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Also known as Jason Kent Bateman

Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the Fox / Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019) and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark (2017–2022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Jason Kent Bateman is an American actor, film producer, and television actor born in Rye in 1969. He began his work period in 1981 and is known for roles in The Hogan Family, Arrested Development, and Little House on the Prairie. His notable works also include This is Where I Leave You, Horrible Bosses, Teen Wolf too, and Game night. He resides in Los Angeles and speaks English.

Bateman has received several awards, including Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. He holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a member of the Directors Guild of America. He is married to Amanda Anka, has two children, and has a sibling named Justine Bateman.

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  • This is Where I Leave You
  • Horrible Bosses
  • Teen Wolf too
  • Game night

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Encyclopedic overview

Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the Fox / Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019) and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark (2017–2022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Bateman began his career as a child actor, appearing on television in the early 1980s on shows such as the NBC drama series Little House on the Prairie from 1981 to 1982 and The Hogan Family from 1986 to 1991. Bateman's early film roles include Teen Wolf Too (1987) and Necessary Roughness (1991) before taking supporting roles in The Break-Up (2006), Juno (2007), Hancock (2008), and Up in the Air (2009).

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