Nick Offerman
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Offerman in October 2013
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Nicholas Offerman June 26, 1970 Minooka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, author, musician, humorist, stand-up comedian, carpenter |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for | Parks and Recreation |
| Spouse(s) | Megan Mullally (m. 2003) |
| Website | offermanwoodshop |
Nicholas "Nick" Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, author, musician, humorist, stand-up comedian and carpenter widely known for his breakout role as Ron Swanson in the acclaimed NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which he received the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy. His first major television role since the end of Parks and Recreation was his role as Karl Weathers in the FX series Fargo, for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries.
Offerman was born in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Minooka, Illinois. He is the son of Cathy (née Roberts), a nurse, and Ric Offerman, who taught social studies at a junior high school in nearby Channahon. Offerman was raised Catholic. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1993. That year, he and a group of fellow students co-founded the Defiant Theatre, a Chicago-based theatre company.
Offerman lived in Chicago in the mid-1990s, where he participated with theatre companies such as Steppenwolf, Goodman, and Wisdom Bridge. At Steppenwolf, he also worked as a fight choreographer and master carpenter. During this time, Offerman became acquainted with Amy Poehler, who was heavily involved with the Chicago improv comedy scene.
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