B.J. Novak reveals why his face appears on the packaging for ponchos, paint, ...

After Los Angeles was drenched with a rare downpour on Monday, five-time Emmy nominee B.J. Novak decided to share a snap of a Wet Protect poncho bearing his face.

'Years ago, someone mistakenly put an image of me on a public domain site, and now apparently I am on products all around the world,' the 42-year-old comedian - who boasts 2.7M social media followers - explained via Instastory.

'But I am too amused to do anything about it.'  

Turns out, B.J. (short for Benjamin Joseph) also appears on Rainbow Art face paint packaging in Uruguay and the cologne Encounter packaging in Sweden.

Novak's stubbly face could also be seen on the boxes for Kulang's electric razor and Guo Wei's hair clippers from China.

It's ironic considering the Massachusetts-born triple threat's character from The Office used the faces of his co-workers Phyllis and Oscar to sell pesto and salsa without their permission during season seven episode 'Garage Sale' in 2011.

Not only did B.J. portray Dunder Mifflin's disgraced VP of Sales Ryan Howard - but he also served as one of the writers, executive producers, and directors on the NBC mockumentary sitcom. 

Novak - who used to date Mindy Kaling - last made headlines for rumors he's romancing Mad Men alum Kiernan Shipka, who's literally half his age.

The Harvard University grad admitted it hurt when his new

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