"Hillbilly Elegy" later turned into a Netflix feature film of the same name. The movie inspired by Vance's book released to Netflix in 2020. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close. Vance's character is played by Gabriel Basso. Owen Asztalos also plays the younger version of him.

“Hillbilly Elegy,” directed by Ron Howard, tells the story of Vance growing up poor in Ohio while he was raised by his maternal grandparents and his mother, who misused substances. Glenn Close plays Vance’s grandmother in the film, while Amy Adams plays his mother.

Hillbilly Elegy star calls JD Vance ‘a cool dude’ five years after playing him - ‘Night Agent’ star said ‘it’s kind of weird’ to be linked to new vice president

I doubt that many progressives in the United States have read J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy. Being based in the Philippines, a country located on the outer

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Gabriel Basso is reflecting on playing J.D. Vance in the 2020 adaptation of the VP's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' saying it's 'kind of weird' to be in Vance's 'timeline,' but he's a 'cool dude.'

JD Vance will serve as Donald Trump's vice president. The two haven't always seen eye-to-eye.

The Netflix thriller star told This Morning it was "wild" that he was forever linked to Donald Trump's vice-president after playing him in Hillbilly Elegy.

JD Vance and his sister, Lindsay Ratfliff, grew up in Middletown, the hardships of which inspired his 2016 book, "Hillbilly Elegy."

Before Vance was a couple of steps away from the most powerful position in the world, he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the Appalachian mountains, living in poverty ...

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.

While Vice President JD Vance was accompanied by his family for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, his son Vivek Vance couldn’t hide his true feelings about his dad and Donald Trump’s big day.