Jason Bateman

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Jason Bateman: Biography

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Birth Name: Jason Kent Bateman
Birth Place: Rye, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 01/14/1969, Capricorn
Profession: Actor

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Who knew that this precocious kid star would grow up to be a hip and handsome actor? In the '80s, his freckled face was everywhere — Little House on the Prairie, Silver Spoons. But as he transitioned from... read more

Jason Bateman: TV Guide News

Jason Bateman: Arrested Development Movie Coming | Today's News: Our Take | 6/25/2008
Finally, an Arrested Development movie is in the offing."It's in the works," costar Jason Bateman told MSNBC's Keith Olbermann last night. "The grown-ups are trying to work out the numbers."He also told the Times of London the movie version — slated for a 2009 release — will have a different feel than the TV series: "When it was on TV, if you missed one word the whole third act could be blown for you. And TV is a different experience. You come home and you've got to finish a call so you miss the first ten minutes or you get snacky and you go to the fridge and you miss another two minutes, so it's a different experience to film." — J.R. WhalenRelated:• Shut. Up! Arrested Development Alums Get Animated• Arrested Development Movie Is "A Good Possibility" read more
Jason Bateman Engaged in Development for Fox | Today's News: Our Take | 6/16/2008
Jason Bateman (It's Your Move, Arrested Development) has inked a one-year first-look deal with 20th Century Fox TV, under which he will develop TV series as well as produce and direct projects, says Variety.Bateman recently was tapped to to direct the pilot for Do Not Disturb (Fox's hotel-based comedy starring Jerry O'Connell), and he's also lending his voice to the animated series Sit Down, Shut Up. Bateman says he has several ideas kicking around, and hopes to model his producing career on that of Ron Howard. — Matt Mitovich read more
Shut. Up! Arrested Development Alums Get Animated | Today's News: Our Take | 4/15/2008
Mitch Hurwitz has enlisted three Arrested Development alums — Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler — to voice roles for his new animated Fox comedy. Based on a live-action Aussie series, Sit Down, Shut Up centers on a staff of high school teachers who place their own needs and agendas ahead of the students'. Also among the voice cast are Cheri Oteri, Will Forte, Regina King and Nick Kroll. — MWM read more
Denzel Takes the Pelham 1, 2, 3, and More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 9/24/2007
Denzel Washington will channel Walter Matthau in an update of the 1974 film The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3, in which four hijackers hold a subway train's passengers for ransom. David Koepp penned the screenplay.... Also per Variety, Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac will dance and sing as soul legends begrudgingly reunited on tour in the comedy Soul Men (C. Thomas Howell not included).... Jason Bateman is joining Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the feature take on the U.K. miniseries State of Play.... Per the Reporter, Ben Kingsley is William Shakespeare in a movie based on Will, a new novel concerning the Bard's deathbed confab with his lawyer. read more
New Fox Shingle Slots a Fantastical Four | Today's News: Our Take | 5/17/2007
Twentieth Century Fox's Fox Walden banner has set four films' release dates:• The Dark Is Rising (Oct. 5), about a young man who learns he is the last in a line of mythical warriors. Stars Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston and Jonathan Jackson.• Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Nov. 16), a family fantasy starring Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman and Jason Bateman.• Nim's Island (April 25, 2008), featuring Jodie Foster and Abigail Breslin.• City of Ember (Columbus Day '08), a sci-fi adventure helmed by Monster House's Gil Kenan. read more

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Jason Bateman: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Actor - "Animal Instincts" Detective)	2008	Movie
Hancock (Actor - Ray Embrey)	2008	Movie
Juno (Actor - Mark Loring)	2007	Movie
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Actor - Henry Weston)	2007	Movie
Smokin' Aces (Actor - Rupert "Rip" Reed)	2007	Movie