Jerusha Hess

Personal Info

Known For Writer

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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jared and Jerusha Hess, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Writer

2024
Thelma the Unicorn

as Screenplay

2015
Don Verdean

as Writer

2013
Austenland

as Screenplay

2009
2006
Nacho Libre

as Screenplay

2006
Nacho Libre

as Author

2004
Napoleon Dynamite

as Screenplay

Director

2022
Ninety-Five Senses

as Director

2013
Austenland

as Director

Producer

2009
Gentlemen Broncos

as Executive Producer

2001
Cardboard Only

as Producer