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What led Nick Offerman to pursue acting at the University of Illinois?

Nick Offerman met theater students at the University of Illinois who told him he could study there and earn money doing plays in Chicago, prompting him to enroll in the university’s conservatory program. Offerman had an interest in acting during high school but did not think he could succeed in the profession.