Jonathan Joseph Heder is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite (2004). He has also appeared in … See more

Heder was born on October 26, 1977, in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen (née Brammer) and physician James Heder. He has an identical twin brother, Dan; an older sister, … See more

The 2004 comedy feature Napoleon Dynamite, filmed in Preston, Idaho, earned $44.5 million. In June 2005, Heder received the MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance and Breakthrough Male Performance for the role. On October 8, 2005, he hosted See more

Heder served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan, and speaks Japanese fluently. Heder has been married to Kirsten Bales since 2002, having met her while attending Brigham Young University. They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints See more

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• One of Jon Heders first projects Archived November 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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