- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 18, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Preston, Idaho, USA
Jared Hess
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.
Filmography
movieA Minecraft Movie Squared
2027 · Director, Screenplay
movieStandout: The Ben Kjar Story
2026 · Producer
movieA Minecraft Movie
2025 · General Chungus (voice), Director
movieThe Gutter
2024 · Executive Producer
movieThelma the Unicorn
2024 · Gerald (voice), Screenplay, Director
tvMuscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators
2023 · Executive Producer, Director
movieNinety-Five Senses
2022 · Director
tvMurder Among the Mormons
2021 · Executive Producer, Director, Creator
tvThe Righteous Gemstones
2019 · Consulting Producer
movieThe Unexpected Race
2018 · Deputy, Producer
movieThe Insufferable Groo
2018 · Self, Producer
tvMaking History
2017 · Director
movieTim Timmerman: Hope of America
2017 · Thanks
movieMasterminds
2016 · Director
tvSon of Zorn
2016 · Director
movieDon Verdean
2015 · Writer, Director, Producer
tvThe Last Man on Earth
2015 · Director
movieBeaver Trilogy Part IV
2015 · Himself
movieAustenland
2013 · Associate Producer
tvNapoleon Dynamite
2012 · Creator
movieGentlemen Broncos
2009 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
World Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite
movieWorld Premiere - Jared Hess: A Non-Linear Look at the Director of Napoleon Dynamite
2006 · Self
movieNacho Libre
2006 · Director, Writer
movieOn Location Napoleon Dynamite
2006 · Director
movieNapoleon Dynamite
2004 · Screenplay, Director
Winner Take Steve
movieWinner Take Steve
2004 · Director
moviePride and Prejudice
2003 · Reverend Steve Two-Trees Green
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
movieThe R.M.
2003 · LD3 Nerd
moviePeluca
2003 · Cinematography, Writer, Director
movieThe Singles Ward
2002 · DJ V'dob
movieCardboard Only
2001 · Director
Micronations
movieMicronations
— · Director