Beloved Comedy Actor and Voice Actor Jon Heder Turns 49! 🎂 Jon Heder celebrates 49 with a career built around offbeat comedy, unforgettable characters, and a surprisingly extensive voice-acting résumé. His breakout as the awkward and endlessly quotable Napoleon Dynamite turned the 2004 comedy into a cult favorite and gave Heder the role that still defines him for many fans. He followed that success with Jimmy MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Clark in The Benchwarmers, and Darryl in Just Like Heaven. Animation has also become a major part of his career, with voice roles including Chicken Joe in Surf’s Up, Pickle in Pickle and Peanut, Oskar Greason in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, and characters across The Legend of Korra, Ben 10: Omniverse, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Some of his most notable roles include: • Napoleon Dynamite (Napoleon Dynamite) • Jimmy MacElroy (Blades of Glory) • Clark (The Benchwarmers) • Chicken Joe (Surf’s Up / Surf’s Up 2: WaveMania) • Skull (Monster House) • Darryl (Just Like Heaven) • Roger (School for Scoundrels) • Pickle (Pickle and Peanut) • Oskar Greason (Star vs. the Forces of Evil) • Napoleon Bonafrog (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) • Ryu / Ryu’s Father (The Legend of Korra) • Clyde Fife (Ben 10: Omniverse) • Don Robertson / Multi-Farious (Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters) • Joel Malone (My Name Is Earl) From cult comedy favorite to a familiar voice across animation, Heder has built a career around characters that are quirky, memorable, and completely his own. Happy 49th Birthday, Jon Heder! 🎉✨