Jason Bateman's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Arrested Development Michael Bluth Silver Spoons Derek Taylor Sit Down, Shut Up Larry Littl… The Hogan Family David Hogan Win, Lose or Draw Jason Bateman The Family Guide Narrator It's Your Move Matthew Bur… Some of My Best Friends Warren Fair… The Jake Effect Jake Galvin Body Language Himself - C… Chicago Sons Harry Kulchak George & Leo Ted Stoody Simon Carl

Main Movie Roles 2011 - Paul 2009 - Couples Retreat 2009 - The Invention of Lying 2009 - State of Play 2009 - Up in the Air 2009 - Extract 2008 - Tropic Thunder 2008 - The Promotion 2008 - Hancock 2008 - Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2007 - Juno 2007 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2007 - The Kingdom 2006 - The Break-Up 2006 - Smokin' Aces 2004 - DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004 - Starsky & Hutch 2002 - The Sweetest Thing 1999 - Love Stinks 1991 - Necessary Roughness 1987 - Teen Wolf Too

BIOGRAPHY:

Jason Bateman is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom "Arrested Development" (2003), as well as his role on "Silver Spoons" (1982) as a child actor.

He was born Jason Kent Bateman on January 14, 1969, in Rye, New York, USA. His father, Kent Bateman, is a film and television director and founder of a Hollywood repertory stage company. His mother, Victoria Bateman, was a flight attendant. In 1981, at the age of 12, young Bateman made his debut on television as James Cooper Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974): Uncle Jed, appearing in 18 more episodes in one season. In the mid-1980s, he became the DGA's youngest-ever director when he directed three episodes of "Valerie" (1986) at age 18. During the 2000s, Bateman's film career has been on soaring trajectory. In 2005, he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy, for "Arrested Development" (2003), and received other awards and nominations.

Bateman has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, actress Amanda Anka (daughter of singer Paul Anka). They wed in Malibu, California, in 2003. Their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, was born in Los Angeles on October 28, 2006. The Batemans reside in Los Angeles, California.


TRIVIA:

• Ranked #60 on _"100 Greatest Kid Stars" (2005)_ (qv).
• His wife 'Amanda Anka' (qv) gave birth to their daughter Francesca Nora on 28 October 2006 in Los Angeles.
• A fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and even wears Dodgers clothing in the 2008 film _Hancock (2008)_ (qv).
• Got into acting when, at age 10, he followed a friend to an audition for a role in an educational film and the director asked him to read for the lead.
• Son of 'Kent Bateman' (qv) and his wife Victoria, a British flight attendant.
• Had a surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat (11 January 2005).
• Became the DGA's youngest-ever director when he directed 3 episodes of _"Valerie" (1986)_ (qv) (aka "The Hogan Family") at the age of 18 years.
• Uncle of 'Justine Bateman' (qv)'s children, Duke and Olivia.