Name: Jason Bateman
Birth Name: Jason Kent Bateman
Birthdate: Jan. 14, 1969
Birthplace: Rye, N.Y.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR JASON BATEMAN
Jason Bateman became a teen idol in the mid-1980s as Ricky Schroeder's best friend on the comedy
Silver Spoons and Valerie Harper's son on
The Hogan Family,
but he had little or no career for nearly 10 years after the series
ended their successful runs (at 18 he did direct three episodes of the
latter, making him the youngest actor ever to direct). He made a
tremendous comeback in 2003 as the star of Fox's edgy, character-driven
comedy
Arrested Development, in which he played the long-suffering son in a dysfunctional family, a role that won him a best comedy actor Golden Globe.
5 Things:
1. His older sister is actress Justine Bateman, best-known for her role as bratty Mallory on another 1980s sitcom, Family Ties.
2. Bateman tried his hand at no fewer than four comedies in the early '90s, all of which failed.
3. He auditioned for the role of Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties, but lost out to Michael J. Fox.
4. He underwent throat surgery to remove a benign tumor, causing Arrested to go into hiatus.
5. He was kicked out of several Los Angeles–area high schools.
Quote:
"People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to
spit and scratch and give people attitude. People think, 'He's so nice.
He's gotta be gay.' … I see plenty of macho heterosexual idiots, but
nine times out of 10 you can have a great conversation if you find a
gay guy."
—
The Advocate, March 13, 2001
Family:
Wife: Amanda Anka, daughter of singer Paul Anka; married July 3, 2001
Awards:
2005: Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Television Series (Comedy/Musical), Arrested Development
FILMS
Arthur and the Invisibles - (2007) - Voice
Smokin' Aces - (2007) - Actor
The Ex - (2007) - Actor
The Kingdom - (2007) - Actor
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - (2007) - Actor
Juno - (2007) - Actor
The Break-Up - (2006) - Actor
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story - (2004) - Actor
Arrested Development - Season 1 - (2003) - Actor
The Sweetest Thing - (2002) - Actor
One Way Out - (2002) - Actor
Love Stinks - (1999) - Actor
A Taste for Killing - (1992) - Actor
Breaking the Rules - (1992) - Actor
Necessary Roughness - (1991) - Actor
Moving Target - (1988) - Actor
Teen Wolf Too - (1987) - Actor
Can You Feel Me Dancing - (1986) - Actor
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins - (1983) - Actor
