Ronald Gladden went through a lot on the set of Jury Duty. Unbeknownst to him, the trial on which he became the jury’s foreperson was entirely staged, and a group of improv actors put him through a series of bizarre and hilarious encounters until it was finally revealed that he had been duped for the sake of some very entertaining television. You’d think one might be angry after an experience of such deception, but it wasn’t the deception that bothered Ronald. Rather, he was angry with himself for not recognizing one of the actors tasked with pulling the wool over his eyes: Kirk Fox from NBC’s Parks and Recreation.
I recently caught up with Ronald to celebrate his newfound success in the entertainment industry. He’s been rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in Hollywood, has people thirsting over him online, and even did a Mint Mobile commercial with Ryan Reynolds. Since the show ended, he’s been asked repeatedly if being duped upset him, and he’s consistently maintained that it did not.
