Jerusha Hess

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jerusha Hess
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	May 12, 1980(1980-05-12)
Age	44
Birthplace	Omaha
Country	United States
Birth City	Nebraska
Horoscope	Taurus

Jerusha Hess Biography

Jerusha Hess is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on May 12, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Directed the hit comedy Napoleon Dynamite with directing partner and husband Directed the hit indie comedy Napoleon Dynamite with directing partner and husband Jared Hess..

Her next film her 2006 film, Nacho Libre, starred Her second film, 2006’s Nacho Libre, starred Jack Black in the lead role. in the leading part.

Jerusha was born in Omaha, Nebraska and Jared was born in Glendale, Arizona. Jared is a graduate of Burton Elementary School located in Kaysville, Utah and attended Burton Elementary while living in Fruit Heights during his youth. He also attended Manhattan High School in Kansas for two years, before transferring to Preston High School, from which he graduated in 1997. Many scenes from Napoleon Dynamite were filmed there. As a teenager Jared Hess worked in film production with T. C. Christensen.

Besides his efforts on Napoleon Dynamite and Peluca, Jared has worked as a camera assistant in a number of films and has played minor roles in a few LDS comedies. These include The Singles Ward, The R.M. and Pride and Prejudice: A Latter-day Comedy. Their second movie Nacho Libre, starring Jack Black, was released on June 16, 2006.

They and Hess were blessed with a son called Eliott and one daughter who was named Greta.

Jerusha Hess Net Worth

Jerusha Hess is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jerusha Hess 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was introduced to Hess at Brigham Young’s film program.

Film Napoleon Dynamite started out as the short film Peluca which had a large portion of the same actors who was later featured in her feature film.

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 Hess (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White). They also produced music videos for The Postal Service’s third single, “We Will Become Silhouettes”, and The Killers’ Christmas charity single “Boots”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jerusha Hess Dating?

According to our records, Jerusha Hess married to Jared Hess. As of December 1, 2023, Jerusha Hess’s is not dating anyone.

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Jared directed the comedy heist film Masterminds (2016).

Facts & Trivia

Jerusha Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jerusha Hess celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.

Are Jared and Jerusha Hess still married?

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 …

Where is Jared Hess now?

Jared and Jerusha Hess, the writers of Napoleon Dynamite, went on to cowrite three more films—Nacho Libre (2006), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), and Don Verdean (2015)—and are presently cowriting a Nicktoons film for Nickelodeon that revives characters from Doug, Rugrats, and other throwback cartoons.

Is Jared Hess still a member?

According to Hess, who is still a member of the Mormon church , and Measom, who left the faith years ago, the initial title of the series was “The Salamander,” and then later “The Salamander Murders,” but they were ultimately influenced by the streaming service to change it.

Is Napoleon Dynamite Based on a true story?

Filming was done at Preston High School, and in different areas in Franklin County, Idaho, in the summer of 2003. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004. Most of the situations in the movie are loosely based on the life of Jared Hess.

Is Jon Heder a twin?

Jon Heder and Dan Heder The Napoleon Dynamite star and his identical twin brother were born in 1977.