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Megan Mullally Returns to NBC's 'Parks And Recreation' Next Season

By: Apr. 23, 2010
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Megan Mullally will reprise her role as Ron's conniving ex-wife Tammy on 'Parks and Recreation' for their third season, airing in the fall. The role of Ron is played by Mullally's real-life husband, Nick Offerman.

Mullally told Entertainment Weekly "I'm doing one next week or the week after." Although she can't say much more than that there's "going to be more fireworks... What I've heard so far is extremely high stakes."

Mullally is also joining the second season of Starz's 'Party Down' which premiers tonight. 'Parks and Recreation' airs on NBC Thursdays at 8:30pm, the season finale for the current season will air on May 20th.

Megan Mullally is one of Hollywood's most versatile talents - an actress and singer, she has appeared on Broadway, at concert halls, on the big screen, and on daytime, primetime, and cable television. She is best known for her two-time Emmy and four-time SAG Award-winning role as Karen Walker on the hit NBC Series "Will & Grace.

Megan made her television debut alongside Elaine Stritch and Ellen Burstyn on "The Ellen Burstyn Show" in 1986. She appeared opposite Stanley Tucci as Walter Winchell's wife in Paul Mazursky's award-winning HBO bio-pic Winchell and opposite Juliet Stevenson in Lifetime's "The Pact." She has guest starred on the hit shows "30 Rock," "The New Adventures Of Old Christine," and "Boston Legal," among others. This past year she starred on ABC's "In The Motherhood" alongside Cheryl Hines and Rachael Harris. Megan also ventured into the daytime realm hosting her own daytime syndicated talk show, "The Megan Mullally Show" from 2006-2007. Megan made her Broadway debut in the 1994 revival of Grease alongside Rosie O' Donnell. She then received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for her performance as Rosemary in the Broadway revival of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying opposite Matthew Broderick and starred in the hit Broadway musical, Young Frankenstein. Her other Los Angeles theater credits include The Berlin Circle at The Evidence Room Theater, for which she won the 2000 BackStage West Garland Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play and the L.A. Weekly Award for Best Leading Female Performance. She also appeared in Mayhem at The Evidence Room, as well as a variety of plays and musicals in both Chicago and Los Angeles. On the big screen, Megan starred in the film Everything Put Together directed by Marc Forster - an entry in the 2000 Sundance Film Festival's main competition and also appeared in 1999's Anywhere But Here. Other feature film credits include Stealing Harvard, Speaking Of Sex, and Rebound.

Megan also is a talented singer, recording albums and performing around the country with her band Supreme Music Program. Next up, Megan and Supreme Music Program will make their international debut in the West End, performing at the Vaudeville Theater in London for eight performances in February 2010. Megan's most recent concert appearances with her band include The Allen Room at The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, The Seattle Symphony, Chicago's Goodman Theatre, SUNY Buffalo Performing Arts and the Orange County Performing Arts Center. She also has appeared as a soloist at The Disney Concert Hall. She has made three CDs with Supreme Music Program entitled "The Sweetheart Break-In," "Big As A Berry" and the recently recorded "Free Again!". She can also be heard singing the solo barn burner song "You Took Advantage of Me" on the new FAME soundtrack.

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