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Jon Gries(I)

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  • Producer
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Jon Gries in The Sasquatch Gang (2006)
"The White Lotus" Season 2 returns with another darkly comedic trip to a luxury hotel, this time in Sicily. Only Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) and Greg (Jon Gries) return Season 1, which was set in Hawaii. Now married, Tanya and Greg (a.k.a. Stifler's Mom and Uncle Rico), find more trouble in paradise, surrounded by a new ultra-rich and problematic crew. F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, and Adam DiMarco play the Italian-American grandpa, dad, and son. Aubrey Plaza and Will Sharpe are the couple vacationing with friends played by Meghann Fahey and Theo James. Sabrina Impacciatore takes on the harried hotel manager, while Haley Lu Richardson plays Portia, Tanya's girl Friday. Mike White ('School of Rock,' "Freaks and Geeks") writes and directs all seven episodes once again. He created "The White Lotus" as a limited series, but HBO ordered Season 2 before the first finished airing. The show won 10 of its 20 Emmy Nominations, including writing, directing, and editing awards, and a big win for Coolidge for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. "The White Lotus" goes Italian on HBO Max in Oct. 2022.
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Jon Gries was born on 17 June 1957 in Glendale, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Men in Black (1997) and Get Shorty (Stars et truands) (1995).
BornJune 17, 1957
  • More at IMDbProContact info & Agent info
    • BornJune 17, 1957
    IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000752
  • IMDbProContact info & Agent info
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations

    Photos77

    Jon Gries in 240-Robert (1979)
    Jennifer Coolidge and Jon Gries in The White Lotus (2021)
    Jon Gries in The White Lotus (2021)
    Jon Gries in The White Lotus (2021)
    Tom Sizemore and Jon Gries in Durant's Never Closes (2016)
    Tom Sizemore and Jon Gries in Durant's Never Closes (2016)
    Jon Gries, Will Seltzer, Carol Ann Williams, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti, la suite (1979)
    Jon Gries in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
    Jon Gries in X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993)
    David Duchovny, Jon Gries, and Nicholas Lea in X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993)
    Jon Gries in X Files: aux frontières du réel (1993)
    Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)

    Known for:

    Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
    Napoleon Dynamite
    7.0
    • Uncle Rico
    • 2004
    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • Van Driver
    • 1997
    John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Gene Hackman, and Rene Russo in Get Shorty (Stars et truands) (1995)
    Get Shorty (Stars et truands)
    6.9
    • Ronnie Wingate
    • 1995
    Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in Bienvenue dans la jungle (2003)
    Bienvenue dans la jungle
    6.6
    • Harvey
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Knife Thrower
      • Lew Schätze
      • Pre-production
    • Tuesday's Flu
      • Benny
      • Post-production
    • Unusual Cowboys
      • Milton
      • Pre-production
    • Cyko KO: The Animated Series (2023)
      Cyko KO: The Animated Series
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Jharrel Jerome in Signe astrologique : Vierge (2023)
      Signe astrologique : Vierge
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Conservative Commentator
      • 2023
    • The Bystanders (2021)
      The Bystanders
      6.7
      Podcast Series
      • Z
      • 2023
    • Only the Good Survive (2023)
      Only the Good Survive
      7.9
      • Cult Leader
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Meghann Fahy, Theo James, Adam DiMarco, and Haley Lu Richardson in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Greg Hunt
      • 2021–2022
    • Cameron Fife, Velinda Godfrey, and Dominic Guidote in Not Quite College (2021)
      Not Quite College
      7.4
      • Tone Cash
      • 2021
    • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
      Dream Corp LLC
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Dr Roberts
      • Dr. Roberts
      • 2016–2020
    • Summer Fontana and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
      Wish Upon a Unicorn
      5.3
      • Bud
      • 2020
    • Tom Arnold, Brian Dennehy, Larry Clarke, Mo Gaffney, J.K. Simmons, and Julie Ann Emery in 3 Days with Dad (2019)
      3 Days with Dad
      4.0
      • Tim
      • 2019
    • Korrina Rico and Lee Kholafai in Glass Jaw (2018)
      Glass Jaw
      5.2
      • Sam Austin
      • 2018
    • Casper Van Dien, Danny Trejo, Jon Gries, Eddie Griffin, Richard Speight Jr., Allison McAtee, Lidia Pearl, and Blake Freeman in All About the Money (2017)
      All About the Money
      5.2
      • John Waters
      • 2017
    • Liam Neeson, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-su, and Jin Se-yeon in Memories of War (2016)
      Memories of War
      6.2
      • Hoyt Vandenberg
      • 2016
    • Falsely Accused (2016)
      Falsely Accused
      3.4
      • Gus
      • 2016
    • The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016)
      The Axe Murders of Villisca
      4.1
      • Greg
      • 2016
    • Andrew Dice Clay in Dice (2016)
      Dice
      7.4
      TV Series
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Second Coming
      5.7
      • co-producer
      • 2012
    • Pickin' & Grinnin' (2010)
      Pickin' & Grinnin'
      6.7
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Northfork (2003)
      Northfork
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2003
    • Jackpot (2001)
      Jackpot
      5.5
      • co-producer
      • 2001
    • Michele Hicks in Les frères Falls (1999)
      Les frères Falls
      7.1
      • associate producer
      • 1999

    Director

    • Coker
      • Director (attached)
      • In Production
    • Pickin' & Grinnin' (2010)
      Pickin' & Grinnin'
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in Le caméléon (1996)
      Le caméléon
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos55

    "The White Lotus" Season 2 Cast on Acting Superstitions and Character Trips
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    "The White Lotus" Season 2 Cast on Acting Superstitions and Character Trips
    All About "The White Lotus" Season 2
    Clip 2:02
    All About "The White Lotus" Season 2
    TerrorVision
    Clip 2:02
    TerrorVision
    Skinwalker Ranch
    Clip 1:36
    Skinwalker Ranch
    Skinwalker Ranch
    Clip 0:54
    Skinwalker Ranch
    Elsewhere
    Clip 2:07
    Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    Clip 3:07
    Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    Clip 3:14
    Elsewhere
    Around June
    Clip 1:01
    Around June
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 4:28
    Official Trailer
    Dream Corp LLC--Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:31
    Dream Corp LLC--Official Trailer
    The Rundown
    Trailer 2:29
    The Rundown

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Jon Francis
    • Height
      • 1.80 m
    • Born
      • June 17, 1957
      • Glendale, California, USA
    • Parents
        Tom Gries
    • Relatives
      • Cary Gries(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In one of his appearances on Seinfeld (1989), he plays a homeless man that refuses to give Kramer's (Michael Richards) Tupperware back. In Napoleon Dynamite (2004), his character is a door-to-door salesman of Tupperware-like products.
    • Quotes
      On his definition of success: It's not about the money. It's not about the prestige or being recognized. It's about doing work that you really think has integrity.

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