In "Parks and Recreation", which famous supermodel plays Gayle, the beautiful wife of Garry Gergich?

In “Parks and Recreation,” Christie Brinkley plays Gayle, the beautiful wife of Garry Gergich.

Gayle is Jerry Gergich’s wife for most of the series, although Jerry later becomes known as Garry after becoming Pawnee’s mayor. The character is a recurring joke because Gayle is glamorous, affectionate, and seemingly far too attractive—in the eyes of Jerry’s coworkers—for the relentlessly clumsy office scapegoat.

The joke is not based only on appearance. Gayle and Jerry have a genuinely warm, stable marriage, and their family includes three striking daughters: Millicent, Miriam, and Gladys. Their happiness repeatedly undermines the department’s assumption that Jerry is unsuccessful in every part of life.

Brinkley, one of the best-known American supermodels, appears as Gayle in four episodes between 2012 and 2015. Her casting makes the contrast especially conspicuous, but the show ultimately turns the gag into a portrait of Jerry as the character whose home life is secretly the most enviable. Gayle appears in “Ron and Diane” and later in “Jerry’s Retirement.”