Heder, Jon 1977–

(John Heder, Jonathan Heder)

PERSONAL

Full name, Jonathan Joseph Heder; born October 26, 1977, in Fort Collins, CO; raised in Salem, OR; married Kirsten, 2002. Education: Brigham Young University, B.F.A., computer animation, 2004. Religion: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). Avocational Interests: Drawing, animation, dancing.

Addresses: Agent—Joel Lubin, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Julie Wixon-Darmody, Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Career: Actor. Appeared in commercials. Greasy Entertainment (production company), cofounder. Missionary in Japan.

Awards, Honors: MTV Movie awards, best break-through male performance and best musical performance, Teen Choice awards, choice movie dance scene and choice movie hissy fit, Teen Choice Award nominations, choice male movie breakout performance, choice movie actor in a comedy, choice movie liar, choice movie chemistry (with Efren Ramirez), choice movie love scene (with Tina Majorino), choice movie rumble and choice movie blush scene (both with Jon Gries), and Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best breakthrough performance, all 2005, for Napoleon Dynamite.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Audience member, The Wrong Brother (short film), Candlelight Media Group, 2000.

(As Jonathan Heder) Officer Hardy, Funky Town, 2000.

Seth, Peluca (short film), 2003.

Title role, Napoleon Dynamite, Paramount/Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004.

Darryl, Just Like Heaven (also known as If Only It Were True), Dream Works, 2005.

Orlie, Moving McAllister, Camera 40 Productions/Revel Entertainment, 2005.

Clark, The Benchwarmers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Roger, School for Scoundrels, The Weinstein Company, 2006.

Voice of Skull, Monster House (animated; also known as Zemeckis/Spielberg Motion Capture Project), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Ice skater, Blades of Glory, DreamWorks, 2007.

Voice, Surf's Up (animated), Sony Pictures International, 2007.

Mama's Boy, Warner Independent Pictures, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Best Summer Ever, VH1, 2004.

MTV Movie Awards 2005 Pre-Show, MTV, 2005.

Himself, Teen Nick, Nickelodeon, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Teen Choice Awards 2004, Fox, 2004.

The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Fox, 2005.

The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel and Bravo, 2005.

The 2005 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, The View, ABC, 2004.

(Uncredited) Napoleon Dynamite, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, 2004.

Percy, Mad TV, Fox, 2004.

(As John Heder) Voice of Napoleon Bonamite, "The Black Cherry," Robot Chicken (live action and animated), Cartoon Network, 2005.

Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2005.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2005.

Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "Saturday Night," Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2005.

Himself, Punk'd, MTV, 2005.

Himself, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2006.

Himself, Rome Is Burning (also known as Jim Rome Is Burning), ESPN, 2006.

Himself, Teen Nick, Nickelodeon, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Interview, June, 2004, p. 44.

Parade, March 26, 2006, p. 16.

Electronic:

Cinema Confidential News, http://www.cinecom.com, June 11, 2004.