▁left ▁Mark . ▁Jo anne ▁has ▁very ▁polit ically ▁powerful ▁parents ▁( one ▁is ▁under going ▁confirm ation ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁judge , ▁the ▁other ▁is ▁a ▁government ▁official ). ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁" Ben ny " ▁C off in ▁III ▁( Support ): ▁Land l ord ▁of ▁Mark , ▁Roger , ▁and ▁M imi ' s ▁a partment ▁building ▁and ▁ex - ro omm ate ▁of ▁Mark , ▁Collins , ▁Roger , ▁and ▁Ma ure en . ▁Now ▁married ▁to ▁Al ison ▁Grey ▁of ▁the ▁West port ▁Gre ys , ▁a ▁very ▁wealth y ▁family ▁involved ▁in ▁real ▁estate , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁considered ▁y upp ie ▁sc um ▁and ▁a ▁sell - out ▁by ▁his ▁ex - ro omm ates . ▁He ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁had ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁M imi . ▁ ▁Minor ▁characters ▁ ▁Mrs . ▁C ohen : ▁Mark ' s ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁Jewish ▁mother . ▁Her ▁vo ic email ▁messages ▁are ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁songs ▁Vo ic email ▁# 1 , ▁Vo ic email ▁# 3 , ▁and ▁Vo ic email ▁# 5 . ▁ ▁Alex i ▁Dar ling : ▁The ▁producer ▁of ▁B uzz line , ▁a ▁sle azy ▁tab lo id ▁company ▁that ▁tries ▁to ▁employ ▁Mark ▁after ▁his ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁ri ot ▁makes ▁prim etime . ▁S ings ▁Vo ic email ▁# 3 ▁and ▁Vo ic email ▁# 4 . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Jefferson : ▁The ▁wealth y ▁parents ▁of ▁Jo anne ▁Jefferson , ▁they ▁leave