Mark Brendanawicz
| Mark Brendanawicz | |
|---|---|
| Parks and Recreation character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Freddy Spaghetti" |
| Portrayed by | Paul Schneider |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Mark Brendanaquits |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | City planner |
| Significant other(s) | Ann Perkins (ex-girlfriend) Leslie Knope (former lover) |
Mark Brendanawicz /brɛnˈdænəwɪts/ is a fictional character in the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. He is the city planner for Pawnee, Indiana, as well as Leslie Knope's colleague and one of Ann Perkins' ex-boyfriends. He is portrayed by Paul Schneider, who left Parks and Recreation at the end of the second season; despite the producers' plans to the contrary, Schneider never reprised the role in any later seasons, and the show made absolutely no reference to the character after his departure.
Mark Brendanawicz was a city planner with the Pawnee municipal government. When he studied city planning in college, Mark was optimistic about the field and dreamed of designing huge and impressive cities. However, since graduation, Mark learned most of the career largely involved mundane technical issues, such as regulating the sizes of garages and proposed construction additions to houses. As a result, Mark grew jaded and disillusioned with the career, and became critical of government processes in general.
Mark has a self-absorbed personality and engages in romantic flings with multiple women without any sign of seeking a commitment. Mark and Leslie had sex on one occasion and Leslie harbored romantic feelings for the next six years, although Mark does not return the feelings. In season two, he enters a committed relationship with Ann and even considers marriage before the breakup.
Leslie continues to harbor a crush on Mark, but Mark is not interested in her romantically, and instead appears to be more interested in her friend Ann. Mark agrees to help Leslie in her quest to turn a large construction pit into a park, but he is pragmatic about her chances of success, and warns it has little chance of succeeding. When Leslie seeks his help in dealing with newspaper reporter Shauna Malwae-Tweep, who is planning to write a negative story, Mark makes the situation worse by having sex with her. This angers Leslie, particularly after Mark tells the reporter in confidence that the pit project will never be successful, only to later learn she plans to use that it in the story.
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