By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Jacquemus has unveiled its next viral campaign and this time the brand is going bananas for The White Lotus star Jon Gries who plays the affluent and shady Greg Hunt bares his chest in the new banana-filled campaign The 67-year-old actor is the star of the French brand’s latest tongue-in-cheek campaign Gries is shown casually hanging out on a golf course with various banana-printed pieces from boxers to comfy sweats The actor can also be seen leaning on a banana-yellow car and driving around a cart full of bananas Elsewhere in the campaign Gries playfully sits on a wheelbarrow of tulips holding up a sign that says “I LOVE BANANAS” all while showing off his banana-adorned boxers By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use White Lotus star Jon Gries goes bananas in steamy photoshoot Jon Gries is getting sexy with a banana for Jacquemus You've never seen Greg from The White Lotus like this Jon Gries, who plays the super-shifty and super-rich Greg Hunt (a.k.a. Gary) on The White Lotus, is baring his chest in a new photoshoot for Jacquemus The photoshoot shows Gries, 67, shirtless with his banana-print boxers sticking out under his jeans while wearing a Jacquemus jacket and hat While Greg's exact sexuality is never clear Gries has said that his character on the show "has no interest in having friendships Everything was on a contract basis" with him Jacquemus is a French clothing boutique and fashion label founded in 2009 by Simon Porte Jacquemus. The clothes "reference a French way of life and universal gestures of beauty: from fine art photography to the decorative arts, cinema, painting, and sculpture," according to the official Jacquemus website Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée The French House’s summer is shaping up to be fruitful as the ‘White Lotus’ actor stars in the most recent campaign As each of the treasured faces of HBO’s The White Lotus takes their turn in the spotlight of the timeline proves the multi-function of bananas—for golfing the actor teams up with a whole new accomplice The whims of the Jacquemus banane resume as the central motif of the house’s current rollout—a sunny caricature of the summer and a banana cocktail—the fresh photography of Andrew Jacobs captures Gries sporting the fruit in every form the 67-year-old star takes a swing with a putter Gries was in attendance alongside the whole Hollywood neighbourhood and Anwar Hadid—celebrating the opening of the French label’s new LA store Throughout this summer’s early entry Jacquemus has sprinkled the banana theme in subtle teases of a recurring V are sure this is not the last of the Jacquemus banana We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings we will not be able to save your preferences This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences The actor dipped his toe into high fashion in 2023 when he made his runway debut for Eckhaus Latta Coveteur's senior fashion editor shares the fashion moments from the week she can't stop thinking about a weekly column where our senior fashion editor the excitement is palpable for myself and the team especially upon an afternoon excursion to Times Square to see our billboard (a moment I don’t think any of us were expecting to affect us so much Coveteur’s relaunch is my biggest fashion news this week Under the leadership of our editor-in-chief we hope to usher in a new era of fashion coverage for Coveteur I'm sharing some fashion moments taking up space in my brain this week.. Last week I attended a screening of Amalia Ulmann’s sophomore film The film was obscure and trailing and wonderful and funny She plays the aggrieved and strung out host of a vice-style documentary crew who arrive in Argentina to make a film only to realize they have come to the wrong country Sevigny wanders around the rural village where they set up camp in stark white Margiela Tabi ballet flats and a Miu Miu cargo bag The wardrobing throughout the film is fantastic but the appeal with Sevigny is that it feels as though these are things that the actor would genuinely own It was also impossible to keep your eyes off her at the screening which she attended wearing a full Vaquera look from the brand’s Spring/Summer 2025 collection She was all legs and a vision of red and black tracksuit material Schiaparelli has a new accessories campaign starring model on-the-rise The internet has lost its mind over it and rightfully so is photographed front and centre against Breslin’s toned body alongside skeletal fish brass gold jewelry and some of the brand’s most famous motifs like the key hole and lobster The White Lotus star Jon Gries—AKA Greg—stars in a new Jacquemus campaign titled ‘GOING BANANAS FOR JON’ where he is photographed with his shirt unbuttoned holding a banana This isn’t the first time brands have tapped the White Lotus cast for marketing campaigns and while the images are good fun (Simon Porte Jacquemus rarely misses a marketing gag) it’s made me think once again about our capacity to sexualize men over a certain age vs GAP recently tapped White Lotus co-star Parker Posey for their S/S 25 campaign with a significantly different vibe, while Walton Goggins was photographed, shirtless with his knees splayed in nary more than a speedo for the cover of Cultured Magazine just last week As the "white boy of the month" movement expands its horizons in the age department when will women over the age of 50 get to participate There were also a couple of celebrity sightings that caught my eye in the wardrobe department this week Alexander Skarsgaard stepped out in a custom Calvin Klein look featuring a floor length tailored black dinner coat dark sunglasses as an homage to the '90s Anna Wintour wore a pale blue silk Gucci by Tom Ford mini dress Hailey Bieber was spotted wearing the exact same dress that the legendary editor once wore in a photo with André Leon Talley who was also dressed in the brand There are plenty of misses to be had in the archival revival department these days I only wish she hadn’t opted for a PVC pump Jacquemus has done it again — merging irreverent humor with high fashion in a way that only the French label can pull off the creative direction leans fully into absurdist charm with The White Lotus actor Jon Gries starring in the brand’s latest banana-obsessed campaign Known for turning everyday items into visual statements Jacquemus has found its next surreal fixation: the banana The 67-year-old Gries — best recognized for his portrayal of the aloof and