LOS ANGELES - There are many reasons to watch NBC's marvelously funny "Parks and Recreation," but at this point I only need one: Ron Swanson. Swanson is played by Nick Offerman, an actor blessed with ...

"Nick, at one point, was so like Ron Swanson, so riled up on testosterone," his real-life wife remembers. "The very first scene that we shot was was so early, like 6:30 in the morning," Mullally said.

At first, only Offerman was aware of this fact, which allowed him to pull a prank that was truly in the spirit of the dearly departed show. After Offerman noticed O’Heir on the plane, he got up to ...