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In an interview with The Guardian, Nick Offerman explained that his audition for “The Office” is what originally brought him to the attention of “Office” executive producer Michael Schur, who would later go on to co-create “Parks and Recreation.” “I’d auditioned for the American version of ‘The Office,’ specifically for Mike Schur who, unbeknownst to me, wrote my name on a Post-it and stuck it to his computer,” Offerman explained. “A few years later, he remembered the Post-it and said: ‘I want this guy on my new show.'” At no point in the interview did he make any indication of what character he auditioned for on “The Office,” and it’s pretty hard to imagine him playing any character on that show.
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It’s even harder to imagine anyone but Offerman playing Ron Swanson, which is why it’s especially bizarre to find out that Jim O’Heir initially auditioned for the role of Ron Swanson. In an interview with Team Coco, O’Heir, who played Jerry Gergich on the show, explained that he was one of many people who auditioned for the role because of how popular the then-untitled Amy Poehler project was. He said that he didn’t expect to get the role, but hoped to get noticed enough to end up as a guest star on the show or on “The Office,” which is much like the way Offerman got the role of Ron Swanson. It just goes to show that you should always give your best shot because you never know who’ll remember you.
