ben schwartz played john ralphio in parks and rec.
ben schwartz played john ralphio in parks and rec.
who plays john ralphio in parks and rec?
ben schwartz
jean-ralphio saperstein (ben schwartz) is the idiotic and cocky friend of tom haverford who, like tom himself, fancies himself a pickup artist and baller, although he is looked upon with contempt by most people around him except tom. he tries to dress stylishly, makes up and raps spontaneous rhymes and often speaks in slang terms such as variations of the suffix -izzle as popularized by rapper snoop dogg. jean-ralphio is first introduced in "the set up", when tom brought him in for an interview to be ron swanson's new assistant; he was quickly rejected. jean-ralphio contributed $5,000 when tom was seeking a $10,000 investment in the snakehole lounge nightclub. in the third-season finale, "li'l sebastian", tom quit his city hall job to form an entertainment company with jean-ralphio called entertainment 720. the role of jean-ralphio was created specifically for schwartz because the "parks and recreation" producers liked the actor so much.
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in season 6, jean-ralphio and mona lisa's father, dr. saperstein - an obstetrician (played by henry winkler) who is often lied to by his children - makes an appearance. under the impression that tom unfairly drove jean-ralphio out of their business and took mona lisa's virginity, dr. saperstein opens a competing apparel store across from tom's store, rent-a-swag, in order to drive him out of business. in the episode "one last ride,” jean-ralphio fakes his and mona lisa's deaths, and tries to get insurance money to build a casino in tajikistan. the twins are spotted by the funeral-goers and run away in panic. in another flash-forward scene in the same episode, jean-ralphio's name is visible on a bottle of champagne being served to craig middlebrooks and his husband. in the finale, jean-ralphio confesses that he has been in love with leslie for years.
jean-ralphio saperstein