Nick Offermans’s University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign Speech | NBC News

The actor best known for playing Ron Swanson in “Parks and Recreation” offered several pieces of advice to students at his alma mater, and even quoted Leslie Knope.
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Nick Offermans’s University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign Speech | NBC News

[@haydenmarshall1881]

"I'm not usually one for speeches so , goodbye" - Ron Swanson

[@minutewalt]

Manly, intellectual, and still goofy. Nick is awesome.

[@awseble]

Ya I was there it was awesome! Class of 2017

[@joko3382]

Likewise! ILL!

[@chaz720]

@@joko3382 I-N-I (class of 2004)

[@TWjazz78]

Yup!!!

[@ascii2510]

was there too. cheers.

[@TWjazz78]

I walked that day with my doctorate. Was a beautiful day, and Nick, at least in my opinion, was very good. I wasn’t sure what to expect but we all loved him. It seems that Ron Swanson the character would come very naturally to him. 😂 teleprompter or not, it was a great speech.

[@philipkeown]

"Pedestrian is my jam" is my new favorite quote.

[@gymblondie]

What?!?!?! I graduated from U of I in 2012 , why couldn’t he come then!

[@jaredmclaren5571]

26:20 - 26:54 is my favorite bit

[@paulkoester4354]

Great speech 80% of his jokes went right over these kids heads unreal

[@magneto44]

that’s on him, gotta play to your audience

[@TWjazz78]

I was there and we all were laughing. It’s probably the audio feed that cancelled much of the audience noise out. There were a ton of people there. Stands were full.

[@vigilant545]

Great bloke.

[@surfraptor]

Thank you.

[@davidkippy101]

He laughs like Pennywise

[@davidkippy101]

Alexey Kiyashenko 0:01

[@blotter-water]

"Nick Offermans’s"

[@Evisuals606]

I was there

[@guillo88]

adopt me nick!!

[@EverettOgden]

Shampoo banana 😂😂😂

[@colonelangus6885]

Is he an alumni? I guess he is.

[@modernsavage2584]

Yeah, he is.

[@MarcusHansen276]

He went to my high school, and now I’m going to u of I. It’s crazy

[@TWjazz78]

Class of ‘93 I believe. But yes-definitely an alumni

[@anodyne57]

I'm not sensing the kids of Urbana-Champaign get his brittle, time-varnished humor. At all.

[@magneto44]

probing because humor for middle age people isn’t relevant to young people 🤷‍♂️

[@davecheeze8368]

Do you ever stop talking?

[@scottdrone-silvers5179]

Do you ever start listening?