Jason Bateman Biography

Birthday: 1969-01-14
Place of Birth: Rye, New York USA
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Wiki Biography: Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom "Arrested Development" (2003), as well as his role on "Valerie's Family" (1986).
He was born in Rye, New York, USA. His father, Kent Bateman, is a film and television director and founder of a Hollywood repertory stage company. His mother, Victoria Bateman, was a flight attendant. In 1981, at the age of 12, young Bateman made his debut on television as James Cooper Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974): Uncle Jed, appearing in 18 more episodes in one season. In the mid-1980s, he became the DGA's youngest-ever director when he directed three episodes of "Valerie's Family" (1986) at age 18. During the 2000s, Bateman's film career has been on soaring trajectory. In 2005, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, for "Arrested Development" (2003), and received other awards and nominations.
Bateman has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, actress Amanda Anka (daughter of singer Paul Anka). Their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, was born in Los Angeles on October 28, 2006. The Batemans reside in Los Angeles, California.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Golden Globe Awards | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a TV Series - Musical or Comedy | 1975 | |
Starsky & Hutch | Kevin | 1976 - 1977 | Comedy |
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | 1984 | Comedy | |
It's Your Move | Matthew Burton | 1984 | Comedy |
The Hogan Family | David Hogan | 1986 - 1991 | |
Chicago Sons | Harry Kulchak | 1997 | Comedy |
Some of My Best Friends | Warren Fairbanks | 2001 | Comedy |
One Way Out | 2002 | Crime | |
Starsky and Hutch | Kevin | 2004 | Comedy |
Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | 2004 - 2005 | Comedy |
State of Play | Dominic Foy | 2009 | Drama |
Sit Down, Shut Up | Larry Littlejunk | 2009 | Animation |
Necessary Roughness | 2013 | Comedy |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Bates Motel | 1987 | Comedy, Drama, Horror | |
Teen Wolf Too | Todd Howard | 1987 | Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Necessary Roughness | 1991 | Comedy, Sport | |
Breaking the Rules | Phil Stepler | 1992 | Drama |
The Ex | Chip Sanders | 1997 | |
Love Stinks | 1999 | Comedy | |
Sol Goode | 2001 | ||
The Sweetest Thing | Roger Donahue | 2002 | Biography |
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Pepper Brooks | 2004 | Comedy, Sport |
The Break-Up | Riggleman | 2006 | |
The Kingdom | Adam Leavitt | 2007 | Action, Drama, Thriller |
Juno | Mark Loring | 2007 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Hancock | Ray | 2008 | 0, 0 |
Extract | Joel | 2009 | 0, Biography |
State of Play | Dominic Foy | 2009 | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Couples Retreat | Jason Smith | 2009 | Comedy |
Up in the Air | Craig Gregory | 2010 | 0, Biography |
The Switch | Wally | 2010 | 0, Biography |
Switch | Wally Mars | 2010 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Paul | Agent Zoil | 2011 | |
Horrible Bosses | Nick | 2011 | |
The Change-Up | Dave | 2011 | |
Identity Thief | Sandy Patterson | 2013 | Comedy, Crime |
Disconnect | Rich Boyd | 2013 | Drama, Thriller |
Horrible Bosses 2 | Nick Hendricks | 2014 | Comedy |
The Longest Week | Conrad Valmont | 2014 | 0, 0 |
The Gift | Simon | 2015 | Mystery, Thriller |
The Family Fang | Buster Fang | 2016 | 0, 0 |