Jon Heder
Jon Heder
Jonathan Joseph "Jon" Heder is an American actor and producer. His feature film debut came in 2004 as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite. He has also acted in the films The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, When in Rome, and Walt Before Mickey as Roy Disney, and provided voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf's Up, as well as the Napoleon Dynamite animated series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth26 October 1977
CountryUnited States of America
Normally I avoid movies where the aliens look like humans. It's cheesy.
We created Kip and Napoleon from ourselves and from people we knew and experiences we had. It was fun to celebrate the nerd within me.
People usually don't know what we're here to do. They think we're going to be in costume or something.
We just hoped that someone would get it, would like what we could do.
When I was young, I told my sister that she had chunky thighs. She slapped me and I cried. She feels bad about it to this day, but I feel worse.
What we did in our childhoods makes us who we are now.
That's what protagonists do. They work hard, they have a conflict, they overcome the obstacles.
There isn't a sequel in the works. I didn't say there couldn't be one, I just said one isn't in the works.
I think we have a unique voice we really want to get out there.
Just as long as something is gained, a lesson is learned. I do like those. The more quiet victories are always great.
It was just the adventure of creating this thing that we had hopes and dreams about. When we made 'Napoleon,' it was just that feeling of what was going to happen.
I always love messing with my own hair as much as I can; I don't normally like to wear wigs.
I think so much of the look, obviously including wardrobe, but the hair is a huge thing because it's basically the frame for your eyes and that's the window to your soul is what they say.
Build a rocket ship and leave the earth!