| 1 | [[quoteright:271:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jason_bateman.jpg]] |
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| 3 | -> ''"People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way [[AllTheGoodMenAreGay to spit and scratch and give people attitude]]."'' |
| 4 | -->-- '''Jason Bateman''' |
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| 6 | Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is a prolific American comedy actor. Seriously, you might not remember them all, but you have probably seen at least eight movies with this guy. He began his acting career with a part in ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie''. He came to prominence with a supporting role on the 1980s sitcom ''Series/SilverSpoons'', ''It's Your Move'' and ''Series/TheHoganFamily'' and later as the star of ''[[Film/TeenWolf Teen Wolf Too]]'' (which is something of an {{Old Shame}}). He was arguably born to play the StraightMan like no one else since Bud Abbott. |
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| 8 | His best-remembered roles are that of David Hogan, the eldest son on ''Series/TheHoganFamily'', and as Michael Bluth in ''Series/{{Arrested Development}}''. He has been playing largely similar [[DoggedNiceGuy resilient nice-guy]] roles in a myriad of comedies. In recent years audiences have had something of a "SugarWiki/{{he really can act}}" reaction as he has managed to find a lot of range despite being largely typecast. |
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| 10 | His sister, Creator/JustineBateman, also acts and is best known as Mallory from ''Series/FamilyTies''. |
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| 13 | !!TV series on this wiki: |
| 14 | * ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' (1981-82) |
| 15 | * ''Series/SilverSpoons'' (1982-84) |
| 16 | * ''Series/TheHoganFamily'' (1986-91) |
| 17 | * ''Series/ChicagoSons'' (1997) |
| 18 | * ''Series/GeorgeAndLeo'' (1997-98) |
| 19 | * ''Series/SomeOfMyBestFriends'' (2001) |
| 20 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (2003-06, 2013, 2018) |
| 21 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' (2005) |
| 22 | * ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' (2017-present) |
| 23 | * ''Series/TheOutsider'' (2020) |
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| 25 | !!Films on this wiki: |
| 26 | * ''Film/TeenWolfToo'' (1987) |
| 27 | * ''Film/NecessaryRoughness'' (1991) |
| 28 | * ''Film/LoveStinks'' (1999) |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheSweetestThing'' (2002) |
| 30 | * ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' (2004) |
| 31 | * ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' (2004) |
| 32 | * ''Film/TheBreakUp'' (2006) |
| 33 | * ''Film/SmokinAces'' (2007) |
| 34 | * ''Film/{{The Kingdom|2007}}'' (2007) |
| 35 | * ''Film/{{Juno}}'' (2007) |
| 36 | * ''Film/MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium'' (2007) |
| 37 | * ''Film/{{Hancock}}'' (2008) |
| 38 | * ''Film/StateOfPlay'' (2009) |
| 39 | * ''Film/TheInventionOfLying'' (2009) |
| 40 | * ''Film/UpInTheAir'' (2009) |
| 41 | * ''Film/{{Extract}}'' (2009) |
| 42 | * ''Film/CouplesRetreat'' (2009) |
| 43 | * ''Film/TheSwitch'' (2010) |
| 44 | * ''Film/{{Paul}}'' (2010) |
| 45 | * ''Film/HorribleBosses'' (2011) |
| 46 | * ''Film/TheChangeUp'' (2011) |
| 47 | * ''Film/{{Disconnect}}'' (2012) |
| 48 | * ''Film/IdentityThief'' (2012, also producer) |
| 49 | * ''Film/BadWords'' (2014, also producer/director) |
| 50 | * ''Film/ThisIsWhereILeaveYou'' (2014) |
| 51 | * ''Series/GrowingUpFisher'' (2014) (also producer) |
| 52 | * ''Film/{{The Gift|2015}}'' (2015) |
| 53 | * ''Film/CentralIntelligence'' (2016) |
| 54 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' (2016) |
| 55 | * ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'' (2016) |
| 56 | * ''Film/GameNight'' (2018, also producer) |
| 57 | * ''Film/{{Thunder Force|2021}}'' (2021) |
| 58 | * ''Film/{{Air|2023}}'' (2023) |
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| 60 | !!This actor provides examples of: |
| 61 | |
| 62 | * ButtMonkey: His characters cannot catch a break and usually take shit from every side until the [[ThrowTheDogABone end of the story]]. |
