<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> City planner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Significant other (s) </Th> <Td> Ann Perkins (ex-girlfriend) Leslie Knope (former lover) </Td> </Tr> <P> Mark Brendanawicz / brɛnˈdænəwɪts / is a fictional character in the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation . He is the city planner for Pawnee, Indiana, as well as Leslie Knope's colleague and one of Ann Perkins' ex-boyfriends . He is portrayed by Paul Schneider, who left Parks and Recreation at the end of the second season; despite the producers' plans to the contrary, Schneider did not reprise the role in any later seasons, and the show made no references to the character after his departure . </P> <P> Mark Brendanawicz was a city planner with the Pawnee municipal government . When he studied city planning in college, Mark was optimistic about the field and dreamed of designing huge and impressive cities . However, since graduation, Mark learned most of the career largely involved mundane technical issues, such as regulating the sizes of garages and proposed construction additions to houses . As a result, Mark grew jaded and disillusioned with the career, and became critical of government processes in general . </P>

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