Jason Bateman Biography, Age, Sister, Movies, TV Shows, Wiki, & Net Worth

About Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman is an American actor who became remarkable as a youngster actor during the 1980s. He first showed his acting prowess playing the character of ‘Derek Taylor’ in the sitcom television series ‘Silver Spoons.’ He then settled the reappearing role of ‘David Hogan’ in the series ‘Valerie,’ which was renamed as ‘The Hogan Family.’ Following the conclusion of ‘The Hogan Family,’ he settled characters in ineffective sitcoms such as, ‘Simon,’ ‘George and Leo,’ ‘Chicago Sons,’ and ‘Some of My Best Friends.’ After performing a supporting character in the romantic comedy film ‘The Sweetest Thing,’ he was extended the lead role in the sitcom ‘Arrested Development.’

Applauded for its smart nature and fresh concept, the show became a hit with experts and viewers. Since then, he has appeared in a host of comedies, such as ‘Juno,’ ‘Extract,’ ‘Couples Retreat,’ ‘The Switch,’ and ‘Identity Thief.’ He has also given sterling performances in movies like ‘Hancock,’ ‘The Kingdom,’ and ‘Disconnect.’ He has also directed a set of movies. Having challenged against his drug and alcohol obsession, Jason Bateman delivers as an inspiration to many striving actors and young people.

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Bateman was born on January 14, 1969, in Rye, New York, USA. He was born to Kent Bateman, an actor, director, and writer, and Elizabeth, a former flight attendant. His father is also the initiator of a repertory stage in Hollywood.

Starting out as an actor while in his early young years, Jason Bateman has raised up to become one of today’s leading comedic actors. He comes from a show business family. His father Kent is a producer and sister Justine is an actress. Approximately at the age of 10, Bateman began to work professionally. He soon initiated to land work in commercials.

Bateman did not complete high school studies.

Bateman married in 2001 to Amanda Anka, the daughter of singer Paul Anka. They reside in Los Angeles, California, along with their two daughters: Francesca Nora and Maple Sylvie.

He fought against his drug and alcohol addiction when he was in his 30s. He had a slight health shock in 2005 and went through throat surgery to extract a benign polyp.

Money Factor

Jason Bateman has a net worth of $30 million.

In 2013 Jason and Amanda settled $3 million for a home in Beverly Hills. The home was the longtime house of actor Ernest Borgnine. They proceeded to perform a huge repair on the property. In 2018 the bought the property next door for a bit under $2 million.

Movies And TV Shows

• Bateman made his television debut in 1981 with a recurring role on Little House on the Prairie. In the popular series based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, he played the adopted son of pioneers Charles and Caroline Ingalls.
• Bateman first showed his comedic talents in the popular sitcom Silver Spoons, starring Rick Schroder, in 1982. In the series, Bateman played Schroder’s scheming school friend. His boy-next-door good looks and sense of humor made him very popular with younger audiences, especially teenaged girls.
• Bateman moved on to the short-lived TV comedy It’s Your Move, playing yet another scheming teen. He soon landed a supporting role on another family comedy with Valerie Harper of The Mary Tyler Moore Show fame, playing one of Harper’s three sons. For his efforts, at the age of 18, he became the youngest person inducted into the Directors Guild of America.
• While enjoying sitcom success, Bateman co-starred with sister Justine in the 1986 television movie Can You Feel Me Dancing? which was co-produced by their father.
• Bateman then made his feature film debut in the poorly received Teen Wolf Too (1987), the sequel to the 1985 comedic hit starring Michael J. Fox. He played a relative of Fox’s character who discovers that he also suffers from the family’s werewolf curse. Grossing only $7.6 million at the box office, the film was considered a commercial failure. Bateman’s father had also produced this film.
• After The Hogan Family ended in 1991, Bateman continued to find work on television. None of these roles lasted for long, however. The family comedy Simon only lasted one season, from the fall of 1995 to the spring of 1996.
• Taking a professional risk, Bateman stepped away from his usual sitcom roles for the 2001 series Some of My Best Friends. The show was based on the 1997 independent comedy Kiss Me, Guido, which explored the relationship between a gay man (Bateman) and a straight Italian American man (Danny Nucci) who become roommates.
• Bateman entered an uncertain time in his career after the failure of the series. “After 26 years of executing something, most people either switch course or depart. I was covering out my welcome on TV; you get certain vibes that they’d rather see someone they hadn’t seen before,” the actor explained to Vogue.
• In 2003, Bateman experienced a professional resurgence with the TV comedy Arrested Development. He performed Michael Bluth, a widower with a teenaged son (Michael Cera) who can’t seem to break away from his dysfunctional family. Each of his adult siblings displayed a unique distorted outlook on life.
• While it never gained good ratings, Arrested Development was a critical success. The show was nominated for many Emmy Awards during its initial three-season run, including a nod for Bateman in 2005 for outstanding lead actor in a comedy series. That same year, Bateman won his first Golden Globe Award for best actor in a musical or comedy series.
• After just three seasons on FOX, Arrested Development was canceled by the network in 2006. To fans’ delight, however, the series was renewed by Netflix in 2013, with the entire original cast reuniting for its fourth season. Following another hiatus, Season 5 premiered on Netflix in May 2018.
• Bateman’s work on the initial run of Arrested Development helped revitalize his film career. He landed a string of small and supporting roles in such comedies as 2004’s Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and 2006’s The Break-Up with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn.
• Bateman reteamed with Garner for the 2007 independent comedy Juno, about a pregnant teenager (Ellen Page). In the film, he and Garner play a married couple who want to adopt Page’s baby.
• The following year, he co-starred with Will Smith and Charlize Theron in the superhero comedy Hancock.
• With roles in five films released in 2009, Bateman’s film career was flourishing. He starred in Mike Judge’s latest comedy Extract, playing the owner of an extract bottling company. In the political thriller State of Play, he had a supporting role opposite Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck,
• Bateman was also part of an ensemble cast for the relationship comedy Couples Retreat and had a part in the critically acclaimed comedic drama Up in the Air, starring George Clooney.
• In 2010, Bateman starred opposite Aniston in the romantic comedy The Switch. He followed with the comedies Horrible Bosses (2011), with Colin Farrell and Charlie Day, and Identity Thief (2013), alongsi.
• In 2013, he also made his directorial debut and starred in Bad Words. In 2014, Bateman starred in the comedies This Is Where I Leave You and Horrible Bosses 2 and narrated the documentary Pump. He also narrated A LEGO Brickumentary, a documentary about the global appeal of Lego building blocks, in 2015.
• In 2016, Bateman supplied more voice work for the massively successful animated film Zootopia and also appeared in the comedies Central Intelligence and Office Christmas Party.
• The following year, he stepped outside of his usual comfort zone for the Netflix dramatic series Ozark, going on to earn Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for his role as a family man who gets caught up with a drug cartel.
• In 2019, he was honored for his directing contributions to Ozark by winning an Emmy for Outstanding Direction of a Drama Series.

Some unknown facts about

1. He has addicted to alcohol and drug abuse in the past.
2. While filming Arrested Development in 2005, the shooting had to be put on delay as he went through throat operation in 2005 to expel a benign polyp.
3. He wished to be an actor since the age of 10 and began acting at the age of 12.
4. He goes through every article written on him and even has Google alerts on every search result related to his name.
5. Jason is affectionate of playing golf.
6. He revealed that he would abstain from letting his daughters become actresses as he feels that there is no scope for growth.
7. He has a pet dog.
8. Jason is not affectionate of reading and always thought reading to be more of a punishment.