Jason Bateman

Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor, director and producer. He began acting on television in the early 1980s on Little House on the Prairie, and in the sitcoms Silver Spoons and The Hogan Family. In the 2000s, he became known for his role of Michael Bluth in the critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development, for which he won a Golden Globe, and a Satellite Award. He has had starring roles in the films, Juno (2007), Hancock (2008), Up in the Air (2009), The Switch (2010), Paul (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), The Change-Up (2011), Identity Thief (2013), Bad Words (2013), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014), The Gift (2015), and Zootopia (2016). 2Early lifeEdit Bateman was born in Rye, New York. His mother, Victoria Elizabeth, a former flight attendant for Pan Am, was English, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. His father, Kent Bateman, is an actor, writer and director of film and television, and founder of a repertory stage in Hollywood. Bateman is the younger brother of Family Ties actress Justine Bateman. Bateman also has three half-brothers. Bateman was four years old when his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and later to Californi