In real life, actor Nick Offerman is an amazing saxophone player, but the Parks and Rec staff didn’t know this when they wrote the Duke Silver plot line. On Parks and Rec, one of Ron Swanson’s dirty little secrets is his alter-ego, Jazz saxophonist Duke Silver. When Emmy nominations are announced, Offerman usually goes fishing with his family in Minnesota. Like Swanson, Offerman is man of quiet seclusion. And plenty of piping hot coffee, a ham of meat and well done hash browns.” 37 (message deleted) 38 (message deleted) User Info: Alex1976. Included a blue suit, hat, shades, and of course a saxophone. One has bacon, or bacon blueberry pancakes. Shaved my beard off to just a mustache and went as Duke Silver from Parks and Recreation (Ron Swansons jazzy alter ego). On a side plate, two pancakes and I like to make pancakes with pieces of bacon in them. You’ve got the simple basics: you’ve got bacon as well as pork sausage, corn beef hash, a couple, maybe three eggs over easy and two scrambled. “Speaking for both Ron and myself, the key to a breakfast buffet is to have, first of all, have a very light dinner the night before, so you roll in with an appetite,” Offerman told the Huffington Post, “And then, I would have to get two or three plates on my tray. Ron Swanson once proclaimed, “There has never been a sadness that can’t be cured by breakfast food,” and Nick Offerman would agree. He told Bloomberg, “There’s nothing more delicious than red meat-I enjoy it greatly,” adding “I’m still on my feet and as long as I am, I intend to eat a huge, juicy steak.” Many of you may recognize the Man with the Stache as Ron Swanson. Yeah, I wasnt either, but Fense Po st makes a compelling case for Renny Wilson, 'the epitome of what Ron Swansons alter-ego Duke Silver should have created. From here on out, the man known as Nick Offerman will be referred to as a woodworker first, and actor second. That’s it, as senior web producer at, I’m putting my foot down. Nick Offerman loves scotch ( which he refers to as “mother’s milk”) so much he even made a music video for Diageo, the distillers responsible for some of his favorite single malt whiskies, like Lagavulin and Oban.ĭespite his family’s history with cholesterol problems, Offerman loves red meat. Offermans NBC alter ego: Parks & Recreation character Ron Swanson. “We actually tore the table off the wall,” Offerman added, describing the whole thing as “really good therapy”. We ran the gamut of wild, crazy, exhibitionist sex acts and screaming at the other patrons, throwing things, berating the manager,” Mullally admitted in an interview with NY Magazine. The part was written specifically for Mullally and their hate-sex scene was entirely improvised and very real.
In real life, Offerman is married to Megan Mullally who plays Swanson’s ex-wife Tammy II on Parks and Rec. Early on, Offerman was able to sustain his acting career by building props and scenery for theaters throughout Chicago and after moving to LA, Offerman opened his own woodworking shop, Offerman Woodshop. Nick Offerman actually got his start in the theatre world by building sets at the University of Illinois. “Pickled Ginger” (Performed By Land Ho!)ġ5.Some actors were born to play certain roles, but Nick Offerman wasn’t just born to play Ron Swanson, he is Ron Swanson. “5,000 Candles In The Wind (Bye Bye Li’l Sebastian)”Ġ4. “So, go listen and gently weep with me! Ya heard?”Ġ1. He adores breakfast meats and Steffie Graf, hates government, has two ex-wives. Ron Swanson, Director of Parks and Recreation is a Pawnee enigma. The character is believed to have been largely based on Nick Offerman himself as well as 'Simpsons' writer, John Swartzwelder, who creator Greg Daniels had worked with and who is also a staunch small-government libertarian. A Look at Ron Swanson's Alter Ego: Duke Silver. “It’s been 10 years since Li’l Sebastian went to mini horse heaven, and to celebrate his miniature life, local band Mouse Rat has released ‘5,000 Candles In The Wind,” Jackson says in the video. Ron has an alter-ego, Duke Silver talented jazz saxophonist who plays at Cozy's Bar, in Eagleton.
Featured artists include Duke Silver, the smooth jazz alter-ego of Nick Offerman’s character Ron Swanson, and Land Ho!, the show’s famed Pawnee rock band led by Scott Tanner (Jeff Tweedy).Ĭelebrating the launch of the album’s first single, iconic Pawnee news anchor Perd Hapley (Jay Jackson) released a promotional video via his fictional TV program “Ya Heard? With Perd!” Duke Silver is Ron Swanson's saxophone-playing alter-ego, and leader of the Duke Silver Trio.