Jerry Gergich
| Garry Gergich | |
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| Parks and Recreation character | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "One Last Ride" |
| Portrayed by | Jim O'Heir |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Jerry Gergich Larry Gengurch Terry Barry |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Mayor for the City of Pawnee National Park Service Midwest Region Employee in the Department of Parks and Recreation (Former) |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Gergich |
| Children | Millicent Gergich (daughter) Miriam Gergich (daughter) Gladys Gergich (daughter) |
Jerry Gergich is a fictional character in the TV series Parks and Recreation, portrayed by Jim O'Heir. From season 1 to season 6 he is referred to as Jerry (even suggesting his mother called him "Gerald"), for which reason the character is usually referred to by this name in external media; for most of season 6 he is called Larry; from the end of season 6 through much of season 7 he is called Terry; and only near the end of the series is his true name restored: Garry.
Garry has appeared in every episode of the series, with the exception of the first-season episode "Canvassing". He was credited as a recurring character for the first two seasons, but was promoted to the main cast beginning with season three. He first appeared in the opening credits/theme in the season six episode "Anniversaries", following the departures of cast members Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe.
Garry Gergich, born February 29, 1948 (S4: E16), works for the Department of Parks and Recreation and is a married father of three girls. His surname was first mentioned in the episode "Park Safety". He is often the butt of jokes due to his embarrassing history, a collection of awkward moments including plastic surgery after being hit by a fire truck, routinely spilling his cup of soup, and being adopted by a woman with a history of selling marijuana (he did not know that he was adopted until Mark Brendanawicz told him in "Practice Date" when the members of the Parks department decide to find scandalous information on one another). Despite this, he is overwhelmingly kind and warm-hearted toward his friends in the Parks Department. He has heart problems; he mentions he has a pacemaker in Season 2 Episode 17, and had a heart attack in Season 5 Episode 5. He seems to have a normal family life and excellent artistic talent. In the episode "The Camel", he paints a pointillist mural of the Pawnee City Hall composed of minuscule pictures of the town's citizens. In the episode "Telethon", he is shown to be a skilled pianist, and in the episode "Go Big or Go Home" he is shown to be an exquisite painter of natural scenes. His opinions and talents often go unnoticed due to a total lack of respect from his co-workers. For example, on one occasion he stumbled over his words saying "murinal" rather than "mural", causing an abundance of teasing rather than a reaction to the aforementioned (and beautiful) mural he had created and led to the submission of a group-accepted (and horrendous) mural that wasn't selected. Although he never joins in the teasing, Ron Swanson describes Jerry as someone who "shrivels up when you shine a light on him," insisting Jerry does his best work alone. Ron also describes Jerry as both the "schlemiel," and the "schlemazel," of the office, meaning he is both the person who spills the soup and is the person upon whom the soup is spilled.
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