Jared Hess | |
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.jpg) Jared in 2009 | |
| Born | July 18, 1979 Glendale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Spouse | Jerusha Hess |
| Children | 4 |
Jerusha Hess | |
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 Jerusha in 2013 | |
| Born | Jerusha Elizabeth Demke May 12, 1980 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Spouse | Jared Hess |
| Children | 4 |
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke, born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best 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.[1]
They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes," and the Killers Christmas charity single "Boots."
- ^ Johnson, Lottie Elizabeth (January 25, 2024). "'We make big, dumb comedies': 'Napoleon Dynamite' creator on 'sheer shock' of scoring first Oscar nomination". Deseret News. Retrieved January 27, 2024.