
Jon Heder
Net Worth: | $18 Million |
Birthday: | Oct 26, 1977 |
Age: | 45 years old |
Height: | 6 feet (185cm) |
Birthplace: | United States of America |
Occupation: | Actor, Businessman |
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Last Updated: | June, 2023 |
Jon Heder as of 2023 has a net worth of 18 million dollars. He has accumulated this large net worth through several sources of income, although the main one is acting.
How Did Jon Heder Become Rich?
Jon Heder was born on October 26, 1977. He is currently 45 years old. He was born in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States. Jon’s parents are Helen and James Heder. Jon has one older sister named Rachel and three brothers; Adam, Matt, and Doug. Although he was born in Colorado, at the young age of two he and his parents moved to Salem, Oregon. Jon went to Walker Middle School then, later on, attended South Salem High School where he graduated in 1996. During his time in school, he was in the drama club and swim team. Jon also served as scoutmaster during his time in the Eagle Scouts.
Later he attended Brigham Young University and graduated as an alumnus with a degree in computer animation. In college, he made a film with his brother and one other called ‘Funky Town’. The film was never released to the public but Jon gained a little acting experience thanks to it. He also worked on another short film called ‘Peluca’. This film was about an odd teen called Napoleon and Jon was chosen to be the lead role. The film did well and it went on to become a full-length feature film. The feature-length film is where Jon had his big break. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and had extreme success and won many awards and nominations. Jon even stated that despite him only making one thousand dollars at first for this role, it was his favorite role to date.
In 2005, Jon featured in a romantic comedy called ‘Just Like Heaven’. The film was about a tenant finding out his new apartment had been haunted by a ghost but he ends up falling in love with it. For this film, Jon had a supporting role by the name of Darryl.
Moving along to 2006, Jon debuted in a film called ‘The Benchwarmers’. This film was an American sports comedy directed by Dennis Dugan. Jon played the role of Clark; an adult nerd. He acted alongside other big names like Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Lovitz. Thanks to the role he was nominated for a Teen Choice award for choice movie actor in the comedy genre.
Within the same year, Jon was cast in a computer-generated animated movie called ‘Monster House’ where he voiced a character by the name of Reginald. He then went on to have a role in ‘School For Scoundrels‘. For this role, he played a lowly meter reader that is regularly ridiculed and learns to overcome his lack of self-esteem.
‘The Sasquatch Gang’ was another film he debuted in as a laser tag referee. This film follows the life of a young sci-fi fan and his friends who think they have found proof of Bigfoot. He was nominated for another Teen Choice award for ‘School For Scoundrels’.
Later in 2007, Heder was par of the cast in ‘Blades Of Glory’ where he was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards in the categories of Choice Movie Actor, Choice Chemistry, and Choice Dance Scene. To add to the list of nominations MTV also nominated him for best fight. Around that time Jon Heder also voice acted in the animated movie ‘Surf’s Up’ as a character named Chicken Joe. Jon went on to host a Saturday night live show in 2008.
From 2012 to 2017 Jon Heder mostly did voice acting for animated films like ‘Pinnochio’, ‘Pororo: The Racing Adventure’, ‘Walt Before Mickey’ and ‘My Dad Is Scrooge’. Although he mainly focused on voice acting during those years he also did a few short films. Some of them are ‘Peter At The End’ and ‘Bud Selig Must Die’. More recently, he has acted in an American fantasy film called ‘Unexpected’. Here he plays the role of Harry alongside other well-known actors like Jack Black. Jon Heder has been cast for movies whose dates are to be announced.
Additionally, with his success in film acting, Jon Heder has also had luck in acting for television. Some of the shows he has acted in are ‘Robot Chicken’ where he voiced several characters, ‘My Name Is Earl’ and ‘The Legend Of Korra’.
Aside from his acting career, Jon Heder is also an entrepreneur. He has a teenage clothing line called ‘JH Apparel’. He and his friend Launched this clothing line before college. To this day he is still involved and occasionally designs collections for them. Jon Heder also makes investments. He has invested in Playstation Network where Napoleon Dynamite released a game. This game alone has made him millions.
What Is Jon Heder Net Worth?
As of 2023, Jon Heder’s net worth is estimated to be 18 million dollars. His net worth has mostly amassed due to his success in acting. His acting salaries throughout the years can be calculated to be over 10 million of his net worth. He also owns a home and car. His collaborated clothing line and investments into Playstation all play a part in his large net worth and can be estimated to be about 5 million of it.
How Jon Heder Spends His Money?
Jon Heder does not live an extremely lavish lifestyle however he does spend on what he thinks is necessary. Jon has bought a modest home and a dazzling red sports car. He mostly chooses to invest his money into his clothing brand and other ventures. Jon Heder lives a relatively quiet life for a celebrity and he is all about his family.
Interesting Facts
- Jon Heder is married. His wife’s name is Kristen Heder and together they’ve had four children by the names of Timothy, Phillip, Evan, and the last child’s name hasn’t been announced yet.
- Jon doesn’t drink caffeine or alcohol due to his adherence to his strict Mormon practices. Jon even spent two years in Tokyo as a missionary.
- Jon Heder is a twin. His brother Dan Heder is identical to him.