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I'm enjoying the opportunity that Parks And Recreation affords me to exploit my own soapbox agenda, which is to try to encourage people to make things with their hands.

Nick Offerman

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Nick Offerman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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Nicholas David Offerman
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