Jason Bateman was born on January 14, 1969. His father-in-law is Paul Anka.
He began acting at age 10 when a casting director asked him to read for the lead of an educational film. Soon, he landed spots on Little House On The Prairie and Silver Spoons.
In the 1980's he was ubiquitous in shows The Hogan Family and It's your Move, and films like Teen Wolf Too, and Necessary Roughness.
Recently he portrayed the memorable character Michael Bluth in the series Arrested Development, and he starred… More alongside actors such as Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn in the films Dodgeball, Starsky and Hutch, and The Break-Up.
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Jason Bateman has been so many great characters and has kept us entertained ever since the early 1980's. Especially as Derek on Silver Spoons. Also as David Hogan on The Hogan Family, what a young, fresh, sexy, gorgeous, talented actor. Love you, Reed!! hide show
I think that Jason Bateman is a very talented actor. He has had a lot of great t.v. shows and movies that I love to watch over and over again. I especially loved him in The Hogan Family as David Hogan, because he was a sexy, young man that was growing up and going through the same things that other men his age were going through. Also I loved him on Arrested Development as Michael Bluth. He was very funny and such an outstanding actor, you couldn't take your eyes off of him, plus he was also very cute if I may say. And I think over all he has come a very long way and has made such a big come back since the hogan family was cancelled. I just want to also congragulate Jason on all of his hard work and all of the time and effort he has given us through being the wondurful actor he is and always will be. Way to go Jason Bateman, you rock. Your on top of the world!!! Plus congragulations on becoming a dad, I wish you all the best for you and your wife. Your biggest fan...
Reed-Ashley, 13 years old.
Jason Bateman has really been around this business for a while. Having got his start in television as a teenager, he really has become a true actor. You really believe that he got into acting because he loves it for what it is. You'll never see him in any tabloids and you won't hear any gossip about him. In his roles, you sense more realism than many other actor's who are considered more talented than he. Of all of his roles in all of his movies, my favorite has to be "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story."
Boy can he keep a straight face! hide show
Considering all the comedy he does and the hilarious stuff that we see engage in he sure can keep a straight face, he seems like a serious profesional but the kind that isn't incapable of relazing and just having fun at times. I have seen him in Arrested Development and of course find him funny and a great character. However, one performance of his that particularly made me like him was his small role in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He has a small role that doesn't really hold any purpose in the movie but that makes it all the more impressive that I remember him for it despite the size or importance. He is such a card in the film I swear you'll love him and I gotta say this the rest of the movie isn't exactly that funny but you'll certainly crack up wtching him. I really think Jason is gonna be a really well known name and it's just a mterr of time. He reminds ome of a mix of Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Carey.
may be it's just me but i love him in everything ive ever seen him in. it's like everything he touches turns to Gold for me... have you ever seen him in Some of my best friends are... i think the only reason that show was cancelled was because of 9/11 if it werent for that he would still be portraying a homosexual writer and i would still love him no matter what he decided to do.
Amazing actor for an amazing show. Jason Bateman gives one of the most mature, mesmerizing performances in television nowadays. I've been following his career since the "Valerie - Hogan Family" days, and boy am I glad I did! It's great to see him finally get the recognition he deserves. If there is any justice in this world, he'll be grabbing that Emmy on September 18th. I sure will be pulling for him and for the entire Arrested Development ensemble cast and creative team. Thank God (or whatever) for this show that have made us regain our faith in network television.
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