I'm confused

Is the guy from Napolean Dynamite really dead or not? I've looked all over the place on the internet and I've got reports from left and right telling me he's alive and the other half saying he is dead. If the rumor was from Januarary then I know he's alive cause he was on The Tonight Show in Febuary. Anyway... Come on Mr. Dan Huard. Get that Scopetech website up and running!!!!
Vash