Actor

Jared Hess

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 22Series: 7Crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 53925

IMDb ID: nm0381478

Known for: Directing

Born: July 18, 1979

Age: 46

Place of birth: Preston, Idaho, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2001 - 2027

Years active: 27

Average TMDB rating: 6.26

Wikidata: Q2480656

Also known as

Jared Lawrence Hess • 杰瑞德·赫斯 • جارد هيس

Other jobs

Director (10)Executive Producer (3)Producer (3)Screenplay (2)Associate Producer (1)Cinematography (1)Consulting Producer (1)Creator (1)

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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".