Jared Hess

Jared Hess

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Jared Hess

  • Birthday:

    1979-07-18

  • Place of Birth: Preston, Idaho, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 1.0586
  • Also Known As

    Jared Lawrence Hess

    杰瑞德·赫斯

    جارد هيس

Jared Hess

Biography

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.

They also produced music videos for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes", and the Killers' Christmas charity single "Boots".

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