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Jason Bateman

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 and film producer 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. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Democratic Party.

Bateman has received several awards, including Golden Globes, a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He resides in Los Angeles with his spouse, Amanda Anka, and they have two children. His sibling is Justine Bateman.

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Rye, New York, USA

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…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Kent
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Rye
Spouse: Amanda Anka
Sibling: Justine Bateman
Occupation: television director
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work: Little House on the Prairie
Image: Jason Bateman 2018.png
Number of children: 2
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: Jason Bateman
date of birth: 1969-01-14
start of work period: 1981-00-00
birth name: Jason Kent Bateman
related category: Category:Films directed by Jason Bateman
member of: Directors Guild of America
social media followers: 1816756
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

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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