Jonathan Joseph "Jon" Heder is an American actor and filmmaker. His feature film debut came in 2004 as the title character of the comedy film Napoleon Dynamite. He has also acted in the films The Benchwarmers, School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory, Mama's Boy, and When in Rome, and provided voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf's Up, as well as the Napoleon Dynamite animated series. Heder was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen and Dr. James Heder, a practicing physician. He has an identical twin brother, Dan, as well as an older sister and brother, Rachel... and Doug, and two younger brothers, Adam and Matt. Heder is the nephew by marriage of former NFL running back and current WCAU sportscaster, Vai Sikahema. Heder is of part Swedish descent. Heder attended Walker Middle School in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from South Salem High School in 1996, where he was on the swim team and was a member of the Drama Association. A 2002 alumnus of Brigham Young University, Heder worked on the short CGI animated film "Pet Shop", written by Logan Deans, which earned a non-traditional animation student Emmy in 2005.
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| Birthdate: | October 26, 1977 |
| Birthplace: | Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Age: | 34 |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Education: | South Salem High School, Brigham Young University |
| Religion: | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Also known as: | Jonathan Joseph Heder, Johnathan Joseph Heder, Jonathan Heder |