mysterious Greg Hunt — is an unexpected but inspired choice His deadpan delivery and sly charisma perfectly complement the tongue-in-cheek vibe of the visuals proving that fashion can have fun without losing its edge Gries takes on the role of fashionable eccentric with ease appearing in a series of playful scenarios that showcase Jacquemus’ signature approach to storytelling Dressed in an array of banana-themed garments and even leans against a banana-yellow car as if it were all part of his daily routine Gries relaxes in a wheelbarrow overflowing with tulips while holding a handmade sign that reads “I LOVE BANANAS,” all while sporting banana-printed boxers It’s this blend of high-concept styling and unfiltered humor that sets Jacquemus apart — transforming an actor best known for playing a morally questionable vacationer into a banana-loving fashion muse This isn’t the first time Jacquemus has turned its attention to fruit Earlier this year during the brand’s La Croisière show a banana-print dress made its debut on the runway — an early hint at the thematic direction that would later explode into full-on obsession That motif has since grown into a full collection now realized in a range of pieces that walk the line between novelty and refinement From soft sweats and slacks to finely constructed suits the banana print acts as both visual punchline and pattern play yes — but also grounded in tailored precision and confident proportions Jacquemus has always managed to toe that line: offering garments that are playful on the surface A Campaign Rooted in Character and Concept The campaign’s brilliance lies not only in its design but in its casting and concept Gries doesn’t play a model — he plays a character whether it’s lounging post-golf round in banana boxers or casually roaming the grounds with a fruit cart in tow His comedic timing and subtle expressions add unexpected depth making the campaign feel like an editorial-meets-art-house short film That subversive streak has long defined Jacquemus campaigns From celebrity castings to dreamlike backdrops the brand turns fashion photography into character studies — sometimes cheeky Jacquemus launched its new Los Angeles flagship store with a full-scale banana takeover Guests were greeted with banana market stalls and nods to the campaign throughout the store It was less of a retail opening and more of an immersive set piece — a living installation that doubled as a love letter to California’s sun-soaked flair and the house’s unconventional vision Gries made a surprise appearance at the launch joined by a stylish guest list including Cole Sprouse and Daniel Roseberry The event captured the spirit of the campaign — lighthearted In an industry that often takes itself too seriously Jacquemus continues to embrace lightness and absurdity The banana campaign isn’t just funny — it’s subversively smart It invites the viewer to reconsider what belongs in a fashion campaign and how storytelling can be done with humor and high design in the same breath Jon Gries isn’t your typical fashion frontman Jacquemus subverts expectations and extends its reach far beyond traditional fashion audiences It opens up a dialogue between pop culture and visual humor — and the response has been overwhelmingly positive The collection featured in the campaign is now available both in-store and online via Jacquemus.com. From boxers to tailored outerwear the banana-themed pieces are designed to be worn boldly or mixed with neutral staples for a more subtle nod to the collection’s playful roots pieces are expected to move quickly — especially those featured in the most viral moments of the campaign For those looking to make a statement without saying a word a banana print from Jacquemus might just be the summer flex Input your search keywords and press Enter. Jacquemus taps into pop culture with a new campaign starring Greg from The White Lotus. Seems that Simon is as obsessed with The White Lotus as the rest of us. The campaign shows actor Jon Gries eating a banana in a denim set with banana-print boxers peaking through, captioned “Going bananas for Jon !!”  In other shots he plays golf, dons a sleek suit as he holds up a sign that says “I LOVE BANANAS”, wears hard grey sweats while lifting bananas as weights, hangs out with a llama, and drives a cart filled with the fruit. Low-key the main character of the show (he’s the only one in every season, after all), Greg is looking clean af.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by JACQUEMUS (@jacquemus) A very smart campaign from Jacquemus, although the French house isn’t the only one picking up The White Lotus cast for a campaign. Kim Kardashian’s Skims has previously recruited TWL cast members: season three’s Patrick Schwarzenegger was featured on a Skims campaign with his fiancé Abby Champion just a few weeks ago; and season 2’s Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò starred in Skims’ Valentine’s Day campaign back in 2023.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by JACQUEMUS (@jacquemus) And it looks like Simon has been super into bananas recently The French designer has been donning a lot of yellow Only last weekend the brand opened its first store in LA and the launch was banana-themed with yellow hues on the store’s sofas market stalls filled with bananas and yellow flowers and a big banana car parked right outside the shop You can also spot banana-shaped bag charms and banana-yellow bags in Jacquemus’ January collection “La Croisière”.  See: Lyst Index 2025: The Lyst Index for Q1 is out and Loewe tops the charts See: Breaking down the brief for our collaboration with Bentley Motors and CSM graduates LATEST 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Lost, teamed up with luxury independent fashion house Jacquemus to peel off his shirt in a wild array of new snaps. Set on a golf course, almost every shot in the collection of photos features a banana in some form, with one image showing Gries ferrying around dozens of the yellow fruits in a trailer cart. It’s the first few photos in the collection that have particularly caught the internet’s eye though, as the 67-year-old actor poses shirtless and with banana-print boxers poking out through his unzipped jeans. He’s also donning a Jacquemus jacket and hat, but for thirsty internet dwellers, that’s beside the point. “Jon I was not familiar with your game,” quipped American YouTuber Eva Gutowski “Wait he ate this,” added Becoming a Popstar judge Sean Bankhead Creative director Mel Walker fittingly dubbed Gries