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- Jon Heder (Napoleon) Heder played the quirky llama-feeding high schooler who enjoys eating tots, drawing "ligers" and perfecting his "skills" (with nunchucks, computer-hacking, etc.
- Efren Ramírez (Pedro) After his turn as the ambitious Pedro — Napoleon's best friend who ran for (and won) student body president — Ramírez went on to land the role of Catuey on the TV series Eastbound & Down and to act alongside Will Ferrell in 2012's Casa de mi Padre.
- Tina Majorino (Deb) Deb wasn't into Napoleon for his "skills" — she was truly the (entrepreneurial) girl next door, who was there all along. Majorino, a child star who got her big break with 1994's Andre, shifted to the small screen after her role in the breakout indie film, most notably as Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie on Veronica Mars and Heather Tuttle on Big Love.
- Aaron Ruell (Kip) As Napoleon's older brother, Kip went out of his way to try and make his lil' bro jealous of his skills when it came to chatting up "babes" online.
Jun 11, 2024 · Napoleon becomes friends with new student Pedro (Efren Ramírez) and the shy girl next door, Deb (Tina Majorino), and they work together to support Pedro's long-shot campaign to become class...
- Danny Horn
Oct 31, 2023 · When he was 18, his girlfriend (the woman who lives in Hope today) was a model and he’d visit her on the set of photo shoots and commercials. It was then that he decided to give acting another...
- Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite
- Aaron Ruell, Kip Dynamite
- Efren Ramirez, Pedro
- Tina Majorino, Deb
- Jon Gries, Uncle Rico
- Haylie Duff, Summer Wheatly
- Sandy Martin, Grandma
- Diedrich Bader, Rex
- Shondrella Avery, Lafawnduh
- Emily Dunn, Trisha
Then: Jon Heder was friends with filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess and starred in the short film that inspired Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Heder’s big screen debut (he was only paid $1,000), and he went all out for the role, even going so far as to perm his hair. Now: Heder quickly launched a big screen career, landing roles in The Benchwarmers...
Then: Prior to making his big screen debut as Napoleon’s brother Kip, Aaron Ruell was already an accomplished commercial and film director, and in 2005, was the only director to have two short films premiere at the Sundance film festival: “Everything's Gone Green” and “Mary.” For the part of Kip, Ruell had real braces placed on his teeth. Now: Ruel...
Then: You might be surprised to know that Napoleon Dynamite wasn't Efren Ramirez’s first film role -- he had previously starred in Tammy and the T-Rex, Jury Duty and Kazaam. Now: Though it wasn’t his first foray into acting, Napoleon Dynamite definitely helped kick Ramirez's career up a notch, landing him parts in Crank and Employee of the Month. H...
Then: A former child actress who had starred in Andre and Waterworld, Tina Majorino re-emerged from a seven-year acting hiatus as Deb, Napoleon’s love interest. Now: Majorino went on to find immense success on television, with parts on Veronica Mars, Bones and most recently, True Blood and Grey’s Anatomy.
Then: Veteran actor Jon Gries was known best for roles in cult classics like Real Genius and The Monster Squad, and he definitely helped lend some of that legitimacy to the role of Uncle Rico. If you’re wondering why he kept using his napkin so much in the steak-eating scene, it’s because Gries, a real-life vegetarian, was spitting the meat out aft...
Then: Big sister of TV and pop star Hilary Duff, Haylie played the role of snobby popular girl Summer Wheatly. She had previously made a few guest appearances alongside her kid sis on Lizzie McGuire. Now: Duff went on to star on a few seasons of 7th Heaven, and has continued to work in both film and television, appearing in several small indie flic...
Then: Veteran stage and character actress (and sometimes playwright/producer) Sandy Martin had previously worked with Jon Gries on Real Genius before reuniting in Napoleon Dynamite. Now: Martin has made appearances on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Nip/Tuck, but you might know her best for the role of Hollis Green's wife, Selma, on the criti...
Then: No stranger to quirky character roles from his work in films like Office Space and The Beverly Hillbillies, Diedrich Bader played Rex, the macho guy who runs the Tae Kwon Do studio where Kip aspires to better himself. Now: Bader does a ton of voiceover work these days, lending his signature cadence to the voice of the caped crusader in Batman...
Then: Shondrella Avery made a name for herself with roles on The Jamie Foxx Show and the hidden camera reality series Girls Behaving Badlybefore giving her most memorable performance yet as LaFawnduh, Kip’s internet girlfriend. Now: Avery has appeared in The Secret Life of Bees and in last year's cop drama End of Watch, alongside Jake Gyllenhaal an...
Then: Emily Dunn went by the name Emily Kennard when she made her debut in Napoleon Dynamite as Trisha, Napoleon's (very) reluctant prom date. An actress and dancer, Dunn attended acting classes with Jon Heder's twin brother, Dan. Now: Dunn has had minor roles in small films, but her real passion is in art, design, and choreography -- skills she pu...
In 2004, Majorino starred as "Deb" in the smash hit Napoleon Dynamite alongside Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, and Jon Gries. The film became an overnight cult classic and remains one of her favorite roles.
Nov 18, 2022 · More than 18 years after the cult teen movie premiered, Napoleon Dynamite's Jon Heder, Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff and Efren Ramirez reunited for a photo.
Jul 3, 2024 · Efren Ramirez in Napoleon Dynamite Efren Ramirez (Pedro Sánchez) Similar to Heder’s trajectory, playing Napoleon’s best friend and class president hopeful, Pedro, was both the breakthrough ...
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