NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004) Cast Members Then And Now

hi there and welcome to nostalgia hit in today's video we look back at the cast of the 2004 multi-award-winning comedy napoleon dynamite with a mere 400 000 budget this film went on to gross over 46 million dollars worldwide and achieve a cult classic status we'll revisit the stars of the film and update them as of 2021 so grab your napoleon dynamite then and now ticket and don't forget to hit the notification bell and like and subscribe to the channel enjoy the video john header played napoleon dynamite the main character in the film napoleon is an alpha nerd a socially awkward high school student who lives with his grandmother and his big brother kip his best friend is pedro a shy student who recently arrived from mexico napoleon hates school and describes every day spent there as the worst day of his life he daydreams his way through class while trying to dodge his tormentors usually making outlandish claims about himself and his incredible combat skills for his part in the film header was paid a mere 1 000 but his role as napoleon became a launching pad for a successful career as an actor he also received an mtv movie award for best musical performance and breakthrough male performance for his role since then he has also appeared in numerous film and tv roles including just like heaven the sasquatch gang the bench warmers and blades of glory heater was born on october 26 1977. in fort collins colorado and is now 44 years of age afrin ramirez played pedro sanchez the new kid at school a shy sedate but bold mexican student who moves to preston idaho napoleon becomes pedro's friend because he is impressed by his bicycle and his ability to grow a mustache almost overnight even though pedro is shy it doesn't stop him running for class president against an attractive popular blonde cheerleader since playing his role as pedro sanchez ramirez has starred in a number of tv and film roles including employee of the month crank and mad families he is also co-founder of powerhouse pictures entertainment as well as being a popular international dj ramirez was born on october 2nd 1973 in los angeles california and is now 48 years of age tina mangerina played deborah deb branshaw a quiet awkward high school student who shows entrepreneurial spirit by attempting to sell products door-to-door from her glamour shop business to earn money for college deb is seen as uncomfortable to be around speaking in a cop almost monotone voice deb and napoleon develop a crush on each other soon after he returns her handicrafts that she left on his front porch mengerino started her career as a child actor starring in films such as andre when a man loves a woman karina karina and waterworld after the success of napoleon dynamite she appeared in recurring tv roles playing computer whiz cindy mac mckenzie and veronica mars and the part of heather tuttle in the tv drama big love mengerino was born on february 7 1985 in los angeles california and is now 36 years of age aaron reuel played kipling robert kipp dynamite napoleon's older brother kip is gently spoken lovable and a complete tech key he spends his spare time on internet chat rooms where he boasts about talking to hot babes all day long not only is kipp a ladies man he also aspires to be a cage fighter through the chat rooms kip meets la fonda his soul mate of whom he marries ruel is now an accomplished commercial director and photographer winning many accolades over the years soon after playing kip he left acting and began directing short films and commercials since then his career has really taken off directing ads for many major brands bruel was born on june 23 1976 in fresno california and is now 45 years of age john grise played rico dynamite napoleon and kip's uncle who comes to look after them after their grandma has an accident riding her quad bike on the sand dunes uncle rico is a flirtatious middle-aged former high school quarterback who lives in a camper van he constantly reminisces about 1982 wishing he could go back in time to get over his failed dreams of nfl stardom and just what might have been he uses the visiting opportunity to team up with kip and get rich quick schemes selling tupperware products and a bust enhancer program from door to door for his part in the film grize was nominated for the independent spirit award for best supporting male he also went on to appear in numerous film and tv roles including recurring roles in martin the pretender the bridge dreamcorp llc and the white lotus bryce was born on june 17th 1957 in glendale california and is now 64 years of age hayley duff played summer wheatley an attractive stuck stuck-up popular student at the high school she has a jock boyfriend called dawn who constantly belittles napoleon she runs against pedro for class president in the school election performing a dance skit to larger than life by the backstreet boys the role of summer earn duffer first teen choice award win as well as being an actress duff is a singer songwriter television host writer and fashion designer other notable roles include sandy jameson in the television series 7th heaven