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Jon Gries

Jon Gries

American actor and music video director

Oct 19, 2026

6:04
And how about you, John G., your Uncle Rico characters, is that based on any uncles in your family?
6:11
No, not offhand, no.
6:15
No, one of my uncles had the opposite of a Midas touch.
6:18
Everything he touched kind of went south.
6:21
But maybe there was a little bit of that.
6:23
You know, I think Rico's endeavors, you know, as far as business were pretty meager.
6:29
But I think that, you know, I think personally I related to...
10:16
Well, if we did do a sequel here in 2026 and we'll start with John G., what would Uncle Rico be doing right now?
131:35
He has an arm.
131:36
Twice.
131:36
He has two of them.
131:37
No, you know, I played junior college baseball and I was like, I had this idea that, gosh, maybe I might be the guy who can sneak around and You know, get get noticed playing this game.
131:53
I mean, I've got I've got definitely I've got skills, but they're not honed.
131:57
You know, I started playing baseball much later than most people.
132:02
But regardless, I mean, that just kind of gave me some insight to the guy that thinking, you know, of course, you know.

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141:29
I'm sure you have a whole plethora of memories that stand out, but is there one in particular that sort of encapsulates what Val Kilmer was working with you on that set? Oh, my

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