JH

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

11

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-07-12 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Olathe, Kansas, USA

Also Known As

  • Jerusha Elizabeth Demke

Jerusha 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 Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Nacho Libre (2006), both of which they co-wrote and directed (Nacho Libre was co-written with Mike White). They also produced the video for The Postal Service's third single, "We Will Become Silhouettes".

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Known For

Napoleon Dynamite
6.8%

Napoleon Dynamite

Jun 11, 2004

Napoleon Dynamite
6.8%

Napoleon Dynamite

Jun 11, 2004

Nacho Libre
6.5%

Nacho Libre

Jun 16, 2006

Austenland
6.4%

Austenland

Aug 15, 2013

Austenland
6.4%

Austenland

Aug 15, 2013

Thelma the Unicorn
7.1%

Thelma the Unicorn

May 17, 2024

Gentlemen Broncos
5.7%

Gentlemen Broncos

Sep 30, 2009

Gentlemen Broncos
5.7%

Gentlemen Broncos

Sep 30, 2009

Don Verdean
4.9%

Don Verdean

Dec 1, 2015

Ninety-Five Senses
7.4%

Ninety-Five Senses

Aug 12, 2022

Cardboard Only
5.0%

Cardboard Only

May 28, 2001

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Costume & Make-Up

2004
Napoleon Dynamite as Costume Design

Directing

2022
Ninety-Five Senses as Director
2013
Austenland as Director

Production

2009
Gentlemen Broncos as Executive Producer
2001
Cardboard Only as Producer

Writing

2024
Thelma the Unicorn as Screenplay
2015
Don Verdean as Writer
2013
Austenland as Screenplay
2009
Gentlemen Broncos as Writer
2006
Nacho Libre as Writer
2004
Napoleon Dynamite as Screenplay
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Jerusha Hess