Jon: I am a Mormon by faith, but that does not make me the poster boy for the Religion. Although, if people are inspired by the way that I live my life, I don't consider that a bad thing at all.
Jon made his film debut at Sundance Film Festival in the award-winning short film Peluca, written and directed by Jared Hess.
Jon will not accept a role that involves his character smoking, drinking, using drugs, swearing, or having sex.
Jon received two MTV Movie Awards in 2005 for 'Best Musical Performance' and 'Breakthrough Male Star' for his performance in Napoleon Dynamite.
Jon got his start in a children's theater production of Charlie and the Chocolate factory.
Jon and his wife, Kirsten, met at Brigham Young University.
His father Jim is the older brother of WCAU sportscaster Vai Sikahema's wife, Keala.
Loves "Futurama" (1999) and Led Zeppelin.
Jon auditioned for a part in the 2005 film Zathura.
Jon and Efren Ramirez (who played Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite) filmed a series advertising the 2005 Utah State Fair, that can be seen on the Napoleon Dynamite special edition DVD.
Jon can speak fluent Japanese.
Jon and his twin brother Daniel were victims of Ashton Kutcher's MTV reality prank show, PUNK'D in 2003.
Jon attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He majored in 3-D animation, and met fellow student and writer & director John Hess. Hess went on to pen Napoleon Dynamite.
He is 6'1.5" tall.
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