Chris Pratt came to "Parks and Recreation" co-star Jim O'Heir's defense on set when the Jerry jokes got a little too mean.

Chris Pratt used to step in and get protective of his "Parks and Recreation" co-star Jim O'Heir when jokes at his character ...

"If it's a joke, it's funny," Pratt says. "But if it's mean for the sake of being mean," that's a different story.

He had been working as an actor for some time when he landed a small part on the NBC sitcom, which wrapped in 2015. He ultimately became a series regular as Jerry Gergich, who fans will remember as ...

Chris Pratt wasn't a fan of the mean jokes made about Jerry Gergich on "Parks and Recreation," revealing in Jim O’Heir’s new book that there were a few times where he thought the bit "went too ...

Pratt played Andy Dwyer, Ann Perkins’ (Rashida Jones) goofy, lowly boyfriend, while O’Heir played Jerry Gergich, one of the parks and recreation employees who eventually becomes mayor of the ...

He ultimately became a series regular as Jerry Gergich, who fans will remember as the Parks and Rec department's favorite punching bag. And he's out with a book all about the series and the people ...