Ben Schwartz recalls performing in front of only 2 people before becoming famous

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“I once did a yoga studio where two people were there. I once did improv shows where maybe three or four people were in the audience,” he told us.

The Bronx-born performer’s life came full circle several years later when he was cast as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein on the Amy Poehler sitcom “Parks and Recreation.”

Even though he has since gone on to star in shows like, “House of Lies” and “The Afterparty,” and voiced “Sonic the Hedgehog,” Schwartz said he’s still most recognized for “Parks and Rec” — despite appearing in only 22 episodes.Instagram/@rejectedjokesin which Nicholas Hoult plays a tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula , who breaks free after centuries of servitude.

The “Space Force” star plays the son of a mafia boss and joked that he researched the part by spending “the past seven years in the mob and I feel like I’ve fooled a lot of people.” He said that it was a dream come true to star opposite Nic Cage, especially with the Oscar winner playing Dracula.©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection

“The idea that he comes in full Dracula ,” he enthused. “It was so easy to act because you just look at him, he looked so scary. It was amazing, It was so fun.”“Funny enough, just because I’m a New York Jewish guy, it’s ‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It,'” he explained. “I’ve probably seen [that] the most, which is Mel Brooks’ Dracula movie. So that’s like my thing,”

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