Editing Jason Bateman (section)

{{Short description|American actor (born 1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jason Bateman
| image              = File:Jason Batement at the Air Premiere (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Bateman at [[South by Southwest]] in 2023
| birth_name         = Jason Kent Bateman
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1969|1|14}}
| birth_place        = [[Rye (city), New York|Rye, New York]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}
| years_active       = 1981–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Amanda Anka|2001}}
| children           = 2
| father             = [[Kent Bateman]]
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Justine Bateman]] (sister)|[[Paul Anka]]
(father-in-law)}}
}}

'''Jason Kent Bateman''' (born January 14, 1969)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2024-01-14 |title=Famous birthdays list for January 14, 2024 includes celebrities Jason Bateman, LL Cool J |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/01/famous-birthdays-list-for-january-14-2024-includes-celebrities-jason-bateman-ll-cool-j.html |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=cleveland |language=en}}</ref><ref name="biography.com">{{Cite web |title=Jason Bateman: Actor, Film Actor, Television Actor (1969–) |url=https://www.biography.com/people/jason-bateman-522670 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150324161734/http://www.biography.com/people/jason-bateman-522670 |archive-date=March 24, 2015 |access-date=January 1, 2018 |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])}}</ref> is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as [[Michael Bluth]] in the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] / [[Netflix]] sitcom ''[[Arrested Development]]'' (2003–2019) and [[Marty Byrde]] in the Netflix crime drama series ''[[Ozark (TV 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 (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'' from 1981 to 1982 and ''[[The Hogan Family]]'' from 1986 to 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vaughan |first=Brendan |date=April 2013 |orig-date=March 21, 2013 (publication) |title=Jason Bateman Cover Story |language=en |work=[[GQ]] |url=https://www.gq.com/story/jason-bateman-interview-gq-april-2013 |access-date=November 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Freeman |first=Hadley |date=October 9, 2014 |title=Jason Bateman: 'My dirty secret? Playing the straight man. Because he gets to be in every scene' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=UK |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/09/jason-bateman-my-dirty-secret-playing-the-straight-man-because-he-gets-to-be-in-every-scene |access-date=November 2, 2017 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Patrick |date=May 22, 2013 |title=Jason Bateman interview: 'Arrested Development gave me a new life' |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=UK |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10062891/Jason-Bateman-interview-Arrested-Development-gave-me-a-new-life.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10062891/Jason-Bateman-interview-Arrested-Development-gave-me-a-new-life.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=November 3, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Bateman's early film roles include ''[[Teen Wolf Too]]'' (1987) and ''[[Necessary Roughness (film)|Necessary Roughness]]'' (1991) before taking supporting roles in ''[[The Break-Up]]'' (2006), ''[[Juno (film)|Juno]]'' (2007), ''[[Hancock (film)|Hancock]]'' (2008), and ''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]'' (2009). Bateman took starring roles in the comedies ''[[The Switch (2010 film)|The Switch]]'' (2010), ''[[The Change-Up]]'' (2011), ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'' (2011), ''[[Identity Thief]]'' (2013), ''[[This Is Where I Leave You]]'' (2014), ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]'' (2014), ''[[Office Christmas Party]]'' (2016), ''[[Zootopia]]'' (2016), and ''[[Game Night (film)|Game Night]]'' (2018). He also played dramatic roles in ''[[The Gift (2015 American film)|The Gift]]'' (2015), ''[[The Outsider (miniseries)|The Outsider]]'' (2020), ''[[Air (2023 American film)|Air]]'' (2023), and ''[[Carry-On]]'' (2024).

Bateman made his [[directorial debut]] with an episode of ''The Hogan Family'', at the time setting the record for the youngest director in the [[Directors Guild of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kqed.org/pop/11526/jason-bateman-on-his-child-actor-days-and-directing-bad-words |title=Jason Bateman On His Child Actor Days and Directing "Bad Words" |work=KQED |last=Bravo |first=Tony |date=March 18, 2014 |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref> He has since directed and starred in ''[[The Family Fang (film)|The Family Fang]]'' (2015) and ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]''. Bateman was awarded the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] in 2019 for his direction on ''[[Ozark (TV series)|Ozark]]''.