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.

is the name of that movie." Hostin chimed in, "Well, now he's talking about childless cat ladies." Reviews at the time claimed the film "Hillbilly Elegy" fell short in depicting the working class.

“Hillbilly Elegy,” directed by Ron Howard, tells the story of Vance growing up poor in Ohio while he was raised by his ...

Though the actor previously had relatively positive experiences with Vance and his family while making "Hillbilly Elegy," the 2020 Ron Howard movie based on Vance's memoir of the same name ...

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.” ...

JD Vance's journey from a struggling teen in Middletown, Ohio, to Vice President of the United States is a remarkable tale of transformation. After a turbulent childhood, Vance enlisted in the ...

Hillbilly Elegy star calls JD Vance ‘a cool dude’ five years after playing him - ‘Night Agent’ star said ‘it’s kind of weird’ ...

Here's the anecdote as told in "Hillbilly Elegy" on page 43: Mamaw told Papaw after a particularly violent night of drinking that if he ever came home drunk again, she'd kill him. A week later ...

“Speaking of vice presidents — in 2020, you played J.D. Vance’s mamaw, his grandmother, in Hillbilly Elegy, and the movie was based on his bestselling memoir. I remember him hawking it in ...