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Jon Heder

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  • Producer
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Jon Heder
Samantha Banks is a successful business with a handsome fiancee. But over one crazy Thanksgiving Holiday with her scheming family, her whole world is thrown into a tailspin when they invite her ex-boyfriend, "the one that got away".
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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.
BornOctober 26, 1977
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BornOctober 26, 1977
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 17 nominations

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Tina Majorino and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Efren Ramirez and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Efren Ramirez and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Efren Ramirez and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Efren Ramirez and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Known for

Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Napoleon Dynamite
6.9
  • Napoleon Dynamite
  • 2004
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder in Blades of Glory (2006)
Blades of Glory
6.3
  • Jimmy MacElroy
  • 2006
Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder in The Benchwarmers (2006)
The Benchwarmers
5.5
  • Clark
  • 2006
Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo in Just Like Heaven (2005)
Just Like Heaven
6.7
  • Darryl
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Tapawingo
    • Nate Skoog
    • Post-production
  • Plan B
    • Evan Ebert
    • Post-production
  • Killing Winston Jones
    • Edwin Jones
    • Completed
  • Cyko KO: The Animated Series
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Relatively Super
    • Behemoth
    • Post-production
    • TV Movie
  • Joe Balanza, Naomi Winders, Gabby Moore, Arvin Mitchell, Jason Gray, Garet Allen, Jericho Lopez, Megan Rico, Dalton Johnson, and Tori Pence in Studio C (2012)
    Studio C
    • Special Guest
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Pauly Shore and Jon Heder in Pinocchio: A True Story (2021)
    Pinocchio: A True Story
    • Tybalt (English version, voice)
    • 2021
  • Barry Corbin, Pat Finn, Jon Heder, Kevan Moezzi, Brooke White, Alaina Beauloye, Summer Bellessa, and Jason Gray in Funny Thing About Love (2021)
    Funny Thing About Love
    • Charlie
    • 2021
  • My Sweet Monster (2021)
    My Sweet Monster
    • Bogey (English version, voice)
    • 2021
  • Michael Gross and Jon Heder in Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020)
    Tremors: Shrieker Island
    • Jimmy
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Tony Hale in Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019)
    Archibald's Next Big Thing
    • Gus (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • The Aquabats! RadVentures! (2019)
    The Aquabats! RadVentures!
    • The Invisible Man
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alan Tudyk, Eden Sher, and Adam McArthur in Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015)
    Star vs. the Forces of Evil
    • Oskar Greason
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2019
  • Pororo 5: Treasure Island Adventure (2019)
    Pororo 5: Treasure Island Adventure
    • 2019
  • Sunshine Brownstone (2018)
    Sunshine Brownstone
    • Balloon
    • Clerk
    • Underwater Giant (voice)
    • TV Short
    • 2018
  • Sarah Hopkins, Ruel Brown, and Clint Pulver in Unexpected Race (2018)
    Unexpected Race
    • Harry
    • 2018
  • Candi Milo, Jim O'Heir, Jon Heder, Jimmy Seargeant, Shane Simmons, Wilbur DiTullio, Brendan Meyer, Steve Berg, Maya Erskine, Nico Aguilar, Sam Slater, Anna Konkle, Kendall Goldberg, Rachel Borgo, and Hannah Parrott in When Jeff Tried to Save the World (2018)
    When Jeff Tried to Save the World
    • Jeff
    • 2018
  • Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters (2017)
    Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters
    • Multi-Farious
    • Don Robertson
    • Dr. Don Robertson (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Norm MacDonald, Haylie Duff, Jon Heder, and Lisa Schwartz in The Ladybug (2018)
    The Ladybug
    • Master Dan (English version, voice)
    • 2018
  • Pickle and Peanut (2015)
    Pickle and Peanut
    • Pickle (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018

Producer

  • Mr. Machine
    • executive producer
    • In Production
  • The 100 Candles Game (2020)
    The 100 Candles Game
    • producer (segment The Visitant)
    • 2020
  • Patient Seven (2016)
    Patient Seven
    • segment producer: The Visitant
    • 2016
  • The Visitant (2014)
    The Visitant
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2014
  • The Caper Kind/Swiss Mistake (2013)
    The Caper Kind/Swiss Mistake
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Jon Heder, Joey Bragg, Sabrina Carpenter, and Sam Adler in Gulliver Quinn (2012)
    Gulliver Quinn
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • Drained (2012)
    Drained
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Woke Up Dead (2009)
    Woke Up Dead
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2009
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos91

"Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
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"Mummy Escape" from When in Rome
"Dark Dining" from When in Rome
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"Dark Dining" from When in Rome
"Wedding Scene" from When in Rome
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"Wedding Scene" from When in Rome
"Cafe" from When in Rome
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"Cafe" from When in Rome
Ghost Team
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Ghost Team
Woke Up Dead: Season One
Clip 1:04
Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
Clip 1:11
Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
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Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
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Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
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Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
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Woke Up Dead: Season One
Woke Up Dead: Season One
Clip 1:00
Woke Up Dead: Season One

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John Heder
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • October 26, 1977
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
  • Spouse
    • Kirsten HederNovember 23, 2002 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Timothy Heder
  • Parents
      James Heder
  • Relatives
      Daniel Heder(Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercials: His film Napoleon Dynamite (2004) as his character "Napoleon Dynamite".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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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".
  • Trademark
      Known for playing Napoleon Dynamite.
  • Salary
    • Napoleon Dynamite
      (2004)
      USD$1,000

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