Jason Bateman

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Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American and film actor. Bateman was born in Rye, New York. His mother, Victoria Elizabeth, was a former flight attendant for Pan Am, and his father, Kent Bateman, is an actor, film and television writer/director, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. His mother was from the , born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

In his adolescent and teenage years, Jason Bateman’s portrayal of the charming schemer Derek Taylor in Silver Spoons prompted NBC to create a spin-off, It’s Your Move in which Bateman had the lead. He then starred with Valerie Harper in Valerie, Valerie’s Family and The Hogan Family. Prior to this, he was a series regular on .

Jason Bateman was honored with a in 2004 for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and also earned an and two ‘s Guild nominations for his portrayal of in the created, award winning television comedy series Arrested Development.

Throughout the 1990s, Bateman struggled with addiction to alcohol and drugs. He stated in an interview in 2009 that “It was like Risky Business for ten years.”

Jason Bateman’s Filmography

???? Arrested Development
???? This Is Where I Leave You
???? Bad Words
2013 Identity Thief
2012 Disconnect
2012 Hit and Run
2012 The Longest Week
2011 Surviving a Horrible Boss (short)
2011 The Change-Up
2011 Horrible Bosses
2011 Paul
2010 The Switch
2009 Couples Retreat
2009 The Invention of Lying
2009 Up in the Air
2009 Extract
2009 State of Play
2008 Hancock
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 The Promotion
2007 Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium
2007 Juno
2007 The Kingdom
2006 Fast Track
2006 Smokin’ Aces
2006 Arthur et les Minimoys
2006 The Break-Up
2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
2004 Starsky & Hutch
2003 Sol Goode
2002 The Sweetest Thing
1999 Love Stinks

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