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Home/People/Jared Hess
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Born
Jul 18, 1979
Age 46
Place of Birth
Preston, Idaho, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

9
Movies
1
TV Shows
18
Directed
Also Known As
Jared Lawrence Hess
杰瑞德·赫斯
جارد هيس
IMDb Profile

Jared Hess

Directing

Biography
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke, born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work on Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by Jared. (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White.) For their film Ninety-Five Senses, they were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
A Minecraft Movie poster

A Minecraft Movie

as General Chungus (voice)
2025
Thelma the Unicorn poster

Thelma the Unicorn

as Gerald (voice)
2024
The Unexpected Race poster

The Unexpected Race

as Deputy
2018
The Insufferable Groo poster

The Insufferable Groo

as Self
2018
Beaver Trilogy Part IV poster

Beaver Trilogy Part IV

as Himself
2015
World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite poster

World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite

as Self
2006
Pride and Prejudice poster

Pride and Prejudice

as Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
2003
The R.M. poster

The R.M.

as LD3 Nerd
2003
The Singles Ward poster

The Singles Ward

as DJ V'dob
2002