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Jon Jon Briones is one of the lead stars in new Netflix series 'Ratched'

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Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/entertainment/08/06/jon-jon-briones-ratched.jpg"/><figcaption>Jon Jon Briones as Dr. Richard Hanover in a scene from &#x27;Ratched.&#x27; <em>Handout</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>HOLLYWOOD -- Jon Jon Briones is one of the lead stars of “Ratched,” the upcoming Netflix drama series inspired by the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”</p><p>He stars as Dr. Richard Hanover who goes toe-to-toe with the infamous asylum nurse Mildred Ratched played by Sarah Paulson.</p><p>Doing the right thing is a motivation that the actor is familiar with.</p><p>Having experienced being a struggling actor in Hollywood, he reflects on the blessings that he has received since playing The Engineer in the musical &quot;Miss Saigon.&quot;</p><p>“Every time I wake up and realize I&#x27;m going to work and I&#x27;m one of the leads, it brings me back to talking to myself, remembering where I came from in Manila, from a poor family in one of the slums of Quezon City,” he said.</p><p>“If someone told me back in those days, ‘Oh, you&#x27;re gonna be in Hollywood,’ I would have have laughed. Because when you think about, it&#x27;s like that&#x27;s impossible. That&#x27;s not gonna happen. So every time I wake up in the morning I&#x27;m very grateful,” he added.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FSsT11JSeAw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Briones, who had a short but critically praised performance as the father of Andrew Cunanan in “The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” is in every episode of “Ratched.”</p><p>The pandemic is affecting many actors and Briones said he still takes every opportunity that comes his way.</p><p>“I&#x27;m still auditioning. There were a couple a few days ago. But the thing is you just do that but you don&#x27;t really know if it&#x27;s gonna be made, when it&#x27;s gonna start. So you just do what you can, which I appreciate the auditions because I&#x27;m in a way, I&#x27;m getting practice,” he said.</p><p>“Ratched” also stars Sharon Stone, Vincent D’Onofrio and Cynthia Nixon.</p>

<p>Jon Jon Briones is one of the lead stars of “Ratched,” the upcoming Netflix drama series inspired by the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”</p>

Jon Jon Briones is one of the lead stars of “Ratched,” the upcoming Netflix drama series inspired by the classic film “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

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Jon Jon Briones is one of the lead stars in new Netflix series 'Ratched'

Yong Chavez,

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau

Published Aug 06, 2020 11:50 AM PHT

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