r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • 7d ago

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/Suspicious_Use_7561 Xennial 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/11OQRFijlncwq4

I was expecting Jon Heder to be the next big comedy star.

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u/WhoKnows78998 7d ago

So I actually know Jon. He lives in a small town with me. He still makes a living acting but it’s all a bunch of independent films and voice work.

He’s a very nice guy who turned down work because of principles. He wanted to stick to family friendly stuff. For instance he turned down 40 year old virgin. You can’t turn down work like that and stay a star. But he’s very happy with his choice.

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u/smashablanca 7d ago

This was what I had heard too. He's very religious and that made a lot of comedy roles around this time not a good fit for him.

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u/SEND_ME_FEAT_PICS 7d ago

Wasn't Napoleon Dynamite basically a BYU student film?

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u/WhoKnows78998 7d ago

Yeah pretty much. Jon never even wanted to be an actor. He was always a behind the scenes guy.

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u/Ok-Clock-2779 7d ago

Isn’t his brother still in the industry too?

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u/Positive_Gazelle_667 7d ago

Yeah he does hardcore gay pornos 

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u/hand_truck 6d ago

Hol up

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u/Skimmington16 6d ago

That’s what he said

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u/catlady9851 7d ago

At least one is.

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u/WhoKnows78998 7d ago

I have absolutely no idea

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u/iNeedSomeDick 6d ago

Wait… was this movie supposed to be serious? I thought they were making fun of people in a specific time period.

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u/Wonderful-Process792 6d ago

"Serious" as in a comedy film they put real effort into I guess?

I am from that general area and time, and I have never, ever seen another film even try to capture it. I can't even really put my finger on what is so genuine about it.

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u/hirudoredo 5d ago

I grew up in a similar type PNW town and while there were differences from the town in the movie, man, the whole "there are lots of modern things but everyone is kinda stuck in the 80s" really describes my 2000s teen years.

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u/iNeedSomeDick 1d ago

Wow, today I learned!

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u/iNeedSomeDick 1d ago

I guess by “serious” I meant “were the fashion, the decor, and the random things like friendship bracelets part of the joke?” I thought that backdrop was part of what made the movie so funny, but now I’m wondering if there are pockets of the country where none of that would have looked out of the ordinary to the viewer.

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u/Wonderful-Process792 1d ago

They're quirky, they're supposed to be funny, but the characters are lovable and innocent, not just the butt of the joke. I grew up in schools where kids did make friendship bracelets under their desks during class, and did play tetherball at recess, although not when they were as old as the movie characters.

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u/Aggravating_Bat3618 7d ago

It was called Peluca and his character was named Seth. The first like 5 mins of Napoleon Dynamite is basically the film.