Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson, born Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer.
He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in 2005, a role which he played until the show’s conclusion in 2013.
In 2009, he provided his voice for the computer-animated science fiction film Monsters vs. Aliens as the villain Gallaxhar and voiced Gargamel in Smurfs: The Lost Village.
Outside of acting, Wilson published an autobiography, The Bassoon King, in 2015, and co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008. In 2022, Rainfall changed its name in an effort to raise awareness for climate change.
Rainn Wilson Name Change: What Is Rainn Wilson’s New Name?
The Office star Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute in the beloved comedy series, has changed his name to “Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson” to draw attention to climate change.
Wilson announced his new name on Twitter on Wednesday, timed to coincide with the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Egypt this week.
It is unclear if the actor plans to change his name on official government documents, but his Twitter handle currently remains unchanged.
In a follow-up tweet, Wilson explained that he was unable to change his Twitter handle due to the rapidly shifting rules regarding verified accounts that the site’s controversial new owner, Elon Musk, has introduced over the last few days.
At the time of writing, verified Twitter users are unable to change their handles, due to the sudden surge of impersonators and scammers on Twitter, which has resulted in singer Doja Cat being stuck with the handle, “Christmas.