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Parks and Recreation, aka Parks and Rec, had quite the successful run on NBC!

The mockumentary comedy series first debuted on TV in April 2009 and went on for seven seasons, concluding in February 2015.

Throughout it’s time on air, the television show received 76 award nominations, winning 13 of those, including a Golden Globe win for Best Actress in a Television Series Comedy or Musical for star Amy Poehler.

Also starring were Aubrey Plaza, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Aziz Ansari, Retta, Chris Pratt, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott and Rob Lowe.

Here’s a synopsis: Armed with idea binders and the stalwart help of fellow employees, small-town civil servant Leslie Knope (Poehler) bushwhacks through bureaucracy to make to make her hometown a better place.

Before and after the show, the cast has starred in many hit movies and other TV shows, and have amassed quite the wealth in their careers.

We rounded up the stars of Parks and Rec and ranked them according to their estimated net worth.

Scroll through the slideshow to find out who the richest House cast member is…

Jennifer Lawrence is opening up!

The 35-year-old Hunger Games actress made an appearance on Amy Poehler‘s Good Hang podcast.

During her appearance, Jennifer spoke about body image and postpartum, going viral with interviews, reality TV show dreams, getting discovered in New York City, Joe Jonas‘ tee with her face on it, why she wants a Saturday Night Live do-over, crying during Die My Love, and much more.

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Amy Poehler is the winner of the Golden Globes’ first award for podcasts!

The Parks & Recreation actress won the Best Podcast award at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday (January 11) at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Amy won the award for her Spotify podcast Good Hang. She was joined at the show by her boyfriend Joel Lovell.

Amy‘s ex-husband Will Arnett was also nominated in the category for his podcast SmartLess and he was joined by his co-hosts Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes. He also walked the red carpet with his girlfriend Carolyn Murphy.

“I know that I am new to this game. I have great respect for this form,” Amy said during her speech.

She then joked, “I have great respect for everyone I am nominated with. I am big fans of all of you — except for NPR: just a bunch of celebs phoning it in. Try harder.”

A star-studded crowd kicked off the official Golden Week by celebrating Golden Globes nominees at The Hollywood Reporter and Spotify’s Nominees Night.

Nina Dobrev, Sinners‘ Miles Caton, and couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen were among the stars who stepped out on Thursday night (January 8) at The Lot at Formosa in West Hollywood, Calif.

John, Miles, Chaka Khan, and Mark Ronson all performed at the event, with Miles singing his Golden Globe-nominated song “I Lied to You” from Sinners.

More celebs in attendance at the event included Amy Poehler, Keegan-Michael Key, Timothy Simons, Kumail Nanjiani, Natasha Lyonne, Quinta Brunson, Jackie Tohn, Rita Wilson, Jameela Jamil, and more.

Guests enjoyed curated cocktails and bites from legendary LA go-to, Pink’s Hot Dogs and Trejo’s Taco’s before closing off the evening with Mark‘s headlining DJ set.

The stars of Heated Rivalry were spotted hanging out together and Marty Supreme‘s Odessa A’zion was spotted getting support from her rumored beau.

Browse through the gallery for a look inside the event…

Amy Poehler once got into a fight with someone on a plane!

The 54-year-old actress had Ana Gasteyer on her podcast Good Hang recently and they got to talking about when they both worked on Mean Girls together.

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James Cameron is speaking out about that infamous Amy Poehler joke about his marriage to director Kathryn Bigelow.

While hosting the 2013 Golden Globes, Amy was speaking about Kathryn‘s film Zero Dark Thirty and said, “When it comes to torture, I trust the lady who spent three years married to James Cameron.”

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Ina Garten is opening up about her decision not to have kids.

The 77-year-old TV cook and author made an appearance on Good Hang With Amy Poehler.

During the appearance, she discussed her decision to have children, and how it affected her life.

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