as “Daddy Greg” Gries is the only actor to appear in all three seasons of Mike White’s eat-the-rich comedy series The White Lotus with the third season wrapping up earlier this month as he lived the high life in Thailand after fleeing Sicily where he’d plotted to murder his heiress wife He was spotted at the White Lotus resort by former spa manager Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) who was planning on going into business with Tanya before Tanya blew her off Greg’s season three plot saw him attempt to buy Belinda’s silence with the character and her son Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) ultimately leaving Thailand five million dollars richer one person commented on Gries’ photoshoot: “When you’re $5 million in the hole…” The White Lotus is streaming now on HBO and NOW.Share your thoughts and remember to keep the conversation respectful About us Contact us Advertise Work for us Terms and conditions Privacy policy Esquire Middle East – The Region’s Best Men’s Magazine Home | Style | The internet goes bananas — literally — over Jon Gries Jacquemus has a thing for doing fashion differently — and this summer the brand is embracing the unexpected by casting The White Lotus star Jon Gries in its latest campaign Jon Gries may not be your usual fashion model Known for his role as the aloof and mysterious Greg Hunt offbeat energy to the new campaign — with bananas The campaign features Gries in head-to-toe banana-printed pieces the collection leans into the fruity theme with tongue firmly in cheek It’s a playful nod to summer’s obsession with bold prints — and Jacquemus is making the case that fruit Troye Sivan for Prada’s Days of Summer prints are dominating menswear this season — and Jacquemus is proving they don’t have to be loud to be loud reminding us that summer style isn’t about taking yourself too seriously — it’s about wearing something that makes you smile So, are you going bananas this summer Subscribe to our newsletter now and you will be we’ll give you Esquire’s A-to-Z of Men’s Fashion for FREE Maybe later, thanks White Lotus star Jon Gries admitted that even the series White Lotus creator Mike White was surprised that his character Gary—formerly Greg—made it through all three seasons Gary/Greg continues to live on in the White Lotus universe While Jon Gries has portrayed the  character  on all three seasons of the HBO drama—the only actor to do so—he recently revealed that wasn’t always the case It's amazing every time,” Jon revealed during a panel with the cast at the White Lotus at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village And even creator Mike White is shocked he keeps bringing Jon’s character back for more ‘I never thought that I was gonna ever see you again after the first one.’ Is that amazing he has had quite a roller coaster of an arc on the series a White Lotus guest who woos Jennifer Coolidge’s aloof heiress Tanya McQuoid in season one he appears to be living the life of luxury with his new girlfriend Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) after inheriting Tayna’s fortune—even with the lingering questions surrounding her death Among the few people still asking those questions is Natasha Rothwell’s Belinda season one’s spa manager now on an exchange at the resort’s Thailand location though he is ultimately able to bribe her silence with the funds to open her own luxury spa it was a character arc that left him with many with more questions “I think season two surprised me more somehow,” he said “But I guess the enormity of the wealth surprised me I think that I spent so much time after season two justifying that They could never prove it in a court of law You'd never be able to prove it.’ I mean truthfully the Napoleon Dynamite alum admitted he turned to Mike to fill in the blanks “I just remember I walked up to Mike one day ‘I've been spending so much time convincing myself that I really didn't intend to kill her,’” he recalled You know you've played this guy.’ And I said I had one question While season four of White Lotus was confirmed in January whether Gary returns for more has yet to be revealed “goes up in flames” should he check into The White Lotus once again “I don’t know what Mike has planned for him, but I don’t want him to have a good life,” she told E! News March 30 something terrible needs to happen to Greg Keep reading for more about season three of The White Lotus… The singer known mononymously as Lisa went from being a rockstar on world stages as part of K-pop group Blackpink—alongside Jisoo Jennie and Rosé—to donning the White Lotus staff uniform for her big debut as Mook Looks like Lucius Malfoy missed the train to Hogwarts and instead landed at The White Lotus That's right: He may look different without the luscious blond hair but the Harry Potter star is returning to the screen as another uppity father figure described as a "wealthy businessman vacationing with his wife and three children." Isaacs has also made more recent appearances on TV shows like Robot Chicken The Great and Sex Education (alongside his White Lotus costar Aimee Lou Wood.) but Posey—who plays Timothy's wife Victoria Ratliff—may look familiar from her movies Superman Returns She's also had brief stints on such TV shows as Parks and Recreation But the real rom-com fans will know her from the 1998 classic You've Got Mail in which she played Joe Fox's (Tom Hanks) girlfriend Patricia Eden While you may know him best from family photos as the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver he has already made a name for himself acting in Gen V The Terminal List and The Staircase before playing Saxon Ratliff in season three Prior to taking on the part of the Ratliffs' daughter Piper Hook got her feet wet in the horror and fantasy genres portraying Debbie Glatzel in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Juliette Fairmont in First Kill and Elena Milak in Monsterland You may also know her from the 2024 Cruel Intentions remake as Caroline Merteuil or from the Ryan Murphy cinematic universe in which she played Catherine Allday Davis in Impeachment: American Crime Story about the Bill Clinton–Monica Lewinsky scandal Nivola—who is dating Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann's daughter Iris Apatow—rounds out the Ratliff family as young Lochlan he was in another show about a rich family at the beach: The Perfect Couple the son of Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber's Greer and Tag Winbury He even costarred on the Netflix drama with White Lotus alum