In "Parks and Recreation", what is the name of Andy Dwyer's FBI agent alter-ego?

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In Parks and Recreation, Andy Dwyer’s FBI agent alter-ego is named Burt Macklin. Andy, played by Chris Pratt, adopts the persona whenever he wants to investigate a mystery, confront a suspect, or pretend to possess serious law-enforcement skills.

Burt first appears when Andy questions Greg Pikitis, the teenager suspected of vandalizing a statue of Pawnee mayor Percy. Andy introduces himself as an FBI agent, but the interrogation quickly collapses into comedy when Greg mocks him and makes him cry. The character later becomes one of Andy’s recurring imaginary identities.

Burt Macklin is deliberately overdramatic: Andy treats ordinary Pawnee problems like national-security cases and often invents elaborate backstories for his alter-ego. In “The Fight,” Andy and April Ludgate role-play as Burt Macklin and Janet Snakehole, creating one of the show’s most memorable fictional pairings. Burt is not Andy’s only persona—Johnny Karate and Kip Hackman also recur—but Burt Macklin is the FBI character fans most commonly associate with him.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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