Jason Bateman

Bateman was born in Rye, New York, and was four years old when his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and later to California. His mother, Victoria Elizabeth, was a flight attendant for Pan Am who was originally from Shrewsbury in the United Kingdom.{{Cite news |last=Rose |first=Steve |date=July 16, 2011 |title=Jason Bateman: 'I've got a great deal of dirt on Jennifer Aniston' |work=The Guardian |location=UK |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jul/16/jason-bateman-horrible-bosses |archive-date=February 28, 2020 |access-date=December 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228212008/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jul/16/jason-bateman-horrible-bosses |url-status=live }} His father, Kent Bateman, is an American actor, writer, and director of film and television.{{Cite web |title=Jason Bateman Biography |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019148/bio |website=Yahoo! Movies |access-date=January 14, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604003342/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019148/bio |url-status=live }}Stated during Bateman's appearance on Inside the Actors Studio (September 7, 2009){{Cite book |last=Blackwell |first=Earl |title=Earl Blackwell's celebrity register |publisher=Times Publishing Group |year=1990 |page=27}} His older sister is actress Justine Bateman.{{Cite news |date=May 19, 2008 |title=Jason Bateman: I'm Not a Great Son |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-05-19-4073049431_x.htm |access-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420151446/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-05-19-4073049431_x.htm |url-status=live }}

Bateman, like many child actors, attended Brighton Hall School,{{cite web |title=Our History |url=https://brightonhallschool.org/our-history/ |website=Brighton Hall School |access-date=June 1, 2023 |date=June 5, 2020 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601172851/https://brightonhallschool.org/our-history/ |url-status=live }} without graduating. In an interview with Wired Magazine, Bateman admitted that he never received his diploma due to not finishing his finals while filming Teen Wolf Too.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twFMfsu-sxM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/twFMfsu-sxM |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Jennifer Aniston & Jason Bateman Answer the Web's Most Searched Questions |date=December 7, 2016 |publisher=Wired Magazine |time=1:22 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Bateman and Justine's earnings from their television shows were a significant income source for their parents, allowing the family to afford their home and other essentials. The reliance on a portion of Bateman's earnings from acting caused him to feel anxious and under pressure to keep roles and in the acting industry as a whole.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua62NCXqprc |title=Jason Bateman Almost Gave Up Acting Before "Arrested Development" {{!}} Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend |date=February 25, 2025 |last=Team Coco |access-date=February 27, 2025 |via=YouTube}} As an actor, Bateman was managed by his father until he was 20, when the business relationship was dissolved.

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Bateman first appeared in a cereal commercial for Golden Grahams in 1980 and began his television career on Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper, an orphaned boy who, along with his sister, is adopted by the Ingalls family. From 1982 to 1984 he was a supporting character on the television show Silver Spoons as Ricky Schroder's "bad boy" best friend Derek Taylor. He appeared in the Knight Rider third-season episode "Lost Knight" in 1984, and a number of other small television roles. In 1984, in response to his popularity on Silver Spoons, the show's producers gave Bateman his own starring role as Matthew Burton on the NBC sitcom It's Your Move, from September 1984 to February 1985. In 1987 he appeared with Burt Reynolds on the men's team in the inaugural week of game show Win, Lose or Draw.

Bateman earned the status of teen idol in the mid-1980s for his television work, most notably as David Hogan on The Hogan Family (originally titled Valerie and later, Valerie's Family, after Valerie Harper left the series). He became the Directors Guild of America's youngest-ever director when, at age 18, he helmed three episodes of The Hogan Family. In 1987 he gained international recognition in the motion picture sequel Teen Wolf Too, which was a box office failure. In 1994 he played opposite Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn in the television film This Can't Be Love. During this period, he had roles on four series{{snd}}Simon, Chicago Sons, George & Leo, and Some of My Best Friends{{snd}}none of which lasted longer than one season. He also directed an episode of Two of a Kind in 1999. In 2002 he played the frisky sibling of Thomas Jane's character in the feature film The Sweetest Thing.