| 63 | * TheCameo: In ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'', ''Film/TropicThunder'', and ''Film/TheInventionOfLying''. |
| 64 | * CareerResurrection: ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' solidified with ''Film/HorribleBosses''. |
| 65 | * ConMan: |
| 66 | ** Played a teenage version of one in ''It's Your Move'', his first sitcom as a lead character. Although he [[PlayingAgainstType Played Against Type]] as a rather mean-spirited, selfish kid who always antagonized his older sister, the show did help solidify his status as a favorite among teenagers. |
| 67 | ** He would also play another one in ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', that being Nick Wilde. |
| 68 | * DeadpanSnarker: His other notable role. A writer for the ''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' [[http://www.star-telegram.com/living/article119294178.html remarked that]] one of his films "only makes for more opportunity for Bateman to access his seemingly bottomless reservoir of put-out sardonic deadpan". |
| 69 | * DoggedNiceGuy: His role in ''Series/{{Arrested Development}}'' and most of his films. Also, once his character was fleshed out and you got to know him, David Hogan on ''Series/TheHoganFamily''. Touches upon OnlySaneMan and TheWoobie, depending on the role, in his movies. |
| 70 | * DuelingWorks: Bateman's ''Film/OfficeChristmasParty'' versus ''[[Film/BadSanta Bad Santa 2]]'', although the latter is ''way'' more on the cynical side.[[note]]His film is more WhiteAndGreyMorality while the other is more BlackAndGrayMorality.[[/note]] |
| 71 | * TheEveryman: Many of his characters tend to be fairly normal and down-to-earth guys, often quite [[NiceGuy likeable]], stressed-out, trapped in some kind of blandly soul-crushing office job and [[OnlySaneMan saner than everyone else around them]]. |
| 72 | * ManChild: In ''Film/{{Juno}}'', ''Film/DodgeballATrueUnderdogStory'' and ''Film/MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium''. |
| 73 | * PlayingAgainstType: [[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Nick Wilde]] is pretty much the opposite of Michael Bluth from ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''. Michael is a [[DoggedNiceGuy beleaguered nice guy]] who tries to be a good person and does not think he has to be a crook just because the rest of his family are made up of crooks; however, he sometimes ends up stooping to their level to get what he wants (not that he particularly enjoys it). Nick, on the other hand, is an [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic fox]] that believes that he has no choice but to be a [[ConMan con artist]] just because of his background (living with [[FantasticRacism the negative stereotypes about his kind]]). [[spoiler:He learns, in the end, that he can be whatever he wants, and his HeelFaceTurn is so complete that he ends up becoming a ''cop'' (hey, it's Creator/{{Disney}} after all).]] |
| 74 | ** In Film/UpInTheAir where he plays a assertive, arrogant boss who is a stark contrast to his comedy roles as a stooge or uptight straight man. |
| 75 | ** ''Film/TheGift2015'' is a complete one-hundred and eighty degrees flip for him, playing a JerkAss with no HiddenHeartOfGold in sight. |
| 76 | * ProductionPosse: With the Creator/FratPack particularly Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller despite appearing in the same film with fellow members Owen Wilson and Creator/WillFerrell in ''Film/StarskyAndHutch''. He has also collaborated with director Jason Reitman in ''Film/{{Juno}}'' and ''Film/UpInTheAir''. |
| 77 | * StarMakingRole: ''Series/SilverSpoons'' solidified with ''Series/TheHoganFamily'' as a teen idol and ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' as a adult. For his film work he is known for ''Film/HorribleBosses'' a Creator/FratPack comedy inspired by his work with them previously. |
| 78 | * {{Typecasting}}: He is almost always the StraightMan, specifically being a stressed-out, under-appreciated businessman. Notable exceptions include ''Film/SmokinAces'', in which he plays an insecure and perverse [[AmoralAttorney attorney]], and ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', in which he plays a [[ConMan con]] [[CunningLikeAFox fox]]. |
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