Jean-Ralphio Saperstein is a
fictional character
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played by
Ben Schwartz
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in the American comedy television series ''
Parks and Recreation
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''. He is the cocky friend of
Tom Haverford
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(
Aziz Ansari
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) and, like Tom, sees himself as a
pickup artist
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and "
baller", although he is looked upon with contempt by most people around him except Tom.
Ron Swanson
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(
Nick Offerman
Nicholas David Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and carpenter. He is best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom ''Parks and Recreation'', for which he received the Television Critics A ...
) happily invests in Tom's "Rent-A-Swag" venture when he learns that for once Jean-Ralphio is not involved. He tries to dress stylishly, makes up and raps spontaneous rhymes but usually fails due to adding an extraneous word after the rhyme, and often speaks in slang terms, such as variations of the suffix