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See what the cast members of the eminently quotable film have been up to since their days of campaigning Vote for Pedro and eating tots. The indie comedy Napoleon Dynamite premiered on June 11, , and blew away box office expectations. Directed by Jared Hess, who co-wrote the movie alongside his wife Jerusha Hess, it starred Jon Heder in his titular breakout role.

The movie was nominated for the grand jury prize in the U. Read on to learn what the cast of Napoleon Dynamite has been up to since starring in the hit movie. Heder played the quirky llama-feeding high schooler who enjoys eating tots, drawing "ligers" and perfecting his "skills" with nunchucks, computer-hacking, etc. After showing off his sweet moves as the awkward-yet-endearing Napoleon, Heder starred in Benchwarmers and Blades of Glory He also voiced Pickle on the animated series Pickle and Peanut and Reggie appropriately, a llama in Thelma the Unicorn , which was co-written by Jared and Jerusha Hess.

He's been married since to Kristen Heder; they have four children. Ramirez reunited with Heder the following year for a Burger King commercial to mark the return of the fast food chain's cheesy tator tots. He also voiced Airman Diaz in the film Lightyear. Ramirez led the horror anthology indie film Satanic Hispanics as The Traveler and starred as Santiago in the action-thriller Due Justice.

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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 '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.

She also played Dr. As Napoleon's older brother, Kip went out of his way to try and make his little brother jealous of his skills when it came to chatting up "babes" online. After his scene-stealing role, Aaron Ruell focused on behind-the-camera work, writing and directing the film short Everything's Gone Green before lending his voice to 's Napoleon Dynamite series and directing the miniseries Fathers Support Group.