Jon Heder

Actor
Producer
Executive

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Waltzing with Brando (2024)

Jonathan Joseph Heder is an American actor and producer who is known for portraying Napoleon Dynamite in 2004. He returned to play the role in an animated series and a 2005 MTV Movie Awards skit. He also acted in the Pororo the Penguin films including Pororo's Racing Adventure, Pororo's Dinosaur Island, Pororo: Treasure Island Adventure, Surf's Up, Just Like Heaven, Pinocchio: A True Story, The Benchwarmers, Blades of Glory, Monster House, Momma's Boy and other works. He is married to Kirsten Bales since 2004 and has three children. In 2022 He appeared in one episode of Studio C as a guest star.

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Awards
- 10 wins & 17 nominations total

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Known for

Napoleon Dynamite

7.0

Napoleon Dynamite

2004

Blades of Glory

6.3

Jimmy MacElroy

2007

The Benchwarmers

5.6

Clark

2006

Just Like Heaven

6.7

Darryl

2005

Credits

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Actor

Waltzing with Brando
8.3
- Bernard Judge
- 2024
Thelma the Unicorn
5.7
- Reggie (voice)
- 2024
Plan B
6.1
- Evan Ebert
- 2024
Cyko KO: The Animated Series
TV Series
- 2023
Tapawingo
7.6
- Nate Skoog
- 2023
Space Junk
TV Series
- Thackery Von Bullion
- 2023
Studio C
8.5
TV Series
- Special Guest
- 2022
Pinocchio: A True Story
3.2
- Tybalt (English version, voice)
- 2021
Funny Thing About Love
4.7
- Charlie
- 2021
My Sweet Monster
4.8
- Bogey (English version, voice)
- 2021
Tremors: Shrieker Island
5.4
Video
- Jimmy
- 2020
Archibald's Next Big Thing
7.5
TV Series
- Gus (voice)
- 2020
The Aquabats! RadVentures!
7.5
TV Series
- The Invisible Man
- 2019
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
7.9
TV Series
- Additional Voices
- Oskar Greason (voice)
- 2015–2019
Pororo 5: Treasure Island Adventure
6.1
- 2019

Producer

Space Junk
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2023
Cub Scout
Short
- associate producer
- 2022
The 100 Candles Game
4.3
- producer (segment "The Visitant")
- 2020
Patient Seven
5.0
- segment producer: The Visitant
- 2016
The Visitant
6.2
Short
- producer
- 2014
The Caper Kind/Swiss Mistake
Short
- producer
- 2013
Gulliver Quinn
5.8
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2012
Drained
8.0
Short
- producer
- 2012
Woke Up Dead
4.3
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- producer
- 2009

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Videos94

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"Mummy Escape" from When in Rome

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"Dark Dining" from When in Rome

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"Dark Dining" from When in Rome

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"Wedding Scene" from When in Rome

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"Cafe" from When in Rome

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Ghost Team

Clip 1:04

Woke Up Dead: Season One

Personal details

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Official sites
- Cameo
- Instagram
Alternative names
- John Heder
Height
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Born
- October 26, 1977
- Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Spouse
- Kirsten HederNovember 23, 2002 - present (3 children)
Children
Parents
Relatives
Other works
TV commercials: His film Napoleon Dynamite (2004) as his character "Napoleon Dynamite".
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 3 Articles

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Trivia
Speaks fluent Japanese.

Quotes
"If I look back at the scripts I received after Napoleon Dynamite (2004), I think the town thought I had multiple personalities that were all a variation of that character. They probably just thought of me as someone their kids liked, but was more like the goofy kid that asked to mow their lawn, not a professional actor".