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Jason Bateman

General Information (Jason Bateman)

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Mostly Credited As:

Jason Bateman

Birth Name:

Jason Kent Bateman

Date Of Birth:

January 14, 1969 (Age 40)

Country Of Birth:

USA

Birth Place:

Rye, New York

Height:

6' (1.82 m)

Spouse
Amanda Anka	Jul/03/2001 - Present	(1 child)

Jason Bateman's began his career with a major role on the television drama, Little House on the Prairie, in which he acted the role of James Ingalls from 1981 to 1982. He later became a teen idol in the mid-80s in shows such as Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family, but after the latter show ended its run, his career went into decline for almost a decade. During this period, he had major roles on four series—Simon, Chicago Sons, George & Leo, and Some of My Best Friends—none of which lasted for longer than one season. But he did manage to squeeze in some major film work as the horny sibling of Thomas Jane's about to be married character in The Sweetest Thing and in 2003, his career made a comeback when he landed the lead role of Michael Bluth on the FOX television comedy Arrested Development.

More recently, he has appeared in Dodgeball as an ESPN 8 commentator and Starsky & Hutch as Vince Vaughn's character's business partner. He also recently did commentary on the 2004
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Jason Bateman TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Sit Down, Shut Up(2009)	As: Larry Slimp -- [Voice]
Show: The Jake Effect(2006)	As: Jake Galvin
Show: Arrested Development(2003)	As: Michael Bluth
Show: Some of My Best Friends(2001)	As: Warren Fairbanks
Show: George & Leo(1997)	As: Ted Stoody
Show: Chicago Sons(1997)	As: Harry Kulchak
Show: Simon(1995)	As: Carl Himple
Show: The Hogan Family(1986)	As: David Hogan
Show: It's Your Move(1984)	As: Matthew Burton
Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974)(1974)	As: James Cooper/Ingalls (S08)