Meghann Fahy who appeared as Daphne Sullivan on season two of the HBO show before playing Merritt Monaco on The Perfect Couple Nivola has also acted in White Noise with Adam Driver Maestro with Bradley Cooper and With/In with Anne Hathaway White Lotus fans will recognize Rothwell from season one in which she played spa guru Belinda in Maui Not only is she reprising the part for season three but the actress has also graced the screen in Insecure she lent her comedy chops to Saturday Night Live as a writer from 2014 to 2015 The Iron Man alum is assembling to play Kate in The White Lotus after portraying Christine Everhart in the Marvel franchise she starred in Palm Royale as Dinah Donahue and Jupiter’s Legacy as Grace Kennedy-Sampson The Gilded Age star—who may also look familiar from The Sinner Fargo and The Leftovers—steps into the role of Laurie who joins pals Kate and Jaclyn for a girls' trip in Thailand this season While Monaghan plays TV star Jaclyn on The White Lotus she's starred as Julia in Mission: Impossible - Fallout and Angie Genaro in Gone Baby Gone You'll feel justified in knowing that it's not all in your head—Goggins really does look familiar In addition to starring in two Quentin Tarantino movies (playing Billy Crash in Django Unchained and Sheriff Chris Mannix in The Hateful Eight) he is also known for being Boyd Crowder in Justified from 2010 to 2015 The English actress joins the cast in season three as free-spirited Chelsea who has an age-gap romance with Goggins' character Rick Hatchett she is best known for her role as Aimee Gibbs on Netflix’s Sex Education and also appeared in Seize Them Her acting credits may trace back 50 years—starting with Grounded God in 1975—but she most recently portrayed Prani Chiraanan on In Family We Trust in 2018 The singer and former military man has acting credits that include Mechanic: Resurrection as well as playing Pao on the TV series Farang If 13 minutes wasn't enough time to figure out where you recognize the German actor He played Rudolf Höss in The Zone of Interest Reinhold Gräf in Babylon Berlin and Georg Elser in 13 Minutes Here's what The White Lotus actor Jon Gries thinks Jon Gries across different seasons of The White Lotus The White Lotus fans are still trying to understand the most cryptic character of this hit HBO series When asked if Greg's "cuckold fantasy" in season 3 impacted Gries's understanding of the character, the actor told Variety: "I helped a lot it's not so much what your character says it's what other people say about your character that informs who that person is." "I recognized that Greg has no interest in having friendships Everything was on a contract basis," Gries continued "It was easier to have control of those relationships as opposed to being beholden out of love or loyalty Variety's Ethan Shanfeld also asked Gries about the parallels between Chloe disclosing Greg's fetish and another character, Frank (Sam Rockwell), just flat-out revealing his sexual escapades with Asian sex workers "Mike White is so brilliant," Gries replied "There's also the scene where Chloe comes back from the Full Moon Party and tries to lie to me [about sleeping with the brothers] which is so stupid because I have a crew that's running the boat they told me everything that was going on." "Greg crosses every 'T' and dots every 'I' in that regard and if that doesn't work I've got Plan B.'" HBO's The White Lotus season 3 is now streaming on Max Bernardo Sim is the deputy editor of Out. He's also a staff contributor to The Advocate, PRIDE, and other equalpride publications You can follow Bernardo Sim on Instagram. Otherwise, you can find him on Bluesky, Threads, X/Twitter, and TikTok Jon Gries has put himself forward as the new unlikely heattthrob for The White Lotus as he posed shirtless in a new photoshoot for fashion brand Jacquemus The actor, 67, who plays Greg on the HBO show gave co-star Walton Goggins a run for his money after he posed in Speedos for Cultured magazine Jon sported a navy jacket as he displayed his gym honed physique while posing next to a vintage car he also wore a pair of unbotton jeans to reveal his white underwear he dressed in a white blazer and shorts while posing with a bundle of daffodils he wore a suit while holding up a sign reading: 'I love bananas' The actor also posed in a light grey tracksuit for another shot and in a white shirt and trousers while holding an alpaca Jon's photoshoot went down a treat with fans who quickly took to social media to comment on the snaps 'I've never been more obsessed with a photoshoot'.. 'This is the best thing I've seen in ages' Jon's other White Lotus co-star Aimee Lou Wood shared one of the photos on Instagram and wrote: 'This is the coolest thing ever @jongries' who played Rick on the third season of the show set the internet ablaze with his Speedo photoshoot Fans were treated new snaps of him leaving little to the imagination for CULTURED's April/May 2025 issue which saw him smoldering at the camera in his speedos and a suede jacket Walton recently told the Mail's You magazine this week that his character Rick's unexpected sex-symbol status, gives him 'a smile in my heart'. While his wife Nadia Conners gushed: 'He's aged like fine wine. But it's hard as I'm a middle-aged woman. So suddenly I feel like 'all these women find him attractive'.  'But what's so amazing is he's always made me feel like the most beautiful woman in the room.' In the accompanying interview with Cultured however, Walton opened up to his Fallout director Jonathon Nolan and admitted that despite his incredible success, he still struggles with a 'deep fear' that it will go away. When musing on the 'secret to his success', he admitted 'If I'm being real, it's fear. Truly. A heavy dose of anxiety', adding that he felt pressure not to let anyone down who allowed him to do his job as actor. He explained that growing up without money also means he is constantly putting pressure on himself to provide for his family and determined to be the best father and husband he can. Walton tied the knot with TV scriptwriter Nadia, 55, in 2011, just a few months after they welcomed their son Augustus, 14. Major terror attack 'was just HOURS away' before it was foiled by the special forces and police:... Victim of acid attack 'plotted by his ex-partner who teamed up with a gang' dies in hospital six... 