Jon Heder - wikipedia Jon Heder Jon Heder Heder at the 2011 San Diego Comic - Con International Jonathan Joseph Heder ( 1977 - 10 - 26 ) October 26, 1977 ( age 40 ) Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. Residence Saugus, California, U.S. Education South Salem High School Alma mater Brigham Young University Occupation Actor, producer Years active 2000 -- present Spouse ( s ) Kirsten Bales ( m. 2002 ) Children Jonathan Joseph Heder ( / ˈhiːdər / ) ( born October 26, 1977 ) is an American actor and producer. 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, When in Rome, and Walt Before Mickey as Roy Disney, and provided voice talents in the animated films Monster House and Surf 's Up, as well as the Napoleon Dynamite animated series. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Web 4.4 Video games 5 References 6 External links Early life Heder was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, the son of Helen ( née Brammer ) 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 WCAU sportscaster, Vai Sikahema. Heder is of part Swedish descent. Heder and his parents moved to Salem, Oregon, when he was about two years old. He attended Walker Middle School in Salem 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. After his movie career took off, he did not return to complete the work he started on the short, although his name does appear in the credits. While attending BYU he befriended Jared Hess and starred in Hess ' short film Peluca, which was later expanded into Napoleon Dynamite. Peluca received rave reviews on the BYU campus after showing at a few college and local film festivals and competitions. Career Napoleon Dynamite, filmed in Preston, Idaho, earned $44.5 million at the box office. In June 2005, Heder received the MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance and Breakthrough Male Performance for the role. On October 8, 2005, he hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest Ashlee Simpson. After his success with Napoleon Dynamite, Heder and his film co-star Efren Ramirez filmed a series of commercials to promote the Utah 's 2005 State Fair. They reprised their roles in a self - parody sketch called `` Napoleon Bonamite '' on the animated series Robot Chicken. Heder appeared in the film The Sasquatch Gang. He had a supporting role as a clerk in a new age bookstore in the romantic comedy Just Like Heaven. Heder also appeared with Rob Schneider and David Spade in producer Adam Sandler 's The Benchwarmers ( 2006 ), a comedy about three grown men making up for lost chances by creating their own Little League baseball team. He was the voice of the character Skull in the animated film Monster House, and starred in the comedy School for Scoundrels, opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Jacinda Barrett. With the exception of the Academy Award - nominee Monster House, Heder 's post-Dynamite movies were widely panned and he risked becoming a one - hit wonder until he co-starred in 2007 with Will Ferrell in the well - received Blades of Glory ( 2007 ). Like many of Heder 's films, Blades of Glory is an absurd, slapstick caricature, in this case revolving around rival male figure skaters who must team up in a pairs competition. Heder 's second turn at voice acting came in 2007 when he voiced the character of Chicken Joe, a surfing chicken, in the animated film Surf 's Up. His first foray into web television was in the 2008 web series Woke Up Dead starring and produced by Heder. Woke Up Dead is a web - based, live - action sci - fi comedy thriller about Drex, a twenty - something USC student who wakes up underwater in the bathtub one morning and suspects that he might be dead. Heder and his twin brother, Dan, star together as villains in the fourth installment of the popular internet martial arts comedy series Sockbaby. Heder 's performance in When in Rome was praised by New York Times critic A.O. Scott : `` Jon Heder as a goofy street magician is the funniest of the bunch. '' In 2012, Heder returned to the role that made him famous by supplying the voice of Napoleon Dynamite in the Fox Network animated series, Napoleon Dynamite, which debuted in January 2012. In 2013, Heder appeared in the music video for `` On Top of the World '' with numerous other Utah - based actors and musicians, and in 2014 he appeared in the music video for the Chromeo song `` Old 45s ''. In January 2017, Heder reprised his role as Chicken Joe in the direct - to video sequel to Surf 's Up. Personal life Heder has been married to Kirsten Bales since 2002. The couple met while they were studying at Brigham Young University. They have four children, one daughter named Evan, and two sons named Philip and Timothy. In July 2016, the couple announced that they were expecting another child. They welcomed their fourth child, a daughter, on December 16 of the same year. Like his brothers and father, Heder is a Scouting enthusiast having achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. In 2010, he served as a Scoutmaster for the organization. Heder is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints. He voiced support for Mitt Romney in the 2012 United States presidential election. