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Jared Hess

Director

Jared Hess

Directing
2004 — present · 7 films
Born
18 July 1979 · age 46
From
Preston, Idaho, USA

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.

Career Signature

How Jared Hess’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.