Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971 in Newton, Massachusetts. She is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, writer, and voice actress. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she went to New York City in 1996 to become part of the improvisational comedy troupe, Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB). The group's act became a half-hour sketch comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler was a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

    A cast member on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008, Poehler became co-anchor of SNL's Weekend Update in 2004 alongside friend and colleague, Tina Fey. She is known for voicing Bessie Higgenbottom in the 2008-2011 Nickelodeon series, The Mighty B! and Homily Clock from the American-English dug of The Secret World of Arrietty. From 2009 to 2015, she starred as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which she won a Golden Glob Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014, and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Actress in a comedy series in 2012.
   
    Poehler served as an executive producer on the Swedish-American sitcom Welcome to Sweden, along with her brother, Greg Poehler. The series aired on NBC. She is also an executive producer on Broad City which airs on Comedy Central, and appeared in the season one finale. She also voice Joy in the 2015 animated Pixar film, Inside Out, and received critical acclaim for her work. Since August 2015, she has served as an executive producer on the Hulu original series, Difficult People, which stars her former Parks and Recreation co-star, Billy Eichner, and comedian, Julie Klausner, the latter of whom is the creator of the show. In December 2015, Poeherl received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions in television (Wikipedia).








    Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota. He is an American actor. He came to prominence from his television roles, including Bright Abbott in Everwood (2002-2006) and Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009-2015).

    His early film career began with supporting roles in such mainstream films as Wanted (2008), Moneyball (2011), The Five-Year Engagement (2012), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Delivery Man (2013), and Her (2013) before achieving leading man status in 2014 after starring in two commercially successful films: The Lego Movie, a computer-animated adventure comedy; and Guardian of the Galaxy, a superhero film produced by Marvel Studios in which he portrayed Peter Quill/Star-Lord. In 2015, he starred in Jurassic World, the fourth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise and his most financially successful film. In 2014, Pratt was ranked as number two on People magazine's annual list of Sexiest Men Alive (Wikipedia).

















    Aubrey Christina Plaza was born on June 26, 1984 in Wilmington, Delaware. She is an American actress and comedian. She portrayed April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation, and after appearing in supporting roles in several films, had her first leading role the 2012 comedy, Safety Not Guaranteed.

    Plaza began her career as an intern. After performing improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, she appeared in the web series, The Jeannie Tate Show. She  later appeared in films such as Funny People and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Wikipedia).



















    Nick Offerman was born on June 26, 1970 in Joliet, Illinois. He is an American actor, comedian, writer, musician, humorist, 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 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 (Wikipedia).




















Adam Paul Scott was born on April 3, 1973 in Santa Cruz, California. He is an American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, producer, and podcaster. He is best known for his role as Ben Wyatt in the NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation. He also appeared as Derek in the film Step Brothers, and Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom, Party Down (Wikipedia).


















    Aziz Ansari was born on February 23, 1983 in Columbia, South Carolina. He is an American actor and comedian widely known for roles as Tom Haverford on the NBC series, Park and Recreation (2009-2015), and Dev Shah on the Netflix series, Master of None, which debuted in 2015 and Ansari created, writes, and stars in.
   
    Ansari began his career performing stand-up comedy in New York City during the summer of 2000 while attending New York University. In 2007, he created and starred in the MTV sketch comedy show, Human Giant, which ran for two seasons. This led to acting roles in feature films, including Funny People; I Love You, Man; Observe and Report; and 30 Minutes or Less.

    In addition to his acting work, Ansari has continued to work as a stand-up comedian. He released his debut CD/DVD, entitled Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening, in January 2010 on Comedy Central Records, and still tours nationally between acting commitments. In 2010 and 2011, he performed his "Dangerously Delicious" tour. This tour was self-released for download on his website in March 2012 and debuted on Comedy Central in May 2012. He completed his third major tour of new material, Buried Alive, in the summer of 2013. His fourth major comedy special, Live at Madison Square Garden, was released on Netflix in 2015. His first book, Modern Romance: An Investigation, was released in June 2015 (Wikipedia).










    Marietta Sirleaf, better known simply as, Retta, was born on April 12, 1970 in New Jersey. She is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is mainly known for her role as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend (Wikipedia).























    James O'Heir was born on February 4, 1962. He is an American actor and comedian best known for co-starring as Garry (Larry, Terry, Jerry) Gergich on the NBC sitcom, Parks and Recreation.

    O'Heir first became active in Chicago theater and improv during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the comedic theater troupe, "White Noise," an appeared in such plays as The Book of Blanche, Stumpy's Gang, and Ad-Nauseam with the group. O'Herir has appeard in several films and made guest appearances on such shows as Friends, Boston Legal, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Voyager, 3rd Rock from the Sun, ER, and Parenthood.

    In 2000, he starred in a regular role in the Comedy Central series, Strip Mall, Harvey Krudup, the unattractive husband of protagonist, Tammi Tyler, who was played by Julie Brown. In 2009, O'Heir became a regular supporting cast member of the NBC comedy series, Parks and Recreation, playing Garry Gergich (Wikipedia).

















    Rashida Leah Jones was born on February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress, Peggy Lipton, and musician and record producer, Quincy Jones. Jones is an American actress, comic book author, film producer, singer, and screenwriter. She is known for playing Ann Perkins on NBC's comedy, Parks and Recreation, Louisa Feen on Fox's Boston Public, and Karen Filippelli on The Office. She has had film film roles in I Love You, Man (2009), Our Idiot Brother (2011), The Social Network (2010), for which she wrote the screenplay. Recently, she has become known for the lead role in the TBS comedy series, Angie Tribeca (Wikipedia).





















    Robert Hepler "Rob" Lowe was born in March 17, 1964 in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is an American actor who garnered fame after appearing such films as The Outsiders, Oxford Blues, About Last Night..., St. Elmo's Fire, Wayne's World, Tommy Boy, and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

    On television, Lowe played Sam Seaborn on The West Wing, Senator Robert McCallister on Brothers & Sisters, and Chris Traeger in Parks and Recreation. He played president John F. Kennedy in Killing Kennedy, a 2013 television film that premiered on National Geographic Channel. In 2014, he began appearing in a series of DirecTV commercials. As of 2015, he stars alongside Fred Savage in The Grinder on FOX (Wikipedia).



































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