‘Parks and Rec’s Jim O’Heir Reveals His Embarrassing Encounter With Mary Tyler Moore

For millions of TV fans, he’s Jerry Gergich, the lovable, frequently ridiculed office worker from Parks and Recreation. But long before Jim O’Heir became a familiar face on the small screen, he was a sitcom-obsessed kid growing up in suburban Chicago, who found himself in some pretty hilarious situations, especially when it came to his celebrity crush.

O’Heir had a friend who was a writer on Saturday Night Live, and she knew he had a massive obsession and crush on Mary Tyler Moore, who hosted the show in 1989.