American actor
Born: January 14, 1969
Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor, known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom Arrested Development (2003), as well as his role on Valerie (1986).
He was born in Rye, New York. His father, Kent Bateman, from a Utah-based family, is a film and television director and producer and the founder of a Hollywood repertory stage company. His mother, Victoria Bateman, was born in Shropshire, England, and worked as a flight attendant. His sister is actress Justine Bateman. In 1981, at the age of 12, young Bateman made his television debut as James Cooper Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Uncle Jed, appearing in 18 more episodes in one season. Jason also appeared in the original Knight Rider with David Hasselhoff for the season three episode “Lost Knight” (aired Dec 1984) playing the character “Doug” who befriends Kitt when he loses his memory. In the mid-1980s, he became the DGA’s youngest-ever director when he directed three episodes of Valerie (1986) at age 18. During the 2000s, Bateman’s film career has been on a 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.
Jason Bateman’s 5 most popular quotes
- I’m a guy who is a little bit complicated and is a little bit in his own head and is not the most free-spirited, fun-loving kind of guy.
- Improvisation, for me, is when the cameras start rolling, we don’t know where we’re going and let’s just waste people’s time and money.
- As an actor, you get hired for what you last did. And I guess it just becomes your choice or obligation to do different things.
- When you’re actor, you have no idea how much work goes into pre-production. We’re just sitting in our trailers waiting for someone to knock on our door to go to the set.
- If I’m enjoying something, I’d like to be able to just have it all. Frankly, that’s the way I’m approaching my career now. I’m a total workaholic.
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