Background
Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Barbara J. (King) and Andrew P. Buckley.
Buckley was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Barbara J. (King) and Andrew P. Buckley.
He attended Pine Crest School, where he graduated in 1983, and Stanford University, where he graduated in 1987 with a bachelor"s degree in political science. He later studied sketch comedy and improvisation at the Groundlings Theatre, working with comedians Melissa McCarthy and Dax Shepard.
He is best known for his role as David Wallace on the American comedy series The Office from 2006 to 2013. Early work Buckley appeared in two 1997 music videos, "I"d Rather Ride Around with You" and "What if it"s You", by American country-music artist Reba McEntire. The Office Buckley played David Wallace, embattled Chief Financial Officer and later Chief Executive Officer of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, in 36 episodes of The Office from 2006 to 2013.
Other work.