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Bateman in December 2007 |
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| Born | Jason Kent Bateman January 14, 1969 Rye, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Amanda Anka (2001–present)[1] |
Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American television and film actor. After appearing in several 1980s and 1990s sitcoms including It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, Bateman came to prominence in the early 2000s for playing Michael Bluth on Arrested Development, for which he won a TV Land, a Golden Globe, and two Satellite Awards. He has since established himself in Hollywood by appearing in several films including The Change Up, The Kingdom, Juno, Hancock, Up in the Air, Paul, and Horrible Bosses.
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Bateman was born in Rye, New York, the son of Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant for Pan Am, and Kent Bruce Bateman, an actor, film and television writer/director, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood.[2][3][4] His mother was from the United Kingdom, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.[5] His older sister is actress Justine Bateman, of Family Ties fame. Bateman also has three half-brothers.[3] His family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, when he was four, and later to California. [3]
Bateman began his television career on Little House On The Prairie. He appeared in the Knight Rider third-season episode "Lost Knight" in 1984. In 1987, he appeared with Burt Reynolds on the men's team in the inaugural week of game show Win, Lose or Draw. He earned the status of teen idol in the mid-1980s in shows such as Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and most notably Valerie (later renamed Valerie's Family, and then The Hogans, and then The Hogan Family after Valerie Harper left the series), and became the Directors Guild of America's youngest-ever director when he helmed three episodes of The Hogan Family at the age of eighteen. After the series ended its run, he gained international recognition in the motion picture Teen Wolf Too, which, despite his casting in the title role, was a box office failure. In 1994, he played opposite legendary actors Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn in the television film This Can't Be Love. During this period, he had major roles on four series—Simon, Chicago Sons, George & Leo, and Some of My Best Friends—none of which lasted longer than one season. He also directed an episode of Two of a Kind in 1998. In 2002, he played the frisky sibling of Thomas Jane's character in the feature film The Sweetest Thing.
In 2003, Bateman was cast as Michael Bluth in the comedy series Arrested Development. Although critically acclaimed, the series never achieved high ratings[3] and ended on February 10, 2006. Bateman won several awards for his work on the series, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. He was also nominated in 2005 for the Emmy Award[6] for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
Bateman performed commentary on the 2004 Democratic National Convention for The Majority Report with Arrested Development co-star David Cross, and hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live on February 12, 2005.[7]
In 2006, he appeared as a guest star on the Scrubs episode "My Big Bird" as Mr. Sutton, a garbage man with a flock of vicious ostriches as pets.
In 2009, Bateman became a regular voice actor for the short-lived Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up. He voiced Larry Littlejunk, the gym teacher and only staff member that can teach.[8]
In 2010, Bateman and former Arrested Development co-star Will Arnett created "DumbDumb Productions," a production company focusing on digital content. Their first video was "Prom Date," the first in a series of "Dirty Shorts" for Orbit.[9]
In 2004, Bateman appeared in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story as ESPN 8 ("The Ocho") commentator Pepper Brooks, and in Starsky & Hutch as Kevin, Vince Vaughn's business partner.
Bateman reunited with Vaughn in 2006's The Break-Up. In 2007, he played former lawyer Rupert "Rip" Reed alongside Ben Affleck in Smokin' Aces, and also starred in The Kingdom, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and Juno. In 2008, he co-starred with Will Smith and Charlize Theron in the superhero film Hancock.
Bateman's 2009 films included Extract, written and directed by Mike Judge,[10] and Couples Retreat, reuniting with Vince Vaughn in a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort (Kristen Bell played his wife).[11]
In 2010, he starred in The Switch, a romantic comedy, with Jennifer Aniston.
In 2011, he played the role of Special Agent Zoil in the comedy Paul, and starred in Horrible Bosses and The Change-Up.
Bateman told Best Life magazine that he and sister Justine Bateman supported their parents with the paychecks they earned on their television shows, and that his father was his manager until Jason fired him at the age of 20.[12] Throughout the nineties, Bateman struggled with drug use; he stated in an interview in 2009 that "It was like Risky Business for 10 years".[13]
Since July 2001, Bateman has been married to Amanda Anka, daughter of singer Paul Anka. Their child, Francesca Nora Bateman, was born October 28, 2006.[1] They are currently expecting a second daughter.[14]
In late 2005, he had surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat.[15] The surgery and required recovery time halted production on Arrested Development, though enough episodes had been completed to get the show through the November sweeps period.
