I've Compiled A Timeline Of John Krasinski's Facial Hair And You're Welcome

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    Jen Abidor
    by Jen Abidor

    BuzzFeed Staff

    September 2005

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    Here we are back in 2005, in the early days of the The Office. This is the clean-shaven John Krasinski look that is so peak Jim Halpert it's hard to know where John ends and Jim begins.

    January 2009

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    For the most part, in the Office days, John remained pretty clean-shaven, with some rogue scruff here and there.

    June 2009

    Focus Features

    But we did get a glimpse into our collective futures with John's Away We Go lewk.

    April 2013

    John Krasinski @johnkrasinski

    Ok, yup the rumors are true... I bought a beard. Let's have it. Yay? Or nay? (And no I'm not driving, I'm parked!)

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    Here's where things started to get interesting. The Office ended in 2013, and John really used the opportunity to take that "rogue scruff" to the next level.

    May 2013

    John Krasinski @johnkrasinski

    For all those non-beard lovers out there, how about this???

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    Some people were haters, which gave us temporary mustache John, which is neither here nor there.

    December 2014

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    In 2014–15, John's face toed the line between light scruff and full beard.

    January 2015

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    That ol' five o'clock shadow!!!!

    August 2015

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    A nice sprinkling of scruff!!!

    December 2015

    January 2016

    March 2016

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    ...until POOF! It was gone! The magic of shaving!

    August 2016

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    Jim Halpert, is that you?????

    January 2017

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    John's 2017 face might as well have been a promo photo of Jim in Season 1 of The Office, which is why A Quiet Place John has been so thoroughly SHOCKING to my system.

    September 2017

    Paramount Pictures

    Principal photography for A Quiet Place began in late 2017, which is when the Krasinski beard came out in FULL FORCE and we didn't even realize it at the time!!!

    March 2018

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    And now that the only thing anyone can talk about is A Quiet Place, that beard has been making the rounds on the press circuit AND IT IS A WONDER TO BEHOLD!!!

    April 2018

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    JUST LOOK AT THAT BEARD!!!! IT'S A BEAUT!!!!!

    April 2018

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    Here it is on an angle, for maximum beard appreciation!!!

    April 2018

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    ONE LAST TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!

    To summarize, Dwight was right all along.