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Jon Gries (born June 17, 1957 in Glendale, California) is an American actor, 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 1985 comedy film Real Genius. Gries played the role of a terrorist in season two of the hit show 24. Gries also played a werewolf henchman in the horror/comedy sequel Fright Night II (he also played a werewolf in The Monster Squad). 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, director, 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.

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