Bateman is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and wore Dodgers clothing in the 2008 film Hancock.[16]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Teen Wolf Too | Todd Howard | |
| 1991 | Necessary Roughness | Jarvis Edison | |
| 1992 | Breaking the Rules | Phil Stepler | |
| 1999 | Love Stinks | Jesse Travis | |
| 2001 | Sol Goode | Spider | |
| 2002 | The Sweetest Thing | Roger Donahue | |
| One Way Out | John Farrow | Direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Starsky and Hutch | Kevin | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Pepper Brooks | ||
| 2006 | The Break-Up | Riggleman | |
| 2007 | The Ex | Chip Sanders | |
| Arthur and the Invisibles | Darkos | Voice only | |
| Smokin' Aces | Rupert 'Rip' Reed | ||
| The Kingdom | Adam Leavitt | ||
| Juno | Mark Loring | ||
| Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Henry Weston, the Mutant | ||
| 2008 | The Promotion | Retreat Leader | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Animal Instincts Detective | ||
| Hancock | Ray Embrey | ||
| 2009 | State of Play | Dominic Foy | |
| The Invention of Lying | Doctor | ||
| Up in the Air | Craig Gregory | ||
| Extract | Joel | ||
| Couples Retreat | Jason | ||
| 2010 | The Switch | Wally Mars | |
| 2011 | Paul | Agent Lorenzo Zoil | |
| Horrible Bosses | Nick Hendricks | ||
| The Change-Up | Dave | ||
| 2012 | The Longest Week | TBC |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–1982 | Little House on the Prairie | James Cooper Ingalls | 21 episodes |
| 1982–1984 | Silver Spoons | Derek | 23 episodes |
| 1983 | Just a Little More Love | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Addison Cromwell | Television film |
| Knight Rider | Doug Wainwright | Single episode | |
| 1984–1985 | It's Your Move | Matthew Burton | Eighteen episodes |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Joe Kennedy III | Television miniseries |
| Right to Kill? | Television film | ||
| 1986 | Mr. Belvedere | Sean | Single episode |
| Can You Feel Me Dancing? | Larry Nichols | Television film | |
| St. Elsewhere | Tim Moynihan | Single episode | |
| The Thanksgiving Promise | Steve Tilby | Television film | |
| 1986–1991 | The Hogan Family | David Hogan | 110 episodes |
| 1987 | Bates Motel | Tony Scotti | Television film |
| 1988 | Moving Target | Toby Kellogg | Television film |
| Crossing the Mob | Philly | Television film | |
| 1992 | A Taste for Killing | Blaine Stockard III | Television film |
| 1994 | Black Sheep | Jonathan Kelley | Television film |
| Confessions: Two Faces of Evil | Bill Motorshed | Television film | |
| This Can't Be Love | Grant | Television film | |
| 1995 | Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart | Stuart Morris | Television film |
| Burke's Law | Jason Ripley | Single episode | |
| Simon | Carl | ||
| 1996 | Ned & Stacey | Bobby Van Lowe | Single episode |
| 1997 | Chicago Sons | Harry Kulchak | Star of the series |
| George & Leo | Ted Stoody | Three episodes | |
| 2000 | Rude Awakening | Ryan | Single episode |
| 2001 | Some of My Best Friends | Warren Fairbanks | Eight episodes |
| 2003 | The Twilight Zone | Scott Crane | Single episode |
| 2003–2006 | Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | 53 episodes |
| 2005 | King of the Hill | Dr. Leslie | Single episode |
| Justice League Unlimited | Hermes | Single episode | |
| The Fairly OddParents | Tommy | Single episode | |
| 2006 | Scrubs | Mr. Sutton | Single episode |
| The Jake Effect | Jake Galvin | Seven episodes | |
| 2009 | Sit Down, Shut Up | Larry Littlejunk | Thirteen episodes |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 1983 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Actor in a New Television Series | Silver Spoons | Nominated |
| 1984 | Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 1985 | Best Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series | It's Your Move | Nominated | |
| 1988 | Best Young Male Superstar in Television | Valerie | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Arrested Development | Nominated |
| TV Land Awards | – | Won | ||
| 2005 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| Golden Globes | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Won | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite Male Television Star | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Won | ||
| Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (Golden Satellite Award) | Won | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| Television Critics Association Awards | Individual Achievement in Comedy | Nominated | ||
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
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