In 2003, Bateman was cast as Michael Bluth in the comedy series Arrested Development. Although critically acclaimed, the series never achieved high ratings and ended on February 10, 2006. The show was revived in spring 2013. Bateman won several awards for his work on the series, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. He was also nominated in 2005 for the Emmy Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jason-bateman|title=Jason Bateman|website=Television Academy}} for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. New episodes of Arrested Development have been released on Netflix with the original cast, including Bateman.{{Cite web |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |author-link=David Itzkoff |date=April 4, 2013 |title=New 'Arrested Development' Season Coming to Netflix on May 26 |url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/new-arrested-development-season-coming-to-netflix-on-may-26/ |access-date=August 12, 2013 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407024033/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/new-arrested-development-season-coming-to-netflix-on-may-26/ |url-status=live }} Bateman performed commentary on the 2004 Democratic National Convention for The Majority Report with Arrested Development co-star David Cross, and hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live on February 12, 2005.The SNL Archives. October 8, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009. In 2006 he appeared as a guest star on the Scrubs episode "My Big Bird" as Mr. Sutton, a garbage man with a flock of vicious ostriches as pets. In 2009 Bateman became a regular voice actor for the short-lived Fox comedy series Sit Down, Shut Up. He voiced Larry Littlejunk, the gym teacher and only staff member who can teach.{{Cite web |title=Sit Down, Shut Up |url=http://sitdownshutupwiki.fox.com/?t=anon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417045348/http://sitdownshutupwiki.fox.com/?t=anon |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=April 14, 2009 |publisher=Fox}}

In 2010, Bateman and Arrested Development co-star Will Arnett created "DumbDumb Productions", a production company focusing on digital content. Their first video was "Prom Date", the first in a series of "Dirty Shorts" for Orbit.{{Cite web |date=June 12, 2010 |title=Jason Bateman and Will Arnett Reunite for Web Video |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Bateman-Arnett-Orbit-1019545.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322220302/https://www.tvguide.com/news/Bateman-Arnett-Orbit-1019545.aspx/ |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |website=TV Guide}} In 2012, Bateman returned to his role of Michael Bluth for the revival of Arrested Development along with the rest of the original cast. The now-Netflix-sponsored series released season{{nbs}}4 on its Instant Watch website on May 26, 2013. The series was expected to continue its run as well as a potential feature film. For the new fourth season, Bateman was once again nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series. Netflix confirmed that the entire cast of the show would be returning for a fifth season, which premiered on May 29, 2018{{Cite web |title='Arrested Development' Officially Returning for Season 5 at Netflix |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/arrested-development-season-5-netflix-1202430144// |access-date=January 11, 2018 |website=Variety |date=May 17, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112160155/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/arrested-development-season-5-netflix-1202430144/ |url-status=live }} and concluded on March 15, 2019.

In 2017, Bateman returned to television as both actor and director in the Netflix drama Ozark, in which he plays a financial advisor who must relocate his family to Missouri in order to launder money for a Mexican drug cartel. Bateman's performance as Marty Byrde has drawn positive comparisons to Bryan Cranston's portrayal of Walter White in AMC's Breaking Bad.{{Cite web |last=Reiher |first=Andrea |date=August 4, 2017 |title=Breaking Bad Fans Have Found Their New Fix in Jason Bateman |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/breaking-bad-fans-have-found-their-new-fix-in-jason-bateman-starrer-ozark/ |access-date=August 7, 2017 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830082940/http://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/breaking-bad-fans-have-found-their-new-fix-in-jason-bateman-starrer-ozark/ |url-status=live }}

Bateman received praise for his acceptance speech after winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for Ozark. In it he states, "So I just want to say to the people that are at home and not working as frequently as they want, you're just one job away. You're plenty talented. Hang in there".{{Cite web |last=Morin |first=Alyssa |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Jason Bateman Gives Inspiring Speech at 2019 SAG Awards: "You're Just One Job Away" |url=https://eonline.com/news/1007849/jason-bateman-gives-inspiring-speech-at-2019-sag-awards-you-re-just-one-job-away |access-date=February 28, 2019 |website=E! News |archive-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227005112/https://www.eonline.com/news/1007849/jason-bateman-gives-inspiring-speech-at-2019-sag-awards-you-re-just-one-job-away |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Crist |first=Allison |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Jason Bateman Dedicates SAG Award to Fellow Actors: "You're Just One Job Away" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-bateman-wins-sag-award-best-male-actor-a-drama-series-1179656 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

In 2021, Bateman played The Facts of Life{{'}}s Tim Holifield in a reenactment of the third-season episode "Kids Can Be Cruel" for the third edition of Live in Front of a Studio Audience.{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |title=ABC's Facts of Life Live Begins With OG Cast Reunion – Grade Reenactment |url=https://tvline.com/2021/12/07/facts-of-life-recap-cast-reunion-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-jennifer-aniston/ |website=TVLine |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=December 7, 2021 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208025944/https://tvline.com/2021/12/07/facts-of-life-recap-cast-reunion-live-in-front-of-a-studio-audience-jennifer-aniston/ |url-status=live }}