amy sanders and lizzie mcguire and annie nelson in the maid for television films love takes wing along with its sequel love finds a home she is the older sister of american singer and actress hilary duff she was born on february 19 1985 in houston texas and is now 36 years of age emily dunn formerly emily kennard played tricia stevens napoleon's high school crush tricia is very much like summer and being that she is stuck up napoleon draws a portrait of her with a note on the back stating there's a lot more where this came from if you go to the dance with me trisha is persuaded to go the dance with napoleon but leaves him as soon as they arrive to be with dawn and summer soon after her role in napoleon dynamite dunn graduated from brigham young university with a bachelor of fine arts and illustration for 10 years she worked for disney interactive studios she is also a visual and performing artist dunn was born on march 15 1982 in salt lake city utah and is now 39 years of age chandrella avery played left fonda lucas kept dynamite's hot babe in soulmate she meets kipp through an online chat room and then travels from detroit to be with him it is instant mutual attraction as soon as la fonda steps off the bus not long after la fonda gives kipp an urban makeover outfitting him in hip hop regalia eventually kip and lefonda get married riding off on a wild honeymoon stallion that napoleon claimed he tamed himself avery began her career as a stand-up comic while working a corporate job from 2002 until 2005 she had a recurring role as candy taylor on the sitcom one on one and later a cast member on the show's spin-off cuts as well as being a comedian and an accomplished actress she is a producer motivational speaker and sickle cell disease advocate avery's philanthropic efforts elevated her to become a 2015 iconic woman for women's history month avery was born on april 26 1971 in los angeles california and is now 50 years of age sandy martin played grandma carlin to dynamite the quad biking guardian of napoleon and kip she is a tad cantankerous and grumpy but clearly loves the boys to bits and will do what it takes to take care of them martin is not only an award-nominated actress she is a playwright director and producer she has acted in over 70 stage productions and was a founding company member of two renowned new york city theater companies the wpa theater and the perry street theater for over 40 years she has appeared in many film and tv roles martin was born on march 3rd 1949 in philadelphia pennsylvania and is now 72 years old diedrich bader played rex the owner of the rex cuando martial arts center which teaches self-defense rex claims his students will learn the strength of a grizzly the reflexes of a puma and the wisdom of a man rex is a dreadful instructor picking on the weak whilst insulting almost anyone and everyone vader is an actor and comedian and has appeared in many tv and film roles including recurring roles in the drew carey show american housewife outsourced better things in veep he is also an accomplished animated voice actor lending his voice to many roles vader was born on december 24 1966 in alexandria virginia and is now 54 years of age [Music] alan dubin played eileen stevens trish's mother while going door to door with his tupperware napoleon's uncle rico tells eileen that napoleon wets the bet and that he is bullet at school feeling sorry for napoleon this convinces eileen to tell her daughter trisha to go to the school dance with him dubin began her career as a ballet dancer before going into theater where she played a wide variety of characters she was nominated for the gemini award for her series lead role as jerry slate on the award-winning supernatural drama series the collector dubin also played a guest appearance role in gene roddenberry's earth final conflict she is the spokesperson for the make-a-wish foundation in toronto and central ontario dubin was born on january 1 1970 in toronto canada and is now 51 years of age trevor snare played don a jock at preston high who always teases and makes fun of napoleon he is also the boyfriend of summer while he certainly doesn't treat napoleon with any form of respect he is not overly malicious towards him usually quietly chuckling at napoleon's bizarre behavior during the filming snar claimed his hotel room was haunted and for a few nights ended up sleeping on the floor of efren ramirez's room since playing dawn in the 2004 movie his first on-screen break snar has gone on to have roles in the 2008 film minutemen and 2011's dead stop he is also credited for parts and granite flats datnap the green fairy gold fever through broken glass and general hospital to name a few snar was born on april 29 1978 in salt lake city utah and is now 43 years of age so who was your favorite character in the film let us know in the comments below thanks for watching nostalgia hit please remember to hit the like button and subscribe if you enjoyed the video as it really helps the channel why not watch another video listed on the screen now until next time [Music] you

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Length: 10min 54sec (654 seconds)

Published: Fri Nov 19 2021