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| Name= Jon Gries |
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| DOB= {{birth date and age|1957|6|17}} |
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| birthplace= Glendale, California, USA |
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− | '''Jon Gries''' portrays [[Roger Linus]]. |
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+ | '''Jon Gries''' portrayed [[Roger Linus]]. He is actually younger than [[Michael Emerson]], who portrays his on-screen son. |
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*Gries played 'Uncle Rico' in ''Napoleon Dynamite'' and 'Lazlo' in ''Real Genius''. |
*Gries played 'Uncle Rico' in ''Napoleon Dynamite'' and 'Lazlo' in ''Real Genius''. |
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*He co-starred in the 2008 movie ''Taken'' with [[Maggie Grace]]. |
*He co-starred in the 2008 movie ''Taken'' with [[Maggie Grace]]. |
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*Played the role of 'Broots' in the TV-series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115320/plotsummary The Pretender]'' from 1996 to 2000. |
*Played the role of 'Broots' in the TV-series ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115320/plotsummary The Pretender]'' from 1996 to 2000. |
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− | * This TV-series is also about a company (The Centre) that extorts prodigies to solve mysteries and uses the knowledge for clandestine projects (cf. [[The Lost Experience]]). |
+ | ** This TV-series is also about a company (The Centre) that extorts prodigies to solve mysteries and uses the knowledge for clandestine projects (cf. [[The Lost Experience]]). |
+ | *He guest starred in an episode of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1654412/ Psych]'' with [[Nestor Carbonell]] in 2010. |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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− | *In <i>Napoleon Dynamite</i>, |
+ | *In <i>Napoleon Dynamite</i>, Uncle Rico only wants to go "back to 1982." He even buys a [[wikipedia:time machine|time machine]] which does not work. |
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Latest revision as of 11:32, 23 May 2020
Jon Gries portrayed Roger Linus. He is actually younger than Michael Emerson, who portrays his on-screen son.
- Gries played 'Uncle Rico' in Napoleon Dynamite and 'Lazlo' in Real Genius.
- He co-starred in the 2008 movie Taken with Maggie Grace.
- Played the role of 'Broots' in the TV-series The Pretender from 1996 to 2000.
- This TV-series is also about a company (The Centre) that extorts prodigies to solve mysteries and uses the knowledge for clandestine projects (cf. The Lost Experience).
- He guest starred in an episode of Psych with Nestor Carbonell in 2010.
Trivia
- In Napoleon Dynamite, Uncle Rico only wants to go "back to 1982." He even buys a time machine which does not work.