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In 2004, Bateman appeared in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story as ESPN{{nbs}}8 ("The Ocho") commentator Pepper Brooks, and in Starsky & Hutch as Kevin, Vince Vaughn's business partner. He reunited with Vaughn in 2006's The Break-Up. In 2007 he played former lawyer Rupert "Rip" Reed alongside Ben Affleck in Smokin' Aces, and also starred in The Kingdom, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, and Juno. In 2008 he co-starred with Will Smith and Charlize Theron in the superhero film Hancock. Bateman's 2009 films included Extract, written and directed by Mike Judge,{{Cite magazine |date=April 29, 2008 |title=Bateman, Judge Pair for 'Extract' |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/04/29/jason-bateman-mike-judge-pair-extract/ |access-date=August 19, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018065941/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20195808,00.html |url-status=live }} and Couples Retreat, reuniting with Vaughn in a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort (Kristen Bell played his wife).{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=October 14, 2008 |title=Three set for 'Couples Retreat' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/three-set-couples-retreat-121078/ |access-date=March 15, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}} In 2010 he starred in The Switch, a romantic comedy, with Jennifer Aniston. In 2011 he played the role of Special Agent Lorenzo Zoil in the comedy Paul, and starred in Horrible Bosses and The Change-Up.

In March 2012, Mansome, Bateman's first executive producer credit with Will Arnett, was announced as a Spotlight selection for the Tribeca Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribecafilm.com/news-features/TFF_2012_Spotlight.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410193413/http://www.tribecafilm.com/news-features/TFF_2012_Spotlight.html|title="Tribeca Film Festival 2012: Spotlight"|work=Tribeca Film |archivedate=April 10, 2012}} The documentary, directed by Morgan Spurlock, is a comedic look at male identity as it is defined through men's grooming habits, featuring celebrity and expert commentary. He made a dramatic turn in 2012 with the thriller film Disconnect, and starred in the 2013 comedy film Identity Thief and the 2014 comedies This Is Where I Leave You and Horrible Bosses 2. He also narrated the 2014 documentary Pump.{{Cite news |last=Merry |first=Stephanie |title='Pump' movie review: Beating the oil drum for alternative fuel solutions |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/pump-movie-review-beating-the-oil-drum-for-alternative-fuel-solutions/2014/10/09/da2a4814-4d89-11e4-8c24-487e92bc997b_story.html |access-date=October 18, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=April 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413032920/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/pump-movie-review-beating-the-oil-drum-for-alternative-fuel-solutions/2014/10/09/da2a4814-4d89-11e4-8c24-487e92bc997b_story.html |url-status=live }} In 2015 Bateman headlined Joel Edgerton's thriller film The Gift, opposite Rebecca Hall and Edgerton.{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2013 |title=The Gift |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/117338/new-clip-from-the-gift-welcomes-you-home/ |access-date=November 4, 2013 |publisher=Dread Central}} His production company Aggregate Films extended its deal with Universal.{{Cite magazine |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=July 30, 2015 |title=Jason Bateman Extends First-Look Deal at Universal |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jason-bateman-universal-first-look-deal-1201553754/ |access-date=January 3, 2021 |magazine=Variety |language=en-US}}

In 2013, Bateman made his feature film directorial debut with Bad Words, in which he also starred. He also directed and starred in an adaptation of The Family Fang.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=November 1, 2013 |title=Jason Bateman Set To Direct And Star With Nicole Kidman In 'The Family Fang' |url=https://deadline.com/2013/11/jason-bateman-set-to-direct-nicole-kidman-in-the-family-fang-625839/ |access-date=November 4, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913111501/http://deadline.com/2013/11/jason-bateman-set-to-direct-nicole-kidman-in-the-family-fang-625839/ |url-status=live }} Bateman voiced Nick Wilde, the con artist fox in Zootopia. In 2018 he starred in and produced the action comedy film Game Night. His performance was widely praised and he received nominations for best performance by a comedic actor at the San Diego Film Critics Society Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards.{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2018 |title=2018 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-san-diego-film-nominations/ |access-date=December 11, 2018 |website=San Diego Film Critics Society |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123837/http://www.sdfcs.org/2018-san-diego-film-nominations/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2018 |title=2019 Critic's Choice Awards Nominations: The Complete List |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/2019-critics-choice-awards-nominations-the-complete-list.html |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=Vulture.com |archive-date=December 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211012930/https://www.vulture.com/2018/12/2019-critics-choice-awards-nominations-the-complete-list.html |url-status=live }}

