Vance, who grew up in Jackson, Kentucky, and Middletown, Ohio, skyrocketed to fame as the author of "Hillbilly Elegy." The book later turned into a movie of the same name that was released in 2020.

Gabriel Basso has offered a more measured view of JD Vance than his Hillbilly Elegy co-stars ... “They made a movie of his book and my name will always be in the description.” ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Before he was “The Night Agent,” Gabriel Basso portrayed now vice president JD Vance in the film based ...

“It’s kind of weird to be included in that timeline,” Basso said, telling Variety: “They made a movie of his book and my name ... just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the ...

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