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Aubrey Plaza first came to prominence when she played April Ludgate inParks and Recreation. The show saw her play a tech-savvy intern in the Parks department led by Amy Pohler’s Leslie Knope. Plaza was paired up with Chris Pratt’s Andy and the series saw them become one of the most beloved couples on TV.
What made Plaza stand out from other characters in the series was her deadpan demeanor. Not many could pull off such a part and it is mostly thanks to Plaza’s personality in real life. The actress mentioned that though she is not exactly like April in reality, the perception of that has helped her in exploring different parts.
Aubrey Plaza revealed her image of a deadpan person afterParks and Recwas a blessing
Actors rarely like to be boxed in and usually want to try out different roles but sometimes, they find a niche and tend to stick to it. However,Aubrey Plazareportedly found her niche image to be a tool in surprising people with her acting in subsequent performances. Plaza’s deadpan andborderline gothic imagereportedly proved to be a blessing in disguise.
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Since playing April Ludgate inParks and Rec, Plaza has played different roles in shows likeThe White Lotus, Agatha All Along,andLegion. She has also been in films likeEmily the Criminal, My Old Ass, Megalopolis,andScott Pilgrim vs. The World. While she still has an odd persona in these works, Plaza has managed to experiment in those as well.
The actress revealed toThe Guardianthat she initially feared she would be typecast but the deadpan image of her turned out to be a tool for her. She said,
But the more I played that character, I realized: ‘Oh wow, people really think I’m just like this all the time.’ It’s strange, but I have actually found it useful in getting other work. I thought: ‘Anything I do differently from this is always going to surprise them.’ And it’s starting to work.
The roles she picks now might border on the weird and macabre but are still not as deadpan and morbid as April Ludgate.
Aubrey Plaza got her part inParks and Recafter creeping out the showrunner
Aubrey Plaza’s April Ludgate was the audience in a way as she witnessed therest of the castthrough a rational and almost outsider lens. Beginning her time at the Parks department as a college intern, April rises the ranks steadily and works on a number of projects for Leslie, Ron, and Ben throughout the show.
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Plaza revealed that her first time meeting showrunners Greg Daniels and Mike Schur was extremely odd and she showed up to the sets of their other showThe Officein jeans, unaware that it was going to be an audition. She recalled that Schur claimed she was the weirdest person he met and even recounted the conversation she had with Daniels (viaThe New Yorker),
I don’t remember who started the conversation, but one of us said something along the lines of ‘What do you think happens when we die?’ Just an easy softball question. I also think there was a yo-yo involved—there was something that we were passing back and forth.
Plaza also theorized that she was given the role because she did not act desperate for it like the other candidates. She was also reportedly the one who suggested April be an intern straight out of college.
Parks and Recreationis available to stream on Peacock.
Nishanth A
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Nishanth A is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows with over 2,000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years and a scriptwriter at various corporations before that, working on educational content. With a Communications, English Literature, and Psychology triple major, Nishanth usually covers news and analyses on Star Trek, particularly Strange New Worlds and The Next Generation; Doctor Who, the DCU, and more.A Nolan fan, Nishanth spends his time exploring the filmographies of various directors with an auteurial style or can be found making short movies of his own. He has also contributed as a feature writer for Film Companion, focusing on the South division.
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