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 The Wrong Brother Audience Member Short 2000 Funky Town Officer Hardy Short 2003 Peluca Seth Short Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Dance Scene Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Hissy Fit Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor : Comedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Blush Scene Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liar Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Love Scene Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rumble 2005 Just Like Heaven Darryl Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Actor : Comedy 2005 Tankman Begins Batman Short 2006 The Benchwarmers Clark Reedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor : Comedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Rumble 2006 Monster House Reginald `` Skull '' Skulinski Voice 2006 School for Scoundrels Roger Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor : Comedy 2007 The Sasquatch Gang Lazer Tag Employee Cameo 2007 Blades of Glory Jimmy MacElroy Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Fight Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor : Comedy Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Chemistry Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Dance Scene 2007 Surf 's Up Chicken Joe Voice 2007 Moving McAllister Orlie 2007 Mama 's Boy Jeffrey McMannus 2008 Sockbaby 4 Manatu Short When in Rome Lance 2011 Life Happens Wrong Number Caller Cameo 2011 Legend of Kung Fu Rabbit Fu Voice 2012 For Ellen Fred Butler 2012 Drained Producer Short DC Independent Film Festival for Best Experimental / Animation 2012 Peter at the End Peter Short 2013 Pororo, The Racing Adventure Mango Voice 2013 Killing Winston Jones Edwin Jones Post-production 2013 Bud Selig Must Die Tim Short Complete 2013 Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede Oliver Vale 2013 On Top of the World Russian Cosmonaut Music video cameo 2014 Reality Denis 2014 My Dad Is Scrooge Raffi Voice 2015 Walt Before Mickey Roy Disney 2015 Christmas Eve James Also known as Stuck 2015 Weepah Way for Now Ernie 2015 Huevos : Little Rooster 's Egg - cellent Adventure Mickey Mallard Voice 2015 A Mouse Tale Sir Jonas Voice 2016 Bling Wilmer Voice 2016 Ghost Team Louis 2016 The Tiger Hunter Alex 2017 Surf 's Up 2 : WaveMania Chicken Joe Voice Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Robot Chicken Astronaut Bully 's Friend Napoleon Bonamite Voice Episode : `` The Black Cherry '' 2005 Saturday Night Live Himself ( host ) Episode : `` Jon Heder / Ashlee Simpson '' 2008 My Name Is Earl Joel Malone Episode : `` Girl Earl '' WWE RAW Himself 1 Episode 2011 Talking Dead Himself Guest 2012 Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon Dynamite Voice Main role 2012 Gulliver Quinn Gulliver Quinn Pilot 2012 The Aquabats ! 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Eagle Claw Episode : `` Eagle Claw '' 2014 How I Met Your Mother Narshall Episode : `` Vesuvius '' 2014 Uncle Grandpa Kev Voice Episode : `` Viewer Special '' 2014 Kroll Show Himself Episode : `` Blisteritos Presents Dad Academy Graduation Congraduritos Red Carpet Viewing Party '' 2014 The Legend of Korra Ryu / Ryu 's Dad Voice Episode : `` Rebirth '' Episode : `` Beyond the Wilds '' 2014 Clarence Randy Voice Episode : `` Rise ' n ' Shine '' 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Napoleon Bonafrog Voice Episode : `` The Croaking '' 2014 Ben 10 : Omniverse Clyde Five Voice Episode : `` Clyde 5 '' 2015 - present Star vs. the Forces of Evil Oskar Greason Voice 5 episodes 2015 - 2018 Pickle and Peanut Pickle Voice Main role 2016 Motive Murray Schultz Episode : `` The Vanishing Policeman '' 2016 Home : Adventures with Tip & Oh Mopo Store Manager Voice Episode : `` Sitting on Babies / Best Frenemies '' 2017 VeggieTales in the House Avacajoe Voice Episode : `` Jimmy Makes a Comic Book '' 2017 All Hail King Julien Tentacle Voice Episode : `` Raiders of the Lord Shark '' Web Year Title Role Notes 2009 Woke Up Dead Drex Greene Main role Fact Checkers Unit Jon Series regular 2011 Dead Grandma Series Host Main role 2014 TableTop Guest Gamer Cameo 2017 Critical Role Lionel Gayheart Guest Video games Year Title Role Notes 2012 Epic Mickey 2 : The Power of Two Seth Voice 2014 Armikrog Vognaut Voice References Jump up ^ Jon Heder profile, FilmReference.com ; accessed February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Jon Heder biography and filmography ''. Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Dan Gross : Vai not big fan of actor / kin '' article from Philly.com Jump up ^ B. Alan Orange ( 2007 - 06 - 04 ). `` Shia LaBeouf and Jon Heder Compete for Waves in ' Surf 's Up ' ''. Movieweb.com. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 21. ^ Jump up to : Owen, Rob ( January 12, 2012 ). `` Heder returns as ' Dynamite ' gets animated ''. The Oregonian. p. E1. Retrieved April 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Napoleon Dynamite ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Jon Heder To Star in Electric Farm 's ' Woke Up Dead ' Jump up ^ Chris Hicks. Deseret News, February 5, 2010, p. W1 Jump up ^ `` Chromeo - Old 45 's ''. Retrieved March 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Murphy, Desiree ( July 6, 2016 ). `` Jon Heder and Wife Expecting Baby No. 4 -- See Their Cute Announcement ! ''. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved September 22, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Boy Scouts Prepared To Celebrate A Century ''. National Public Radio. February 6, 2010. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ Marsh, Steve ( January 11, 2012 ). `` Jon Heder on Napoleon Dynamite, Avoiding Raunchy Roles, and Fellow Mormon Mitt Romney ''. Vulture. Retrieved September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Greg / Gramma Jail ''. Pickle and Peanut. Season 1. Episode 1. September 7, 2015. Disney XD. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jon Heder. 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Question: who was the actor that played napoleon dynamite
Answer: Jonathan Joseph Heder