Heder wanted the scene in the 2004 comedy to be “good” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Efren Ramirez (Pedro) talks to the audience as members of the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" gather at Sundance in Park City for a ...

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Jon Heder is a horror buff. This becomes apparent just a few minutes into a Zoom call, when he cites the sixth film in the massive “Friday the 13th” franchise as his favorite. He’s a big fan of 1980s ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind BYU. Actor Jon Heder — who starred as the tots-obsessed ...

Gosh! It’s been 20 years since the beloved indie classic “Napoleon Dynamite” burst onto movie screens. Since then, much has changed; but the characters, as enduring as they are endearing, stay in our ...

Jon Heder, best known for playing the tater tot-loving underdog Napoleon Dynamite, returned to his roots Thursday night, sitting courtside at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, for BYU’s Sweet ...

"Napoleon Dynamite" actor Jon Heder, a Brigham Young University alumnus, said he is grateful for how his time at the university shaped both his artistic development and personal perspective. “I am ...

Michael Rosenbaum’s close-knit friendship with Jon Heder helped inspire his newly released children’s book, The Talented Farter. “The older I get, the more I realize that you just have to do things in ...

Few involved in the making of Napoleon Dynamite could've predicted its runaway success. Debuting at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, the indie cringe comedy took on a life of its own when it was ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Napoleon Dynamite served tater tots on a plate instead of stuffing them in his pocket — and threw his Sweet 16 vote behind BYU. Actor Jon Heder — who starred as the tots-obsessed ...