Andrew "Andy" Baines Bernard (born 1973) is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the U.S.

United States

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 television series The Office. The character is highly insecure, yet egotistical, constantly mentioning his education

Education

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 at Cornell University

Cornell University

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. Originally a salesman, Andy replaced Michael Scott

Michael Scott (The Office)

Michael Gary Scott is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original British version. Michael, the central character of the series, was the manager of the Scranton branch of paper and printer distribution company Dunder Mifflin Inc...

 as Manager of the Scranton, PA division of Dunder Mifflin beginning with the eighth season

The Office (U.S. season 8)

The eighth season of the American television comedy The Office premiered on September 22, 2011 on NBC. The Office is an American adaptation of the British TV series of the same name, and is presented in a mockumentary format, portraying the daily lives of office employees in the Scranton,...

, although he was not the first to do so: in the few months between Michael and Andy's tenures, Deangelo Vickers

Deangelo Vickers

Deangelo Jeremitrius Vickers is a fictional character in the television series The Office. Played by actor Will Ferrell, Vickers was Michael Scott's replacement as Branch Manager during the end of Season 7, since Michael was moving to Colorado with his fiancee Holly...

 was hired and then left, Andy's co-workers Dwight Schrute

Dwight Schrute

Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. He originally exactly resembled Gareth Keenan from the original UK version of The Office. Dwight is the top salesman and former acting manager for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and has won numerous awards for...

 and Creed Bratton

Creed Bratton

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 were consecutively appointed acting managers, and finally Robert California

Robert California

Robert California is a fictional character on The Office, played by James Spader. He has no counterpart on the original British version of the series.- Season 7 :...

 was hired as manager -- and then almost immediately manoeuvred his way into the position of CEO.