Editing Jon Heder (section)

== Career ==
The 2004 comedy feature ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]'', filmed in [[Preston, Idaho]], earned $44.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/napoleon_dynamite|title=Napoleon Dynamite|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> In June 2005, Heder received the [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Musical Performance and Breakthrough Male Performance for the role.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/06/06/here-are-mtv-movie-award-winners-2/ |title=Here are the MTV Movie Award winners |date=June 6, 2005 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |first=Gary |last=Susman |access-date=February 11, 2024 }}</ref> On October 8, 2005, he hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with musical guest [[Ashlee Simpson]].<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://archive.org/details/saturday-night-live-seasons-26-35/Saturday+Night+Live+-+S31E02+-+Jon+Heder+%26+Ashlee+Simpson+(October+8%2C+2005).mp4 |title=Saturday Night Live Seasons 26 - 35: S31E02 Jon Heder & Ashlee Simpson |date=October 8, 2005 |website=Internet Archive |access-date=February 13, 2024 }}</ref> Heder and his film co-star [[Efren Ramirez]] filmed a series of commercials to promote the 2005 [[Utah State Fair]], and reprised their roles in a [[self-parody]] sketch, "Napoleon Bonamite", on the animated series ''[[Robot Chicken]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.looper.com/143540/what-life-is-really-like-for-the-star-of-napoleon-dynamite-now/ |title=What Life Is Really Like For The Star Of Napoleon Dynamite Now |date=January 23, 2019 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |first=Juliet |last=Kahn |access-date=February 13, 2024 }}</ref>

In 2005, Heder had a supporting role as a clerk in a [[New Age|new age]] bookstore in the [[romantic comedy]] ''[[Just like Heaven (2005 film)|Just like Heaven]]''. In 2006, he appeared in the comedy film ''[[The Sasquatch Gang]];'' and had a starring role with [[Rob Schneider]] and [[David Spade]] in producer [[Adam Sandler]]'s ''[[The Benchwarmers]]'' (2006), a comedy about three men making up for lost chances by creating their own [[Little League]] [[baseball]] team. Also in 2006, Heder was the voice of the character Skull in the animated film ''[[Monster House (film)|Monster House]]'', and starred in the comedy ''[[School for Scoundrels (2006 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'', opposite [[Billy Bob Thornton]] and [[Jacinda Barrett]]. He co-starred in 2007 with [[Will Ferrell]] in the well-received ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' (2007) where, as in many of his films, he plays an absurd, slapstick caricature—this time, one of two rival figure skaters who must team up in a pairs competition.

Heder's second turn at voice acting came in 2007 when he voiced Chicken Joe, a surfing chicken, in the animated film ''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]''. His first foray into web television was the 2008 web series ''[[Woke Up Dead]],'' which he produced and starred in. The live-action, sci-fi comedy thriller follows Drex, a USC student who wakes up underwater in the bathtub one morning and suspects he may be dead.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/jon-heder-star-online-series-116304/#! |title=Jon Heder to star in online series |date=July 24, 2008 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>

Heder and his twin brother, Dan, star together as villains in the fourth installment of the popular internet martial arts comedy series ''[[Sockbaby]]''. Heder's performance in ''[[When in Rome (2010 film)|When in Rome]]'' was praised by ''[[New York Times]]'' critic [[A. O. Scott]]: "Jon Heder as a goofy street magician is the funniest of the bunch."<ref>{{cite web |date=January 28, 2010 |last=Scott |first=A. O. |author1-link=A. O. Scott |title=Coins and a Fountain That Make a Magic Mess |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/movies/29when.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513055837/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/movies/29when.html |archive-date=May 13, 2010 }}</ref><ref>Chris Hicks. ''[[Deseret News]]'', February 5, 2010, p. W1</ref> Heder voiced Napoleon Dynamite in the [[Fox Network]] animated series ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)|Napoleon Dynamite]]'', which debuted in January 2012. In 2013, Heder appeared in the music video for "[[On Top of the World (Imagine Dragons song)|On Top of the World]]" with numerous other Utah-based actors and musicians, and in 2014 he appeared in the music video for the [[Chromeo]] song "Old 45s".<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Chromeo – Old 45's |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y44jY-DrLYM&t=4m42s  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/y44jY-DrLYM| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=March 24, 2018 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In January 2017, Heder reprised his role as Chicken Joe in ''[[Surf's Up 2: WaveMania]]'', the direct-to-video sequel to ''Surf's Up''. In 2022, it was announced that Heder would star in the comedy film ''Plan B'', alongside [[Tom Berenger]] and [[Shannon Elizabeth]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/07/jamie-lee-jon-heder-topline-comedy-plan-b-1235065213/ | title=Jamie Lee & Jon Heder Topline Comedy 'Plan B' for Joke Zero and Future Proof Films | date=July 16, 2022 }}</ref>

In 2024, Heder reunited with Hess in ''[[Thelma the Unicorn (film)|Thelma the Unicorn]]'', an animated film starring [[Brittany Howard]].