Jason Bateman
Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor, director and producer. He began acting on television in the early 1980s on the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie, the NBC/Syndication sitcom Silver Spoons, and the NBC/CBS sitcom The Hogan Family. In the 2000s he became known for his role of Michael Bluth on the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development, for which he won a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award. He has also starred in the films Teen Wolf Too, Dodgeball, Juno, Hancock, Up in the Air, Couples Retreat, Extract, The Switch, The Change-Up, Paul, Horrible Bosses and its sequel, This is Where I Leave You, Identity Thief, The Gift, Office Christmas Party, Zootopia, and Game Night. Since July 2020 he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess. Bateman made his directorial debut with the black comedy Bad Words, in which he also starred. He has since directed and starred in The Family Fang and the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.
