Paul Schneider has ruled out ever returning to Parks and Recreation.

The actor portrayed city planner Mark Brendanawicz early in the NBC comedy show's run, but quit in 2010 to focus on his burgeoning film career.

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Parks and Recreation creator Michael Schur said in the past that he planned on Schneider coming back for a special storyline, but Schneider has now insisted that such a cameo will not happen.

"I'm not interested in going back. And that's very generous of [Schur to offer]," he told Screen Crush. "But I've never been contacted about that nor have I any interest in going back."

Schneider went on to say that his time in Parks and Recreation was "very strange" because it took the writers some time to figure out the tone of the series.

"You know, I signed up for a specific character that was changed in mid-season," he said. "And it became a character with a lot less to do. And, all of a sudden, I was kind of confused and kind of having a lot less to do."

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The actor continued: "Those guys are working on something that I have no idea how to captain that ship. And I was very happy for the experience to be involved and those guys really figured out what it is they're doing.

"I mean, decidedly - they have f**king the first lady in the show. Now, the difference for me is, I don't have cable TV. I watch America's Funniest Home Videos and I watch Frontline."

Parks and Recreation co-creator Schur has hinted that the upcoming seventh season will likely be the show's last, while Amy Poehler has teased the fallout of a massive twist in last week's finale.

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