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A gorgeous young woman sits down next to Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea at the bar They hit it off immediately; Chelsea is from England where her new friend Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) used to travel regularly for work “muddling.”) Another thing the two women have in common: rude Read More: Who Will Die in The White Lotus Season 3? We’ve Got Some Guesses Chloe and her man aren’t guests of the resort but take their meals at its lovely outdoor restaurant The one with the orange shirt.” The camera follows Chelsea’s gaze frowning into a glass of brown liquor—a forgettable face in a crowd of sullen each with an unmistakable air of seediness “The locals call them LBHs: losers back home,” Chloe explains.  And that’s it—that’s all we see of Greg in the Season 3 premiere “I just know I’m gonna get hurt,” Tanya told Belinda which set the stage for his confession that he had a terminal illness So it was a bit of a surprise to see him in Sicily for Season 2 still very much alive and now married to Tanya whom he credits for finding the doctors who saved his life After a pasta-and-Vespa date inspired by Tanya’s fantasy of being midcentury Italian screen siren Monica Vitti to take care of some business at BLM’s headquarters in Denver as she threw one of her signature temper tantrums and offered to cancel their prenup except as a younger man in a photo at Quentin’s villa Greg is almost certainly the heterosexual “cowboy” who broke Quentin’s heart decades ago there were clues that Greg had another paramour waiting in the wings he said “I love you” to the unknown party at the other end of the line a psychic Tanya summoned to read her tarot cards broke bad news: “The cards say your husband is in love with someone else.” then fatally conked herself in the head while escaping The new season’s introduction of Chloe raises new questions: When did she enter the picture and how much does she know about Greg’s past?    In an interview two years later, in advance of TIME’s feature previewing Season 3 White had more to say about Greg’s reemergence which also features the return of Rothwell as Belinda because I was like: This is how we can keep the Tanya storyline alive.” And it made sense to him that Greg would end up among the many LBH expats hiding out from their sordid pasts in Thailand and this is the kind of situation he'd be in,” White said noting that there is “some pathos” in Greg’s current predicament “You've done the deed… Was it all worth it?” At first glance there’s always a woman—usually a much-younger woman—in their life But you don’t get the sense that there are many other people.”    Jon Gries in The White Lotus Season 2HBOAs White suggested in the Season 2 finale featurette opera-diva heiress—will remain unfinished until we know how Greg ends up His presence in Thailand makes that resolution possible Some have speculated that Portia could be the character who puts the pieces of Greg’s betrayal together (I have no idea whether Richardson makes a surprise return later in the season.) There are also the questions of whether the news of Tanya’s death ever reached Belinda and whether she recognizes the man whose seduction of her would-be business partner indirectly crushed her dream a murderer by proxy whose past likely holds other dark secrets escape what the recording Sarah Catherine Hook’s Piper listens to could her death be perceived as anything besides a (darkly hilarious) tragedy She was hardly a self-made centimillionaire and it would’ve been hard to watch her flail from one resort to the next over the course of two seasons without concluding that the money had ruined her life Rather than a blessing he attained through violence it might be a curse Greg brought upon himself name one rich Lotus character who actually seems fulfilled it forces us to consider whether there is such a thing as divine justice in Lotus’ moral universe The show has made us sit with many injustices from Jake Lacy’s Shane going home scot-free after killing Armond (Murray Bartlett) in Season 1 to Albie (Adam DiMarco) agreeing to repair his parents’ marriage in exchange for Dom (Michael Imperioli) giving him money to pay off working girls Lucia (Simona Tabasco) and Mia’s (Beatrice Grannò) bogus pimp it feels thrillingly right when the latter characters rush off to spend Dom’s cash—a transaction he describes as his “karmic payment” to womankind Mia and Lucia aren’t so different from Greg; like him we may be about to learn where The White Lotus draws a line.  Contact us at letters@time.com COVID-19 Updates: Miami's response to the coronavirus pandemic and CDC's coronavirus health and safety guidelines Gries a part-time naturalist aide at Hueston Woods is working with Adena the red-tailed hawk Gries explains how to tell this is a Christmas fern (polystichum acrostichoides) Hueston Woods Park Manager Kathryn Conner discussing plant and foliage Gries holding Sybil a gray rat snake at Hueston Woods Nature Center With a passion for the outdoors, Skylar Gries knew he wanted to earn a degree in a field that would bring him into regular contact with the natural world. He found the path that fit his passion in Bachelor of Science Applied Biology: Environmental Biology at Miami University Regionals But this still left him with some questions about what his future career might look like Thanks to a unique opportunity at the Regionals, however, Gries, who will graduate in the spring, was able to explore career prospects and even secure an internship that led to the job of his dreams as a naturalist aide with Hueston Woods State Park As part of Gries’ coursework in Applied Biology, a seminar course (Biological Sciences 292) helps students explore career prospects and learn practical skills that will help them find a job in an environmental field Gries met an official with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and learned about an internship at Cowan Lake State Park “I don’t think I would have found the internship with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources if it weren’t for this course at Miami,” Gries said “This really changed everything for me.” Like many college students, Gries said he wasn’t sure exactly what he wanted to do after he graduated. Miami’s seminar (BSC 292) course allowed him to meet working professionals in his field and gain valuable skills to use in finding and securing a job I had no thoughts of professional development,” Gries said I didn’t know how to look for internships I had just been doing (outdoor) maintenance work before this I don’t think I would have ever found that job.” Gries said the experience as a naturalist intern allowed him