cats/ |title=Jenna Fischer: 'A Little' Crazy About Cats |last=Harrington |first=Maureen |date=September 12, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204065805/https://people.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer-a-little-crazy-about-cats/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Before ''The Office'', she did three years of hands-on rescue work for the two groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=429048027 |title=I'm Back! And, I love Kittens! |last=Fischer |first=Jenna |date=August 31, 2008 |publisher=[[Myspace]] |access-date=October 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328103642/https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27753303&blogId=429048027 |archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> She also regularly fosters cats and hosted Kitten Rescue's annual Fur Ball Gala in 2008, 2009, and 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/1233-jenna-fischer-hosts-fur-ball |title=Jenna Fischer Hosts Fur Ball |last=Saunders |first=Tim |date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=LookToTheStars.org |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=July 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173333/http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1233-jenna-fischer-hosts-fur-ball |url-status=live}}</ref>
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