An adorkable comedic actor, Long specializes in playing endearing underdogs. After an auspicious film debut as a helpful geek in the sci-fi comedy
Galaxy Quest, the baby-faced player came to prominence as an awkward adolescent on the dramedy
Ed. On the big screen, he popped up in teen-oriented fare (the
Jeepers Creepers horror flicks) and played boyfriend to two pop queens: Britney Spears in
Crossroads and Lindsay Lohan in
Herbie: Fully Loaded. But he also cracked up older audiences in
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, which prompted costar Vince Vaughn to cast the up-and-comer in 2006's
The Break-Up.Justin Long Fast Facts:
- In his senior year at Fairfield Prep, he was voted "most likely not to be seen in class."
- Performed with the Vassar College comedy troupe Laughingstock.
- Gave Britney Spears her first on-screen kiss in the 2002 film, Crossroads.
- Played the human embodiment of a Mac computer in a series of Apple commercials.
- Justin Long Relationships:
- Christian Long - Brother
- Damien Long - Brother
- R. James Long - Father
- Wendy Long - Mother
- Drew Barrymore - Ex-significant Other
- College:
- Attended Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
