Fans of Parks and Recreation of course remember Perd Hapley, Pawnee's TV journalist who loved a good scandal.
He seemed to be a huge fan of name-based puns, hosting the shows Ya Heard? With Perd!, The Final Word With Perd and of course, his movie review show, Lights, Camera, Perd.
But... hang on. Perd appeared as a newsreader on Pretty Little Liars in season 5.
Wait a minute! Upon closer inspection, it would seem that he's actually popping up as a newsreader EVERYWHERE. Here he is in the film Battleship.
He's appeared a few times on Scandal...
...on Dexter...
...and on The Mentalist.
perd hapley in the mentalist hahahaha
He was even in the opening scene of Fast Five.
FUN FACT: Turns out that the actor who plays Perd, Jay Jackson, used to be AN ACTUAL NEWSCASTER.
Yes, a real news reporter, covering REAL NEWS on REAL NEWS PROGRAMS.
ANOTHER FUN FACT: Jay is also a jazz singer, and he's pretty damn smooth.
Perd Hapley is a baller. Case closed.