Bateman is in the video for the Mumford and Sons song "Hopeless Wanderer".{{Cite web |date=August 4, 2013 |title=Mumford and Sons release hilarious Hopeless Wanderer video |url=http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830184430/http://www.musicblogged.com/mumford-and-sons-release-hilarious-hopeless-wanderer-video/ |archive-date=August 30, 2018 |access-date=August 4, 2013 |publisher=Music Blogged}}

In 2020, Bateman was originally set to co-star and direct Clue with Ryan Reynolds. He has since had to back out, reportedly due to schedule conflicts with Ozark.{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=March 31, 2020 |title=Jason Bateman Explains Why He's No Longer Directing the Clue Remake |url=https://collider.com/jason-bateman-not-directing-clue-remake-reason-why/ |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Collider |language=en-US}} In March 2022, Bateman signed on to direct the film Project Artemis, starring Scarlett Johansson, for Apple Studios, but departed the project in June due to creative differences; he was eventually replaced as director by Greg Berlanti.{{cite news|last1=Wiseman|first1=Andreas|last2=Kroll|first2=Justin|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/chris-evans-scarlett-johansson-jason-bateman-apple-project-artemis-space-race-movie-1234990101/|title='Avengers' Co-Stars Scarlett Johansson & Chris Evans Set To Lead Red-Hot Package 'Project Artemis'; Apple Makes Massive Deal For Jason Bateman-Directed Pic|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2023|archive-date=March 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331235459/https://deadline.com/2022/03/chris-evans-scarlett-johansson-jason-bateman-apple-project-artemis-space-race-movie-1234990101/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=June 7, 2022 |title=Jason Bateman Exits Scarlett Johansson-Chris Evans Film 'Artemis' Due To Creative Differences |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/jason-bateman-exits-project-artemis-director-scarlett-johansson-chris-evans-1235039903/ |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607204206/https://deadline.com/2022/06/jason-bateman-exits-project-artemis-director-scarlett-johansson-chris-evans-1235039903/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web|date=July 14, 2022|last=Lang|first=Brent|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/greg-berlanti-channing-tatum-jason-bateman-chris-evans-project-artemis-1235316972/|title=Greg Berlanti, Channing Tatum Replace Jason Bateman, Chris Evans in 'Project Artemis'|access-date=January 31, 2023|magazine=Variety}} Announced in September 2022, Bateman is tapped to direct Netflix's Dark Wire, a film based on Joseph Cox's novel of the same name.{{Cite web |title=Jason Bateman Has Been Called to Direct 'Dark Wire' |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/jason-bateman-dark-wire-adaptation |access-date=October 17, 2022 |website=Netflix Tudum |language=en}} In January 2023, Bateman signed on to direct The Pinkerton for Warner Bros. Pictures and Bad Robot, and will also serve as executive producer.{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/jason-bateman-to-direct-the-pinkerton-for-warner-bros-amp-bad-robot-1235244535/|title=Jason Bateman On The Case To Direct 'The Pinkerton' For Warner Bros & Bad Robot|date=January 30, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 31, 2023}}

Bateman was an executive producer for Outlast, which premiered in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/alaskan-survival-series-outlast-netflix-jason-bateman-1235199607/|title=Alaskan Survival Competition Series 'Outlast' Set At Netflix From Jason Bateman's Aggregate Films & Nomad Entertainment|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Peter|last=White|date=December 15, 2022|access-date=March 12, 2023}}

In July 2020, Bateman, along with Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, created a comedy and talk podcast called SmartLess.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=July 7, 2020 |title=Jason Bateman, Will Arnett & Sean Hayes Launch 'Smartless' Podcast |url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/smartless-podcast-n-bateman-will-arnett-sean-hayes-1202979210 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707221113/https://deadline.com/2020/07/smartless-podcast-n-bateman-will-arnett-sean-hayes-1202979210/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 7, 2020 |access-date=June 29, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In 2022, Bateman created a media company SmartLess Media in order to create four additional podcasts.{{cite news |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title='SmartLess' Hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett Form Media Company, Set Slate of Four Comedy Podcasts for 2023 |url=https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/smartless-jason-bateman-sean-hayes-will-arnett-podcast-slate-1235461203/ |access-date=December 14, 2022 |publisher=Variety Magazine}} In 2023, Apple revealed that SmartLess was #4 of the year's Top Shows.{{Cite news |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Apple shares the most popular podcasts of 2023 |work=Apple Newsroom |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/11/apple-shares-the-most-popular-podcasts-of-2023/ |access-date=December 20, 2023}}

