JASON BATEMAN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
 
Jason Bateman was born on  January 14th, 1969 in Rye, New York with the middle name Kent.  Bateman is most well known for his role on the television sitcom, "Arrested Development" (2003) portraying Michael Bluth.

His father is Kent Bateman, a film and television director as well as the founder of the Hollywood Repertory Stage company.  He began his acting career as a child actor debuting on the television show, "Little House on the Prairie" (1974) starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, at the age of twelve.  By the age of eighteen he was even given the chance to be the youngest director when he directed three episodes of the television series, "Valerie" (1986) starring Valerie Harper.

He never graduated from high school, but instead chose to focus full time as a actor.  Since then he has made quite a name for himself in the industry appearing in over seventy television and films.  He even won a Golden Globe Award for his role on, "Arrested Development" starring alongsidie Michael Cera, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter, Tony Hale, Will Arnett, Portia de Rossi, Charlize Theron, David Cross, Alia Shawkat, Scott Baio, Henry Winkler, Steve Ryan, Liza Minnelli and Carl Weathers just to name a few, along with a TV Land Award and two satellite Awards.

Other more well known film roles include, "Teen Wolf Too" (1987) also starring James Hampton, John Astin and Kim Darby, "Breaking the Rules" (1992) co-starring with C. Thomas Howell, Jonathan Silverman and Annie Potts, "This Can't Be Love" (1994) starring Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn, "Love Stinks" (1999) also starring French Stewart, Bridgette Wilson, Bill Bellamy, Steve Hytner, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen and Tyra Banks, "The Sweetest Thing" (2002) starring Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair, "Starsky & Hutch" (2004) starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg and Vince Vaughn, "The Break-Up (2006) starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, "The Kingdom" (2007), "Hancock" (2008) co-starring Will Smith and Charlize Theron, "Extract" (2009) co-starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, J. K. Simmons and Ben Affleck, "Up in the Air" (2009) starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Sam Elliott, "The Switch" (2010) starring with Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum, Thomas Robinson, Patrick Wilson and Juliette Lewis, "Paul" (2011) starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Sigourney Weaver and Blythe Danner and and "Horrible Bosses" (2011) also starring Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey and Jamie Foxx.   

In addition to his many successful film roles he has also added numerous television appearances to his resume over tine such as, "Silver Spoons" starring Ricky Schroder, Joel Higgens, Erin Gray and Franklin Seales, "Nightrider" starring David Hasselhoff, "Mr. Belevedere", "It's Your Move" co-starring Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison and Garrett Morris, "Our House", "Burke's Law', "Simon", "Rude Awakening", "Twilight Zone", "Some of My Best Friends", "Justice League" and "Sit Down, Shut Up".

Along with his acting career he also owns a production company called, F+A Productions.  He has married only once in 2001 to Amanda Anka and they have two daughter's together and reside in Los Angeles, California.    

Filmography   

????          This Is Where I Leave You
2013         Identity Thief
2012         Disconnect
2012         The Longest Week
2012         Hit and Run
2011         Surviving a Horrible Boss 
2011         My Least Favorite Career 
2011         The Change-Up
2011         Horrible Bosses
2011         Paul
2010         The Switch
2009         Sit Down Shut Up
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         The Ex
2006         Smokin' Aces
2006         Arthur and the Invisibles
2006         The Break-Up
2006         The Jake Effect
2003-2006     Arrested Development
2006         Scrubs
2005         The Fairly OddParents 
2005         Justice League
2005         King of the Hill
2004         Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
2004         Starsky & Hutch
2003         Sol Goode
2003         The Twilight Zone
2002         The Sweetest Thing
2002         One Way Out 
2001         Some of My Best Friends
2000         Rude Awakening
1999         Love Stinks
1997-1998     George & Leo 
1997         Chicago Sons 
1996         Ned and Stacey
1995-1996     Simon 
1995         Burke's Law 
1995         Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart 
1994         This Can't Be Love 
1994         Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1994         Black Sheep 
1992         Breaking the Rules
1992         A Taste for Killing
1991         Necessary Roughness
1986-1991     Valerie 
1988         Crossing the Mob 
1988         Our House 
1988         Moving Target 
1987         Teen Wolf Too
1987         Bates Motel 
1986         Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 
1986         St. Elsewhere 
1986         Can You Feel Me Dancing?
1986         Mr. Belvedere
1985         Right to Kill?
1984-1985     It's Your Move
1985         Robert Kennedy & His Times
1984         Knight Rider 
1982-1984     Silver Spoons 
1984         The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins 
1983         Just a Little More Love
1981-1982     Little House on the Prairie