Jason Bateman

American actor and director Jason Bateman started his career a the young age of thirteen on the drama Little House on the Prairie. After small parts on other television shows he found regular roles on Silver Spoons and Valerie which later became The Hogan Family.

In 2009, Bateman signed on to the films Up in the Air and Baster.CinemaBlend: Jason Bateman Is George Clooney's Boos (March 2, 2009)

After a string of failed sitcoms in the mid 1990s Bateman staged a comeback when he was cast as "Michael Bluth" on the Fox comedy Arrested Development. He won a Golden Globe for role in 2005. The show was canceled the next year. Bateman went on to play a supporting role in the Academy Award nominated film Juno.

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• January 14, 1969: Born

• 1981-1982: Little House on the Prairie

• 1982: Silver Spoons

• 1984-1985: It's Your Move

• 1987: Teen Wolf Too

• 1986-1991: Valerie

• 2004: Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

• 2003-2006: Arrested Development

• 2003: The Jake Effect

• 2006: The Break-Up

• 2007: Smokin' Aces

• 2007: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium