- Date of Birth: 12 May, 1980
- Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska , U.S.
- Biography: Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979, in Preston, Idaho) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess (née Demke) (born May 12, 1980, in Omaha, Nebraska) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers known for their work Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Nacho Libre (2006), both of which they co-wrote and directed (Nacho Libre was co-written with... Read more
Filmography
- Gentlemen Broncos (2009)
- Nacho Libre (2006)
- Saints and Soldiers (2005)
- Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
- Baptists at Our Barbecue (2004)
- The R.M. (2003)
- Peluca (2003)
- Pride and Prejudice (2003)
- Handcart (2002)
- The Climb (2002)
- The Singles Ward (2002)
- Freedom on the Water (2002)
News
'Broncos' bucks humor aside
bostonherald.com –
2009-11-05
I diotic, infantile and worst of all not very funny, Jared Hess' "Gentlemen Broncos" is hampered by predictable plotting and equally predictable weirdness. Hess, who scored with the appealing "Napoleon Dynamite" and then stumbled slightly with Jack Black's wrestling priest... ... Full Article
Posted Nov 04, 2009 @ 05:45 PM Rocking a chic lumberjack look with a thick dark beard and a gray plaid flannel shirt, filmmaker Jared Hess easily could be mistaken as a character from one of his quirky movies. ... Full Article
Annette Kellerman hollars and bucks with GENTLEMAN BRONCOS at Fantastic Fest 2009!!!
aintitcool.com –
2009-09-26
Brought to us by Jared Hess, the mastermind behind the now-classic Napoleon Dynamite and the (I think) underrated Nacho Libre, Hess once again invites us into his own special universe. ... Full Article
Apple has debuted a pair of new trailers, the first being a green band, toned down and shortened trailer for the angels with machine guns actioner Legion which saw a five-minute red band trailer debut only yesterday ( watch that... ... Full Article



Jared Hess- 2007 Recovery Month Press Conference
Jared Hess - Behind The Scenes - Bellator IV
Jared Hess's MMA Influence
Bellator XII Weigh In Video with interviews with Toby Imada and Jared Hess