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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 The Rundown (2003).
BornJune 17, 1957
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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)
Jon Gries in The Monster Squad (1987)
Tom Sizemore and Jon Gries in Durant's Never Closes (2016)
Tom Sizemore and Jon Gries in Durant's Never Closes (2016)
Jon Gries in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Gries in The X-Files (1993)
David Duchovny, Jon Gries, and Nicholas Lea in The X-Files (1993)
Jon Gries in The X-Files (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
6.9
  • Uncle Rico
  • 2004
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black
7.3
  • Van Driver
  • 1997
Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
The Rundown
6.6
  • Harvey
  • 2003
Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
Real Genius
6.9
  • Lazlo Hollyfeld(as Jonathan Gries)
  • 1985

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Actor

  • The Knife Thrower
    • Pre-production
  • Only the Good Survive
    • Post-production
  • The Myth of Mathew
    • Pre-production
  • 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
  • Cameron Fife, Velinda Godfrey, and Dominic Guidote in Not Quite College (2021)
    Not Quite College
  • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
    Dream Corp LLC
  • Summer Fontana and Ryan Kiera Armstrong in Wish Upon a Unicorn (2020)
    Wish Upon a Unicorn
  • 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
  • Korrina Rico and Lee Kholafai in Glass Jaw (2018)
    Glass Jaw
  • 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
  • Liam Neeson, Lee Jung-jae, Beom-su Lee, and Se-Yeon Jin in Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite (2016)
    Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite
  • Falsely Accused (2016)
    Falsely Accused
  • The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016)
    The Axe Murders of Villisca
  • Andrew Dice Clay in Dice (2016)
    Dice
  • Tom Sizemore in Durant's Never Closes (2016)
    Durant's Never Closes
  • A Country Called Home (2015)
    A Country Called Home
    • (uncredited)
  • Ivonne Coll, Justina Machado, Efren Ramirez, and Rico Rodriguez in Endgame (2015)
    Endgame
  • Alexandria DeBerry, Dalpre Grayer, Cameron Palatas, Brianne Tju, and Lou Wegner in Pass the Light (2015)
    Pass the Light

Producer

  • Second Coming
  • Pickin' & Grinnin' (2010)
    Pickin' & Grinnin'
  • Northfork (2003)
    Northfork
  • Jackpot (2001)
    Jackpot
  • Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
    Twin Falls Idaho

Director

  • Coker
    • (attached)
    • In Production
  • Pickin' & Grinnin' (2010)
    Pickin' & Grinnin'
  • Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)
    The Pretender
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"The White Lotus" Season 2 Cast on Acting Superstitions and Character Trips
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All About "The White Lotus" Season 2
TerrorVision
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TerrorVision
Skinwalker Ranch
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Skinwalker Ranch
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Skinwalker Ranch
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Around June
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Dream Corp LLC--Official Trailer
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Dream Corp LLC--Official Trailer
The Rundown
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The Rundown

Personal details

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    • June 17, 1957
    • Glendale, California, USA
    • Tom Gries
    • Cary Gries(Sibling)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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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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