Jean-Ralphio may have gone down in “Parks and Recreation” history as a party and scheme-loving wild child, but the actor behind the role remembers a time when his NBC character wasn’t quite so insane.

F. Tony Scarapiducci is not Jean Ralphio Saperstein. "So what we did is after the first audition, Greg [Daniels] and I had a conversation to make sure he doesn't ever feel like Jean Ralphio. So you ...

Actor Ben Schwartz of Parks and Recreation. Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images About halfway through Season 2 of Parks and Recreation, no-nonsense parks department director Ron Swanson (Nick ...

Look, I'm not saying I'm the reason that Steve from "Stranger Things" and Jean-Ralphio from "Parks and Recreation" met, but I'm not not saying that, either. All I know I wrote about this theory saying ...

Imagine it’s 1991 all over again, and you’ve just been cast as the voice of the soon-to-be-fan-favorite Hans Moleman on The Simpsons, your all-time favorite show. Every episode seems to top the one ...

The "Parks and Recreation" character shares a handful of similarities with Steve Harrington. What could be stranger than if “Parks and Recreation” was directly linked to “Stranger Things?” How about ...

Let’s face it: These days, T.V. isn’t exactly the best place to find a male role model. Dexter Morgan? Questionable hobbies. Walter White? Questionable career path. Don Draper? Excellent fashion sense ...

Parks and Recreation's Jean-Ralphio! Star Wars' BB-8! The voice of Sonic the Hedgehog! We're joined by Ben Schwartz. Ben's big break came in 2010 with a small recurring role on Parks and Recreation.

Parks and Recreation first debuted on TV in 2009 and focused on the staff of the Parks Department in Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana. Featuring an incredibly talented cast, including Amy Poehler, ...

The idea that Jean-Ralphio could even meet Howard comes to mind when we ask about a photo Schwartz posted on Twitter last month. The actor and comedian has actually met Sandler several times, most ...