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How Ben Schwartz Became the Best at Being the Wooorst

Ben Schwartz is used to being called “the worst.” Usually, it’s by total strangers, but it’s a fairly common occurrence — and not so surprising considering the undying GIF-ability of his fan-favorite Parks and Recreation character, Jean-Ralphio. He of the bird’s nest hair, the loose scarves, and the hysterical monologues became Schwartz’s breakout role and the one the actor is still most recognized for. But Schwartz doesn’t mind.

“I love that role,” he tells Inverse. “That’s the one that still, to this day, if someone sees me on the street, they cup their hands near their mouth, and they try to sing at me.”

Since Parks and Rec, Schwartz has added plenty of lines to his résumé. He’s played a struggling stand-up comic in Standing Up, Falling Down; he’s been an arrogant consultant in House of Lies; he’s voiced the titular hyperactive hedgehog in Sonic the Hedgehog; and he’s played an aspiring ska artist who lives within his own musical. He was even in DuckTales. But he’s never strayed too far from the Jean-Ralphio of it all. And now with his character Tedward “Teddy” Lobo in this month’s Renfield (starring Nicolas Cage and Nicholas Hoult), Schwartz gets to truly, earnestly be the worst.

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