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James O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) 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", and appeared in such plays as ''The Book of Blanche'', ''Stumpy's Gang'' and ''Ad-Nauseam'' with the group. O'Heir has appeared 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'' as 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''. He played Garry Gergich, a clumsy employee at a local government parks department who is routinely mocked by his co-workers. ==Early life and theater work== Jim O'Heir is a graduate of the Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago. O'Heir was active in the Chicago theater during the late 1980s and early 1990s, training and performing improvisational comedy at Chicago's Second City and as a member of the six-person sketch comedy troupe "White Noise", which formed in 1987.〔http://splitsider.com/2013/10/talking-to-jim-oheir-about-playing-jerry-on-parks-and-recreation/〕 The group wrote and produced comedic plays that often employed bizarre humor or black comedy. Starting in November 1988, O'Heir appeared in White Noise's production of ''The Book of Blanche'', about a woman who falls through a television screen and ends up in a fantasy world influenced by various television show genres. In July 1989, O'Heir appeared in the Chicago premiere of the Tom Griffin play ''The Boys Next Door'' at the Edgewater Theatre Center. O'Heir played Norman Bulansky, a childlike middle-aged mentally-handicapped man who works at a doughnut shop. Starting in 1990, O'Heir appeared in White Noise's ''Stumpy's Gang'', a one-act black comedy play by Patrick Cannon. The show played at Stage Left and Strawdog Theatres in Chicago, where it developed a cult following. O'Heir played Frank Bubman, the janitor for a genetics laboratory whose job is to destroy the unsuccessful experiments, which are portrayed by puppets.〔 Frank secretly uses the experiments to stage private shows reminiscent of early television programs. Mary Shen Barnidge of the Chicago Reader said of his performance, "The grotesquely sexy Jim O'Heir adds a new dimension to the role of the enfant terrible with his uninhibited and enthusiastic portrayal of Frank, who will break your heart even as he turns your stomach." Ernest Tucker of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' described O'Heir's performance as very funny and "unforgettable",〔 and said he "held together this funny yet sick apocalyptic fantasy".〔 ''Stumpy's Gang'' closed in the fall of 1991.〔 Also with White Noise, O'Heir appeared in the play ''Ad-Nauseam'', about a pair of writers who create an ad campaign about a character named Rim Shot, played by O'Heir. Rim Shot, dressed as a gladiator costume made up of bristle brushes and toilet detritus. O'Heir appeared in the 1996 baseball comedy film ''Ed'',〔 and 1998 fantasy television film ''Harvey''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim O'Heir」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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