to grow professionally in ways he didn’t expect “I never thought of myself as a people person,” he said “But after leading visitors on nature tours in the park I would have never thought of outdoor education as my future until I had this internship I think I may have found my career through this one internship.” Biological Sciences assistant professor Jennifer Schumacher said professional development opportunities such as Miami’s seminar course are a unique feature at the Regionals “The goal at Miami Regionals is to go beyond biology classes and give students the professional skills they need to succeed,” she said and grad school information all in one place We also have an internship panel with at least three panelists that provide connections to various internships This gives students the chance to meet these important professionals in a relaxed setting and gives them a boost of confidence when it comes to applying for internships “Skylar was very proactive about career planning and it helped him to land the job as a naturalist intern at Cowan Lake,” she said “It’s one of only a small number of internships offered by ODNR every summer.” As he prepares to start a new job as a part-time naturalist aide at Hueston Woods this fall which he hopes to make a full-time job after graduation Gries said he would probably not be where he is today if it weren’t for the opportunities he found at Miami “I feel like I’m well prepared now for my future,” he said “One of the reasons I went to Miami was to grow as a student and a person I feel like I’ve achieved that.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Have "The White Lotus" fans rushed to unfair judgment against Greg (Jon Gries), the husband of dead heiress Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) shocked viewers when he resurfaced in Thailand as the only character to appear in all three seasons of HBO's hit (Sundays Yet Gries dodges questions about Greg's role in Tanya's suspicious Season 2 death when his multimillionaire wife perished in a suspicious yacht mishap "If you wanted to prosecute the case in a court of law "It would be pretty hard to prove that I was involved in her demise Gries was floored when "White Lotus" creator/writer/director Mike White revealed Greg would be the scandalous luxury resort visitor no one saw coming. "It was an enormous honor," Gries says. "It was incredible, even bizarre, to me that I was the one coming back." On the downside, Gries had to deceive family members and friends to keep the state secret. The actor told everyone that he was off to the Philippines for a four-month stint playing a U.S. Navy crew member in a remake of the 1966 Steve McQueen drama "The Sand Pebbles." "It was just bad lying while really sticking to my guns," says Gries, who says he was recognized in Thailand. "This local businessman said, 'Dude, I hear they're shooting "White Lotus." Are you working?' I insisted that I was just visiting. I was lying through my teeth." The deceit paid off when Greg appeared in the Feb. 16 season premiere. "It was so hard, but so worth it," Gries says. He was surprised by the burnt-orange shirt and table napkin for the reveal. "Bold color choice. I was like, 'Holy cow, it looks like I'm in jail,'" he says. "Or it could have something to do with the (Buddhist) monks." Greg, as Gary, is loaded in Thailand with his own yacht and a huge house near the resort. His girlfriend, former model Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon), shares Gary's version of his previous wife's death – the mentally unwell woman died after wandering into the sea. But Greg's evasion of authorities hits a snag when Hawaii spa manager Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), who was close to Tanya, spots him in Thailand. Belinda is suspicious and could bring righteous retribution ... or become his next victim. Greg is staying alive in Thailand as GaryGive the suspect his due. The dude is in great shape, swimming laps at his luxury pool. He's desperate to stay alive now that he has all the money. "That's pretty much the essence of this character, to me. This guy doesn't waste his time. He wants to make the best of every moment," Gries says. "It's just about keeping one step ahead of time." It's a valid theory that his character will be near the center of the violence in Season 3. The premiere gave a startling glimpse of the near future – a resort shooting and at least one body floating in tranquil waters. But as before, every visitor and employee at the posh wellness resort is either a possible murderer, victim, or both. "There are many people who could be the killer. So I can say that Gary would be heaped into that group. But it goes across the board," Gries says. The April 6 finale could be redeeming, damning, or the end for this mysterious character. "All I'll say is that it will get dark and downright twisted from here," Gries says. Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb In HBO's "White Lotus," shady Greg Hunt (Jon Gries) plotted successfully to kill his rich heiress wife, Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) won't let a dark storyline end their real-life friendship "We're always in touch with each other," Gries tells USA TODAY, offering the best, only-in-Hollywood proof that involves "Saturday Night Live" original player Garrett Morris: "We just spent Christmas together Walton Goggins on 'White Lotus' Ep. 3 Why he was really terrified of snakes, but why Rick freed his 'spirit animal' Gries played scatterbrained producer Shawn McDermott on TV's "Martin" from 1992-94 when Morris played Martin's (Martin Lawrence) first boss Stan Winters And Coolidge starred as Polish businesswoman Sophie on "2 Broke Girls," in which Morris co-starred as Earl "We picked up a box of donuts and went to Garrett's house with coffee in the morning is visiting Thailand and has spotted Greg/Gary Coolidge wants to see Greg/Gary punished on the show, telling Forbes Diamond will also serve as Chief Growth Officer for the firm's parent company CLEVELAND, Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Gries Financial Partners ("Gries") a registered investment advisor (RIA) with about $1.7 billion in assets under management (AUM) and advisement (AUA) customized wealth management solutions for high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors announced today it hired Carina Diamond as Chief Growth Officer which is the financial services arm of The 4100 Group 4100FS has built an innovative financial services platform providing a unique combination