{"id":18545,"date":"2017-07-05T15:04:25","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T20:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=18545"},"modified":"2017-07-12T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T17:27:56","slug":"jim-oheir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/jim-oheir\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim O&#8217;Heir | GigSalad Greenroom Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on July 12, 2017<\/p><br><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/331737147&amp;color=00aabb&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You know those days when nothing seems to be going your way? You feel like nobody respects you, like you just can&#8217;t seem to do anything right, your outfit is definitely not on point, and to top it all off, you accidentally strapped yourself to your chair with your belt&#8230;.again.<\/p>\n<p>As rough as things may seem some days, you probably don&#8217;t have it as bad as Jerry&#8230;or is it Larry?&#8230;Garry?&#8230;maybe Terry? In fact, if your friends and coworkers actually know what your first name is, you&#8217;re already one step ahead of Jer\u2014um&#8230; Jim O&#8217;Heir&#8217;s character from <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18552\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/jim-oheir\/dammit-t-shirt-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498144926&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dammit T Shirt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Actor Jim O'Heir on the GigSalad Greenroom Interviews\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Dammit-T-Shirt-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Amy Poehler&#8217;s character, Leslie Knope, summarized Jerry\/Larry\/Garry\/Terry best when she said, &#8220;Jerry&#8217;s face is the symbol of failure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jim O&#8217;Heir, on the other hand, is quite opposite. Jim has a successful career in acting, a healthy sense of self-esteem, and a rather edgy sense of humor. During our interview, Jim told us about his time on <em>Parks and Rec<\/em>, as well as a few real-life Jerry moments, and gave us the scoop on his upcoming film, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IjOe5s0rAfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle Man<\/a><\/em>, in which Jim plays the lead role.<\/p>\n<h2>Show Highlights:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>What Jim&#8217;s new film, <em>Middle Man<\/em>, is really like\u2014it&#8217;s probably not what you&#8217;re expecting (1:00)<\/li>\n<li>What Jim thinks about his character, Jerry, and the similarities he sees in himself (4:59)<\/li>\n<li>How close we came to a world without Ron Swanson as we know him (7:03)<\/li>\n<li>How Jerry almost became the villain on <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> (10:48)<\/li>\n<li>What joke ultimately led to Jerry&#8217;s social demise (12:04)<\/li>\n<li>The secret to successfully lighting your arm on fire, according to Jim (13:30)<\/li>\n<li>That time when Jim impaled himself with a pitchfork (15:48)<\/li>\n<li>How Rob Lowe became the most difficult person to work with on the set of <em>Parks and Recreation<\/em> (16:21)<\/li>\n<li>What Jim said at a party in a painfully awkward moment of Jerry-ishness (17:45)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Subscribe to the GigSalad Greenroom Interviews to hear stories from celebrities, entertainers, and industry leaders.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href='https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/gigsalad-greenroom-interviews\/id1155060053' onclick='' class='wpi_designer_button   wpi_shadow wpi_shadow_no wpi_text_shadow_no wpi_texture_no wpi_border_all wpi_padding_20px wpi_rounded wpi_designer_button_14503 wpi_icon wpi_icon_no wpi_icon_left  ' target='_blank' rel=''><i class=''><\/i><span class='wpi_text'>Subscribe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last updated on July 12, 2017 You know those days when nothing seems to be going your way? 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