Jon Gries (born June 17, 1957 in Glendale, California) is an Americanactor, writer and director. He is known for playing Uncle Rico ("Back in '82") in the movie Napoleon Dynamite and is also known for his role as Laslo Hollyfeld in the 1985comedy film Real Genius. Gries also played a werewolf henchman in the horror/comedy sequel Fright Night II. His most notable television roles is Broots on the NBC series The Pretender and as Shawn on the FOX sitcom Martin during the first two seasons. He is the son of writer, direct, producer, and Emmy-winner Tom Gries. He is a vegetarian and while he chewed pieces, he refused to swallow the steaks his character Uncle Rico eats in Napoleon Dynamite. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname The Jewel City Location Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Napoleon Dynamite is a film directed by Jared Hess. ... This article is about the year. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Real Genius is a 1985 comedy film starring Val Kilmer. ... Fright Night II is the 1988 film the sequel to Fright Night. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... The Pretender is a television series that originally ran on NBC for four seasons between 1996 and 2000. ... A Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. ... Martin was an American television sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions that aired for five seasons from 1992 to 1997 on FOX. The show starred comedian Martin Lawrence and Tisha Campbell. ... For animals adapted to eat primarily plants, sometimes referred to as vegetarian animals, see Herbivore. ...
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I have been crazy about JonGries since I first saw him as "Lazlo Hollyfield" in the movie "Real Genius." Obviously, I'm not the only one who loved that movie and all of the characters in it, because if you try to buy it...
I guess that's why Broots, the person that JonGries plays on "The Pretender," is one of my favorite characters on that show.
Gries brought all of Lazlo's best qualities to Broots and everytime I see him on the screen, my heart gets a little lighter.
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