Let's make this birthday one to remember.

49 years old (Born on October 29, 1975)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Michael Schur—mastermind behind Pawnee's waffle-loving Leslie Knope, lover of yogurt-obsessed cops from Brooklyn’s 99th precinct, and responsible for giving Dwight Schrute endless reasons to assert beet superiority. Without your comedic brilliance, our Netflix binges would be sadly unproductive.

From cracking jokes backstage at SNL to guiding us through ethical dilemmas in "The Good Place," you’ve made humor smarter and kindness cooler. May this birthday bring fewer Jeremy Jamms blocking your goals and more Ron Swansons approvingly nodding in silent admiration (preferably while eating bacon). Here's wishing you an eternity better than unlimited Shrute Bucks!