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Thomas Lefler

  • Producer
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Thomas Lefler is known for Napoleon Dynamite (2004), The Writers' Block (2008) and Unicorn City (2012).
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    Known for

    Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
    Napoleon Dynamite
    7.0
    • Principal Svadean(as Tom Lefler)
    • 2004
    The Writers' Block (2008)
    The Writers' Block
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Unicorn City (2012)
    Unicorn City
    5.5
    • Producer(as Thomas J. Lefler)
    • 2012
    A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
    A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation
    7.3
    • Writer(as Tom Lefler)
    • 1989

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    Producer



    • The Insufferable Groo (2018)
      The Insufferable Groo
      6.2
      • associate producer (as Tom Lefler)
      • 2018
    • Conflicted Felons (2016)
      Conflicted Felons
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • No Walk in the Park (2016)
      No Walk in the Park
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Lovestruck! The Musical (2015)
      Lovestruck! The Musical
      5.3
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Liz Christensen in The Surface (2015)
      The Surface
      6.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • On a High Arid Plain (2015)
      On a High Arid Plain
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2015
    • Shooting Ducks
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Without a Rope (2014)
      Without a Rope
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • The Killers feat. Dawes: Christmas in L.A. (2013)
      The Killers feat. Dawes: Christmas in L.A.
      7.2
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Mr. Bellpond (2013)
      Mr. Bellpond
      7.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • The Writers' Block (2008)
      The Writers' Block
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2008–2012
    • Bitter Pill
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • The Wolf and the Ewe
      7.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Unicorn City (2012)
      Unicorn City
      5.5
      • executive producer (as Thomas J. Lefler)
      • 2012
    • Monster in the Woods (2010)
      Monster in the Woods
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2010

    Actor



    • Lovestruck! The Musical (2015)
      Lovestruck! The Musical
      5.3
      • Interested Man (voice)
      • 2015
    • Tina Majorino, Haylie Duff, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, and Jon Heder in Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
      Napoleon Dynamite
      7.0
      • Principal Svadean (as Tom Lefler)
      • 2004

    Writer



    • A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
      A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation
      7.3
      • story editor (as Tom Lefler)
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas J. Lefler

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      He is a film professor at Brigham Young University.
    • Nickname
      • TLef

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