--- description: The show attracted top talent, from Jon Hamm to Joe Biden title: 'Parks and Recreation' Finale Famous Cameos from Jon Hamm to Joe Biden image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted25f0019611f287/698780ade53aba6f234d7bc3/parks-recreation-cameo-06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A Lot of Really Famous People Have Guest Starred on _Parks and Recreation_  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 24, 2015 3:30 PM CUT  Joe Biden as himself Joe Biden as himselfNBC/Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Feb 24, 2015 3:30 PM CUT NBC will depart from the small town of Pawnee forever on Tuesday when _Parks and Recreation_ airs its final episode. Though the show never managed to cadge the ratings that critics thought it deserved, some of Hollywood’s sharpest comedians and D.C.’s most powerful politicians knew the value of the Amy Poehler comedy, making guest appearances in and out of character. Here are some of the more memorable cameos from the show’s seven seasons.  Joe Biden as himself NBC/Getty Images  Kristen Bell, right, as Ingrid de Forest NBC/Getty Images  Michelle Obama as herself NBC/Getty Images  Nick Kroll, right, as The Douche NBC/Getty Images  Paul Rudd as Bobby Newport NBC/Getty Images  Megan Mullally as Tammy 2 NBC/Getty Images  J.K. Simmons, right, as Mayor Stice NBC/Getty Images  Jason Mantzoukas, left, as Dennis Feinstein NBC/Getty Images  Mo Collins as Joan Callamezzo NBC/Getty Images  Ben Schwartz, left, as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein NBC/Getty Images  John McCain as himself NBC/Getty Images  Will Arnett, left, as Chris NBC/Getty Images  Heidi Klum, right, as Ulee Danssen NBC/Getty Images  June Diane Raphael, right, as Tynnyfer NBC/Getty Images  Billy Eichner as Craig NBC/Getty Images  Keegan-Michael Key, right, as Joe NBC/Getty Images  Ginuwine as himself NBC/Getty Images  Jenny Slate, left, as Mona-Lisa Saperstein NBC/Getty Images  Jon Hamm, left, as Ed NBC/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3719599/parks-and-recreation-finale-biggest-guest-stars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3719599/parks-and-recreation-finale-biggest-guest-stars/"},"headline":"A Lot of Really Famous People Have Guest Starred on Parks and Recreation","datePublished":"2015-02-24T15:30:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:05:26.578Z","description":"The show attracted top talent, from Jon Hamm to Joe Biden","url":"https://time.com/3719599/parks-and-recreation-finale-biggest-guest-stars/","keywords":["Television","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted25f0019611f287/698780ade53aba6f234d7bc3/parks-recreation-cameo-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted25f0019611f287/698780ade53aba6f234d7bc3/parks-recreation-cameo-06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Parks and Recreation - Season 5","caption":"Parks and Recreation - Season 5","creditText":"NBC/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3719599/parks-and-recreation-finale-biggest-guest-stars/","name":"A Lot of Really Famous People Have Guest Starred on Parks and Recreation"}}]}] ```