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In 1987, Bateman won the celebrity portion of the Long Beach Grand Prix.{{Cite web |last=Wayne |first=Gary |year=2012 |title=The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/play/GrandPrix.shtml |access-date=August 19, 2012 |publisher=Seeing-Stars.com |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826095034/http://www.seeing-stars.com/Play/GrandPrix.shtml |url-status=live }}

Bateman married actress Amanda Anka, daughter of Anne de Zogheb (1942–2017){{cite web|first=Rob|last=Haskell|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anne-anka-art-collector-model-home|title=She Did It Her Way|work=W|date=December 24, 2014|access-date=July 15, 2023|archive-date=July 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715164155/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anne-anka-art-collector-model-home|url-status=live}} and singer Paul Anka, on July 3, 2001. They have two daughters who were born in 2006 and 2012.{{Cite web |last=Michaud |first=Sarah |date=February 16, 2012 |title=Jason Bateman Welcomes Daughter Maple Sylvie |url=https://people.com/parents/jason-bateman-welcomes-daughter-maple-sylvie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114715/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/02/16/jason-bateman-welcomes-daughter-maple-sylvie/ |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |access-date=March 16, 2025 |website=People |language=en}}

Throughout the 1990s, Bateman struggled with an addiction to alcohol and drugs; he stated in a 2009 interview: "I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well{{nbs}}... it was like Risky Business for ten years."{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2009 |title=Jason Bateman: Drugs Almost Cost Me My Marriage |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/jason-bateman-drugs-almost-cost-me-my-marriage-200987 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |website=Us Weekly |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903104606/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/jason-bateman-drugs-almost-cost-me-my-marriage-200987 |url-status=live }}

Bateman, along with Arrested Development co-stars David Cross and Tony Hale, was criticized for seemingly defending Jeffrey Tambor's volatile behavior on the set of Arrested Development. During a May 2018 cast interview for The New York Times Bateman attempted to defuse the controversy.{{Cite web |last=Deb |first=Sopan |date=May 22, 2018 |title=We Sat Down With the 'Arrested Development' Cast. It Got Raw. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/arts/television/arrested-development-netflix-interview-jeffrey-tambor.html |access-date=May 24, 2018 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001457/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/arts/television/arrested-development-netflix-interview-jeffrey-tambor.html |url-status=live }} Within days after the interview, all three men issued apologies to Jessica Walter.{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=May 24, 2018 |title=Jason Bateman Responds to 'Arrested Development' NYT Interview Backlash: "I Was Wrong Here" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-bateman-responds-arrested-development-nyt-interview-backlash-i-was-wrong-here-1114566 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Arrested Development cancels UK visit after tearful interview |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44252483 |access-date=May 25, 2018 |publisher=BBC |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117001443/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44252483 |url-status=live }} Bateman retrospectively stated he had overreached in his attempt to analyze the cause of Tambor's behavior.{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=June 13, 2018 |title=Jason Bateman On 'Arrested Development', 'Ozark', Controversy & Career Expansion – The Actor's Side |url=https://deadline.com/video/jason-bateman-arrested-development-controversy-ozark-career-interview-video/ |access-date=June 18, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Bateman is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.{{Cite magazine |last=Kwak |first=Sarah |date=September 7, 2009 |title=Jason Bateman: The Dodgers Fan Stars in "Extract" |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2009/09/07/105854110/jason-bateman |access-date=June 25, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217030326/https://www.si.com/vault/2009/09/07/105854110/jason-bateman |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=October 25, 2017 |title=World Series: Dodgers and Astros battle brings out tons of celebrities |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/25/lady-gaga-kirsten-dunst-more-celebrities-turn-out-world-series-game-1/797935001/ |access-date=June 25, 2018 |website=USA Today |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412160303/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/25/lady-gaga-kirsten-dunst-more-celebrities-turn-out-world-series-game-1/797935001/ |url-status=live }}

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• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p.{{nbs}}13.
• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p.{{nbs}}373.

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