Jared Hess
Directing
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.
Known for
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movieA Minecraft Movie
2025
Director
movieThelma the Unicorn
2024
Director
movieNinety-Five Senses
2022
Director
tvMurder Among the Mormons
2021
Director
tvMaking History
2017
Director
movieMasterminds
2016
Director
tvSon of Zorn
2016
Director
movieDon Verdean
2015
Director
tvThe Last Man on Earth
2015
Director
movieGentlemen Broncos
2009
Director
movieNacho Libre
2006
Director
movieNapoleon Dynamite
2004
Director
moviePeluca
2003
Director
movieCardboard Only
2001
Director
Micronations
Director
Acting10
movieA Minecraft Movie
2025
General Chungus (voice)
movieThelma the Unicorn
2024
Gerald (voice)
moviePride and Prejudice
2003
Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
movieThe R.M.
2003
LD3 Nerd
movieThe Singles Ward
2002
DJ V'dob
Production10
movieThe Gutter
2024
Executive Producer
tvMuscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
2023
Executive Producer
tvMurder Among the Mormons
2021
Executive Producer
tvThe Righteous Gemstones
2019
Consulting Producer
movieThe Unexpected Race
2018
Producer
movieThe Insufferable Groo
2018
Producer
movieDon Verdean
2015
Producer
movieAustenland
2013
Associate Producer
movieGentlemen Broncos
2009
Executive Producer
Writing7
movieA Minecraft Movie Squared
2027
Screenplay
movieThelma the Unicorn
2024
Screenplay
movieDon Verdean
2015
Writer
movieNacho Libre
2006
Writer
movieNapoleon Dynamite
2004
Screenplay
moviePeluca
2003
Writer
Creator2
tvNapoleon Dynamite
2012
Creator
Crew2
moviePeluca
2003
Cinematography