I’m a huge movie buff, and I usually go to the movie theater more than once a month. Movies are magical and a wonderful way to escape. Especially if you have children. We all need a break from our children sometimes.
So I got to thinking about celebrities with ties to Fort Collins, my hometown, and what I found shocked me.
Jon Heder
Who knew Fort Collins was such a hotbed for talent? Not me. But some of my favorite movies have actors and actresses from Fort Collins. Take Jon Heder, for example. The breakout star of the movie Napoleon Dynamite was born and raised right here in Fort Collins. You can also see the Northern Colorado native in movies, The Benchwarmers, alongside David Spade, and Blades of Glory with Will Ferrell.
Jake Lloyd
Jake Lloyd was a child actor who played a young Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode 1. Jake was born in Fort Collins and still has family in town.
I actually ran into Jake in the wild. I was waiting tables at a local restaurant, and he came in with his family. He was probably around 12, and it went a little something like this…