From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Glaser (born June 20, 1968) is an American actor, comedian and television writer based out of New York City. He is best known for his work as a writer and sketch performer for many years on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as for creating and starring in the Adult Swim series Delocated. He currently appears with the recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jamm on the NBC series Parks and Recreation. Life and career Glaser was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 20, 1968, but was raised in Southfield, Michigan. Glaser is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he performed in the sketch comedy troupes Comedy Company and Just Kidding with Jon Hein, he is a five-time Emmy nominee with the writing staff of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. He has appeared in the movies Pootie Tang, School for Scoundrels, and Be Kind Rewind, and he has guest-starred on comedy programs such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Wonder Showzen, Bob's Burgers and Aqua Teen Hunger Force. He was also a lead voice actor in several animated comedy programs such as Stroker and Hoop, Freak Show, and Lucy the Daughter of The Devil. In 2012, he began a recurring role as Leslie Knope's rival, Councilman Jeremy Jamm in the fifth and sixth seasons of the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. Glaser is the creator and star of the live-action Adult Swim series Delocated, about "Jon", a man in the witness protection program with his own reality show. The show aired its final episode on March 7, 2013. Glaser's Delocated character, "Jon" was also featured as a DJ on an Adult Swim-themed radio station in the video game Saints Row: The Third.[1] In February 2012, Glaser appeared as the spokesman in a series of Subway commercials playing his Delocated character. Glaser was a member of the mainstage cast of The Second City during the mid-1990s, performing alongside future Saturday Night Live head writer Adam McKay and cast member Rachel Dratch, as well as future Mr. Show and 30 Rock cast member Scott Adsit. In Second City's award-winning revue Pinata Full of Bees, which was directed by Tom Gianas, Glaser sang about the importance of not betraying a friendship by pretending not to have legs in order to play in a wheelchair basketball league. He also provided musical accompaniment for the show's climax by drumming in a demonic pig mask, and appeared onstage throughout the show to pass judgement on audience members for laughing at jokes he considered socially irresponsible. Glaser's first published book My Dead Dad Was in ZZ Top, was released on February 8, 2011.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 20, 1968 (58)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Actor, also writer and producer
- 51 on MovieCove · 67 credits in all
Known for
What are Jon Glaser's films like?
Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 6
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Stroker in Stroker and Hoop (2004)
- Tricksteras DJ Jesus in Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005)
- Heroas Jon in Delocated (2009)
- Heroas Neon Joe in Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015)
- Allyas Hermit Pud in We Lost Our Human (2023)
- Tricksteras Chuck in Wylde Pak (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous8
- Cyclical3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jon Glaser's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 51 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019) · actor
- Archer (2009) · actor
- 30 Rock (2006) · actor
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) · actor
- Bob's Burgers (2011) · actor
- Hustlers (2019) · actor
- The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! (2022) · actor
- Difficult People (2015) · actor
- Dicktown (2020) · actor
- Universal Basic Guys (2024) · actor
Subscription and free streaming for Jon Glaser's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
67 credits, 51 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Wylde Pak(2025)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Friendship(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Running Point(2025)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Universal Basic Guys(2024)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Dinner with the Parents(2024)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows
White House Plumbers(2023)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
We Lost Our Human(2023)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Single Drunk Female(2022)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Don't Look Up(2021)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Ghosts(2021)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Teenage Euthanasia(2021)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Kevin Can F**k Himself(2021)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Dicktown(2020)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Living with Yourself(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
Hustlers(2019)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Wine Country(2019)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Jon Glaser Loves Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Sisters(2015)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Difficult People(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Trainwreck(2015)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Mr. Robot(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Search Party(2014)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Tuna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Dictator(2012)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Girls(2012)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Bob's Burgers(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Conan(2010)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Archer(2009)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Parks and Recreation(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Delocated(2009)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
The Toe Tactic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Mayne Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Rocker(2008)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Line(2008)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Baby Mama(2008)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Be Kind Rewind(2008)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
A Bad Situationist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Human Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
30 Rock(2006)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Freak Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
School for Scoundrels(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all filmsWhat's Not to Love? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Gay Robot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Comedians of Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Wonder Showzen(2005)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Last Laugh '04 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Baby Pranks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Stroker and Hoop(2004)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
O'Grady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Pootie Tang(2001)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Aqua Teen Hunger Force(2000)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
TV Funhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Pulp Comics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 66 titles from 1975 to 2025; peak year 2014.
Highest rated
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Most popular right now
Wylde Pak (2025)
Film career
Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2005Screen debut· Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil
- 2006First film· School for Scoundrels
Billing
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Jon Glaser's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th16
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 51 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved10
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser16
- Broadly Agreed5
- Mixed14
Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jon Glaser's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Jon Glaser work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jon Glaser's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; H. Jon Benjamin shares the most, 3.
Directors
- John LeeShared titles: Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015), Wonder Showzen (2005)See all 2 shared titles with John Lee
Writers
- H. Jon BenjaminShared titles: Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005), Wonder Showzen (2005), The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour (2004)See all 3 shared titles with H. Jon Benjamin
Actors
- Eugene MirmanShared titles: It Started as a Joke (2019), Delocated (2009), Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005)See all 3 shared titles with Eugene Mirman
- John HodgmanShared titles: Dicktown (2020), It Started as a Joke (2019)See all 2 shared titles with John Hodgman
- Wyatt CenacShared titles: It Started as a Joke (2019), Growing Up and Other Lies (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Wyatt Cenac
- Bill HaderShared titles: Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show (2017), The Line (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Bill Hader
Producers
- Vernon ChatmanShared titles: Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015), Wonder Showzen (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Vernon Chatman
- Keith CroffordShared titles: Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005), Stroker and Hoop (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Keith Crofford
- Mike LazzoShared titles: Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil (2005), Stroker and Hoop (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Mike Lazzo
Mixed roles
- Alyson LevyShared titles: Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (2015), Wonder Showzen (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Alyson Levy