of long-term capital investment and sector expertise to promote transformative growth With more than 25 years of experience in wealth management Diamond will spearhead organic growth initiatives and strengthen client relationships across Gries and 4100FS she will also leverage her extensive expertise in talent development and succession planning as the firm enters its next phase of growth a consulting firm focused on helping financial service firms navigate change and embrace next-generation business opportunities Diamond served as Chief Growth Officer at Dakota Wealth Management where she was instrumental in helping the firm achieve significant growth and employee engagement She started at Dakota in 2019 as Chief Experience Officer after selling the RIA she founded to the firm Returning to a female-founded firm resonates deeply with me and I look forward to leveraging my expertise in growth initiatives and optimizing talent to drive Gries and 4100FS to the next level "Carina's extensive background and expertise are a rare fit in terms of driving our next phase of growth," said Rob Herman Managing Principal of 4100FS and a member of the Board of Managers at Gries Financial Partners and experience will be invaluable in helping us thrive within an evolving landscape Gries is focused on continually enhancing the client experience and Carina is uniquely positioned to deliver the high-level service and leadership that the firm's clients have come to expect." Founded in 1978 by Sally Gries as Ohio's first wholly woman-owned RIA Gries has a rich 46 year history as a disciplined serving sophisticated high-net-worth individuals and smaller institutional clients including foundations Gries became an affiliate of The 4100 Group and also has become the anchor of 4100FS' wealth management division Renowned for its bespoke financial planning investment management and private investment solutions Gries is a foundational piece of 4100FS' financial services strategy in some cases spanning multiple generations," said Diamond "Returning to a female-founded firm resonates deeply with me we will continue to prioritize innovation and client success building on a strong foundation and history." Abbie Sheridan, Gries Financial Partners, 1 5162867056, [email protected], https://www.gries.com/ Do not sell or share my personal information: The actor tells TheWrap Greg is “immediately planning something” after his confrontation with Belinda Note: This story contains spoilers from “The White Lotus” Season 3 Most fans of  “The White Lotus” have been sitting on their anger at Jon Gries’ Greg for plotting the death of Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya since the Season 2 finale but it took the actor heading to Thailand to film Season 3 to realize Greg was a “psychopath.” “I somehow equivocated that Greg was remotely involved But definitely upon looking at Season 2 over again ‘Where did I ever come up with that idea?’” Gries told TheWrap so it wasn’t like it changed anything I was doing In those first three episodes … I knew that they were pointing in that direction I was rewriting a lot of the history.” After Gries arrived to Thailand about 10 days before his scenes were set to start filming — to get acclimated and work on his tan — he clarified his new take on Greg with creator Mike White “[Mike] was walking briskly to get to set … and I saw him Greg — psychopath or not?’ And he goes ‘psychopath’ and walked away,” Gries recalled “And I went right back into my room and spent the next four hours just writing the story and changing things and it really gave me something to work with.” Gries reveals whether Greg ever truly loved Tanya and teases his character is “immediately planning something” after his recent confrontation with Natasha Rothwell’s Belinda TheWrap: When did you first learn you were coming back?  Gries: It was like a year and a half ago in September He wanted to know that I would be committed all the way because it could be being away from home anywhere from four to six months What were those initial conversations with Mike like about Greg’s storyline this season and that he has a girlfriend and he’s moving on he wouldn’t tell me what is going to ultimately transpire but once we agreed that everything was going to go forward he sent me the scripts and I read what happens Do you think Greg ever genuinely loved Tanya “This would be the great way to end my life to be with someone that I really care about is very endearing and very funny and sweet and amusing too.” I don’t know if he truly loved her I read the Ted Bundy book called “The Stranger Beside Me” and it was about the woman who was with him all the time while he was doing this That’s a complete deranged psychopath I’m not saying that Greg’s a serial killer but Greg has a side to him that is detached and amused enough to really want to be with her for that time When did that shift happen in Greg to make him plot out Tanya’s death whether or not it was that he just couldn’t handle the drama anymore some of the things I wrote was that once he realized that he wasn’t going to die directly from this episode that he was having that maybe he was a little less philosophical about his life and a little more opportunistic We talked about it as if it were in relatively real time but it’s just within that span of time What do you think about Jennifer Coolidge’s comments hoping Greg gets what’s coming for him Have you been in touch with Jennifer about the new season I didn’t speak to her specifically about that particular thing She’s just a very gracious person … it’s really we see Belinda confront Greg and he immediately denies it’s him Does this do much to rattle him in the moment He’s not sitting there looking at her so I might have to figure out something to do.” What does it feel like to be the one constant of the first three seasons of “The White Lotus” I’m working with an amazing assortment of incredibly talented people working with probably the most compelling director I’ve ever worked with without question — I mean far and above but if they knew him and they saw him in action “I can’t believe this is happening because it’s incredible.” I’m awestruck by it What can you tease for the rest of the season and hopefully many of you who watched Episode 3 I even had to write Mike after watching it saying “I didn’t see this up front This interview has been edited for length and clarity “The White Lotus” airs Sundays on HBO and Max Powered by Speaking to Kimmel about how he found out he'd be returning to the show (creator Mike White text him) Gries makes an off-hand remark that could have wider implications for how Season 3 ends for his character has a good ending for me somewhere," says Gries Maybe we're reading too much into this, but the first part of that sentence seems to imply that Greg will still be alive at the end of Season 3. When will Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) get the justice she deserves?! Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time. During The White Lotus season three premiere Jon Gries' character Greg—who appeared in previous installments as Tanya's romantic partner—made a surprise return to the show Warning: This story contains spoilers for The White Lotus season three episode one A familiar face is checking back in at The White Lotus resort The big reveal happened toward the end of the first episode, when Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) went to the Thailand hotel's bar after her boyfriend Rick (Walton Goggins) ventured off on his own While striking up a conversation with a stranger (Charlotte Le Bon) seated next to her her new companion divulged that she came down to grab a drink alongside her boyfriend before pointing to Greg at a table nearby Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola this time around Jon's character is the only one potentially involved in an unfinished plotline from seasons one and two Tanya discovered that her husband had seemingly set her up to be killed by his suspected lover Quentin (played by Tom Hollander) And though she managed to derail the plan by killing her captors she accidentally killed herself by slipping and falling off the yacht while trying to escape to a smaller boat With Greg's return in the current season fans could learn exactly how involved Greg was in Tanya's attempted murder and his reasoning behind it—both of which remain unanswered But Jon previously urged viewers to rule out one theory about his character's motives: the claim that he never loved his wife. As he told Entertainment Weekly in 2022 "Greg may not be amorously in love with her but I think there's something about her that he does love," Jon continued Episode two of The White Lotus will arrive on HBO Max Feb learn more about the other cast members from the third season and where you’ve seen them before The White Lotus is one of the most star-studded shows on TV and much to fans' delight it has recently returned for its highly anticipated third series Creator Mike White was thrilled at the chance to bring back the villainous Greg "This is how we can keep the Tanya storyline alive."' and this is the kind of situation he'd be in there's always a woman – usually a much younger woman – in their life But you don't get the sense that there are many other people.’ Here’s everything you need to know about Jon Gries Jon Gries is an actor best known for film and TV was an actress who appeared in The Twilight Zone (1959) Jon Gries is best known for playing Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite a role that earned him a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male He also played recurring character Roger Linus on the TV series Lost Jon returns to The White Lotus for a third series to portray Greg Greg was married to Jennifer Coolidge’s fan-favourite character but he was also secretly plotting her murder When Tanya passed away at the end of series two fans figured that would be the last we see of Greg but now he’s back and just as mysterious as ever Greg appears to be living off the funds he received following his wife's death and is dating the much younger Chloe (Charlotte Le Bon) a woman living near the resort who strikes up a friendship with Aimee Lou Wood’s character He does, and you can follow him at @jongries Sarah O'Byrne is a writer for Grazia She spends most of her time writing about the latest celeb gossip and TV news Company number 01176085; Bauer Radio Limited Company number: 1394141; Registered office: Media House Peterborough PE2 6EA and H Bauer Publishing Company number: LP003328; Registered office: The Lantern H Bauer Publishing are authorised and regulated for credit broking by the FCA (Ref No: 845898) Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out IN – If you’re a fan of the movie “Napoleon Dynamite,” you won’t want to miss this special event at the Irving Theater in Indianapolis on Saturday will be reunited with his co-stars Jon Heder (Napoleon) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro) for a screening of the beloved movie and a fan-led discussion We spoke with John Gries on All Indiana about the upcoming event and his role in “Napoleon Dynamite.” the delusional uncle who refuses to move on from his high school glory days is one of the standout performances of the film “Part of the fun of playing him is that he takes himself so seriously,” Grimes said Gries describes the tour with Heder and Ramirez as a sort of “high school reunion” and shares that the experience of watching the film with a large group of people is a unique and fulfilling experience “Most people who’ve seen this movie have not seen it with a crowd in a theater on the big screen Most of them discovered this film through cable or television,” Gries said “So even that alone by itself is a great experience.” For more information or to purchase tickets, visit attheirving.com Thank you for your interest in BizTimes.com Access to our website is currently restricted in your region as part of our regional access policy. 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Viral TikTok Couple Darshen & Dr Samuel React to Rumors of Secret Wife & Kids The White Lotus season three just wrapped up with its explosive finale, and one of the show’s stars, Jon Gries is speaking out his character Greg’s return In season one, Greg was portrayed as a dying man who happened to meet Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) and start up a romantic vacation entanglement “That was a lot of the inspiration behind my characterization that he was this guy living life minute by minute [in season 1] I’m just going to have a good time.’ No matter how deep Tanya’s drama would go it was as if he had found that elevated kind of spirituality… enjoy life while you’re here He then goes through a dramatic transformation between seasons one and two I’m writing season two and I just want to know are you available and willing I won’t write for you if you’re not going to be around.’ I go and that was my new version of the character See how the stars of The White Lotus reacted to the finale.