Episode Cast Credits

Show: The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
	• Jason Bateman, Selena Gomez, Toby Keith	01x81: (Oct/07/2009)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
Show: Live with Regis and Kelly (1988)
	• Jason Bateman; Amber Tamblyn; Smokey Robinson	20x264: (Sep/10/2009)	As	Himself
Show: This Morning (1988)
	• June 27, 2008	20x205: (Jun/27/2008)	As	Himself
Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
	• Jason Bateman, Masi Oka, Alejandro Escovedo	15x128: (Jun/20/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Jason Bateman, Caroline Rhea, Robert Randolph & The Family Band	12x77: (Feb/10/2005)	As	Himself
	• Al Franken, Jason Bateman, Breaking Benjamin	12x01: (Aug/31/2004)	As	Himself
	• Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Bateman, Yoshi Amao	11x100: (Apr/08/2004)	As	Himself
Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
	• Jason Bateman, Teri Garr, Keyshia Cole	15x137: (Jun/19/2008)	As	Himself, [Interviewees]
	• Show #2408	12x189: (Aug/05/2005)	As	Himself
Show: The View (1997)
	• Jason Bateman	11x54: (Nov/16/2007)	As	Himself
	• Bateman/Matalin	08x04: (Sep/02/2004)	As	Himself
	• Watts/Bateman	07x111: (Feb/11/2004)	As	Himself
	• Jason Bateman, Alan Alda	05x57: (Apr/09/2002)	As	Himself
Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
	• Josh Lucas, Hogan Family, Bird York	14x147: (May/03/2006)	As	Himself / David Hogan
Show: Scrubs (2001)
	• My Big Bird	05x08: (Jan/24/2006)	As	Mr. Sutton
Show: The Fairly OddParents (2001)
	• Oh, Brother / What's the difference?	06x02: (Oct/04/2005)	*Voiced*	Tommy
Show: Punk'd (2003)
	• Benjamin Mckenzie, Jason Bateman, Akon	05x06: (Jul/24/2005)	As	Himself
Show: Justice League Unlimited (2001)
	• The Balance	04x05: (May/28/2005)	*Voiced*	Hermes
Show: King of the Hill (1997)
	• The Petriot Act	09x06: (Feb/13/2005)	*Voiced*	Dr. Leslie, [Special Guest Stars]
Show: Saturday Night Live (1975)
	• Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson	30x15: (Feb/12/2005)	As	Himself (Host)
Show: Celebrity Poker Showdown (2003)
	• Tournament 3 Game 3	03x03: (Jul/22/2004)	As	Himself
Show: Last Call with Carson Daly (2002)
	• Jason Bateman, Brooke Burke, Dane Cook, Juliette Lewis And The Licks	03x70: (Jun/11/2004)	As	Himself
	• Elisha Cuthbert, Jason Bateman, Rocco DiSpirito, Twista, No Use For A Name	03x48: (Apr/16/2004)	As	Himself
	• Eve, Jason Bateman, Jack Johnson w/G.Love	03x17: (Feb/17/2004)	As	Himself
Show: The Daily Show (1996)
	• Jason Bateman	08x129: (Apr/08/2004)	As	Himself
Show: On Air With Ryan Seacrest (2004)
	• 1/21/04	01x09: (Jan/21/2004)	As	Himself
Show: Cold Pizza (2003)
	• 10/21/2003	01x02: (Oct/21/2003)	As	Himself
Show: The Twilight Zone (2002) (2002)
	• Burned	01x44: (May/21/2003)	As	Scott Crane
Show: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
	• Show #4044	27x117: (Sep/27/1989)	As	Himself
Show: Matlock (1986)
	• The Network	02x08: (Dec/01/1987)	As	Himself
Show: St. Elsewhere (1982)
	• You Beta Your Life	05x05: (Oct/29/1986)	As	Tim Moynihan
Show: Oprah (1986)
	• TV's New Leading Men	01x02: (Oct/19/1986)	As	Himself
Show: Knight Rider (1982) (1982)
	• Lost Knight	03x10: (Dec/09/1984)	As	Doug Wainwright
Show: Silver Spoons (1982) • 10 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday September 25th, 1982) Show all 10 episode cast credits
	• Popcorn	01x17: (Feb/05/1983)	As	Derek Taylor
	• The Toy Wonder	01x16: (Jan/22/1983)	As	Derek Taylor
	• The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	01x14: (Jan/08/1983)	As	Derek Taylor
	• A Little Magic	01x11: (Dec/04/1982)	As	Derek Taylor
Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974) (1974)
	• The Lost Ones (2)	07x22: (May/11/1981)	As	James Cooper
	• The Lost Ones (1)	07x21: (May/04/1981)	As	James Cooper

Jason Bateman Crew Credits

Episode Crew

Show: Do Not Disturb (2008) (Credited in 4 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (4 Credits)
• Dosing	01x03	Sep/24/2008	As: Director
• Birdcage	01x02	Sep/17/2008	As: Director
• Work Sex	01x01	Sep/10/2008	As: Director
• Satisfaction	01x04	Unaired	As: Director
Show: Arrested Development (2003) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (1 Credits)
• Afternoon Delight	02x06	Dec/19/2004	As: Director
Show: For Your Love (1998) (Credited in 3 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (3 Credits)
• The Replacements	04x10	Apr/29/2001	As: Director
• The Shrink Gets Shrunk	03x21	May/12/2000	As: Director
• The Golf War	02x13	Jan/21/1999	As: Director
Show: Two of a Kind (1998) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (1 Credits)
• Mr. Right Under Your Nose	01x17	Feb/26/1999	As: Director
Show: Brother's Keeper (1998) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (1 Credits)
• Game Ball	01x15	Feb/05/1999	As: Director
Show: Family Matters (1989) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (1 Credits)
• Pound Foolish	08x22	Apr/25/1997	As: Director
Show: The Hogan Family (1986) (Credited in 3 episodes from this show)		Filter List; Show only credits as: Director (3 Credits)
• It Happened One Night . . . Or Did It?	06x08	Nov/17/1990	As: Director
• Educating Rita	05x10	Nov/27/1989	As: Director
• Secretarial Poole	04x09	Jan/09/1989	As: Director