Jason Bateman is a famous Academy Award winning actor of stage and screen. He rose to fame in the 80s, appearing in many hit television shows as a child, including Little House on the Prairie, Knight Rider, Silver Spoons, The Hogan Family, and It’s Your Move.
Other notable Jason Bateman credits include Teen Wolf Too, Necessary Roughness, Breaking the Rules, Love Stinks, The Sweetest Things,
Arrested Development, Starsky and Hutch, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, King of the Hill, The Jake Effect, The Break-Up, Arthur and the Minimoys, Smokin’ Aces, The Ex, The Kingdom, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,
Juno,
Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Promotion,
Hancock, and State of Play.
After a successful career in his early and teen years, Bateman came back into the public spotlight in 2002, playing the lead character, Michael Bluth, in the Fox comedy Arrested Development. The show was a critical success, but it failed to capture a substantial audience during its run which lasted only three seasons. Though the show didn’t survive, Bateman’s resurgence was concreted. He has become one of the best actors in the business appearing in many hit films that have been commercial successes.
In his personal life, he is married to actress Amanda Anka, the daughter of singer Paul Anka. The couple welcomed their first child in 2006, Francesca Nora Bateman. Bateman’s older sister, Justine Bateman is a famous actor as well. She appeared in the hit 80s sitcom Family Ties alongside actor Michael J. Fox, an actor Jason Bateman has been compared to numerous times during his career.
