Who was the actor that played napoleon dynamite?
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, Sean Covel and Jory Weitz, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the title character, for which he was paid $1,000. After the film's runaway success, Heder re-negotiated his compensation and received a cut of the profits. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, "Peluca". "Napoleon Dynamite" was acquired at the Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with MTV Films. It was filmed in and near Franklin County, Idaho in the summer of 2003. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004. Most of the situations in the movie are loosely based on Hess' life. The film's total worldwide gross revenue was $46,122,713. The film has since developed a cult following. The film has since been voted at number 14 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies.
Who was the actor that played napoleon dynamite in the 2004 film?
Jon Heder Jonathan Joseph Heder Heder
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Who was the actor that voiced napoleon dynamite in the 2012 animated tv series?
Jon Heder Jonathan Joseph Heder Heder
Napoleon Dynamite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%20Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%20Dynamite%20%28TV%20series%29
One casting director suggested Jake Gyllenhaal over unknown actor Jon Heder for the lead role but Hess believed Heder was the only actor to play the part.
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In 2002, Brigham Young University film students Jon Heder and Jared Hess collaborated on a class project; the result was a 9-minute short movie shot on black-and-white 16mm film entitled Peluca about a nerdy high school student named Seth.
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Peluca was shown at the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival and was well received. Jeremy Coon convinced Hess to drop out of school and adapt it into a feature-length film, and he helped him to find investors for the project.
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Jon Heder stars as Napoleon Dynamite in the 2004 comedy film of the same name. Director Jared Hess attended Brigham Young University with Heder, where the two worked on the class project short film that later became the feature-length Napoleon Dynamite. Hess insisted on giving the starring role to Heder, who reprised his performance in the 2012 animated TV series.