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Is Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico in ‘The White Lotus’? Details on Jon Gries’ Previous Roles
The White Lotus’ Jon Gries looks familiar to most of the viewers watching the hit HBO series, and they’re wondering if he was Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite.
Before Jon was nailing the role of the creepy, but super rich, murderer in The White Lotus, he was uttering some of the most iconic lines from the early 2000s as Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite. “They were almost done cutting the movie, and Jory Weitz was now working with Jared Hess on Napoleon Dynamite,” Jon said during an interview with the “ Methods of Fiction ” podcast on May 20, 2021. Mark Davis / Getty Images Jon’s role as Uncle Rico is a far cry from his part as Greg/Gary in The White Lotus, but the actor said he didn’t realize exactly how unhinged his character was until he was heading into film season 3.
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