All main characters in Parks & Recreation are fictional, though some are inspired by real-life people, but there are a lot of similarities between Nick Offerman and his character of Ron Swanson, and there's a good reason for that. One of the most popular comedy TV series in recent years is Parks & Recreation, created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, and which was initially planned as a spin-off of The Office, but it eventually became its own thing.
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