{"id":710,"date":"2026-07-06T23:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=jason-bateman"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:07:55","slug":"jason-bateman","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=jason-bateman","title":{"rendered":"Jason Bateman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Kent Bateman\u00a0(born January 14, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as\u00a0Michael Bluth\u00a0in the\u00a0Fox\u00a0\/\u00a0Netflix\u00a0sitcom\u00a0Arrested Development\u00a0(2003\u20132019) and\u00a0Marty Byrde\u00a0in the Netflix crime drama series\u00a0Ozark\u00a0(2017\u20132022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films.\u00a0His accolades\u00a0include a\u00a0Golden Globe Award\u00a0and a\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bateman began his career as a\u00a0child actor, appearing on television in the early 1980s on shows such as the\u00a0NBC\u00a0drama series\u00a0Little House on the Prairie\u00a0from 1981 to 1982 and\u00a0The Hogan Family\u00a0from 1986 to 1991.\u00a0Bateman&#8217;s early film roles include\u00a0Teen Wolf Too\u00a0(1987) and\u00a0Necessary Roughness\u00a0(1991) before taking supporting roles in\u00a0The Break-Up\u00a0(2006),\u00a0Juno (2007),\u00a0Hancock\u00a0(2008), and\u00a0Up in the Air\u00a0(2009).<\/p>\n<p>Bateman went on to star in various successful comedy films such as\u00a0The Switch\u00a0(2010),\u00a0The Change-Up\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Horrible Bosses\u00a0(2011),\u00a0Identity Thief\u00a0(2013),\u00a0This Is Where I Leave You\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Horrible Bosses 2\u00a0(2014),\u00a0Office Christmas Party (2016), and\u00a0Game Night\u00a0(2018). He expanded into dramatic roles with\u00a0The Gift\u00a0(2015),\u00a0The Outsider (2020),\u00a0Air\u00a0(2023), and\u00a0Carry-On\u00a0(2024). He also voiced\u00a0Nick Wilde\u00a0in the\u00a0Disney\u00a0animated films\u00a0Zootopia\u00a0(2016) and\u00a0its 2025 sequel.<\/p>\n<p>Bateman made his\u00a0directorial debut\u00a0with an episode of\u00a0The Hogan Family, at the time setting the record for the youngest director in the\u00a0Directors Guild of America.\u00a0He has since directed and starred in the films\u00a0Bad Words\u00a0(2013) and\u00a0The Family Fang\u00a0(2015), and in the television series\u00a0Ozark (2017-2022),\u00a0The Outsider\u00a0(2020),\u00a0Black Rabbit\u00a0(2025), and\u00a0DTF St. Louis\u00a0(2026). 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