Jason Bateman

Highest Rated: 98% Zootopia (2016)

Lowest Rated: 9% Teen Wolf Too (1987)

Birthday: Jan 14, 1969

Birthplace: Rye, New York, USA

The younger brother of Family Ties star Justine Bateman, actor Jason Bateman has been a mainstay on television since the 1980s, starring in countless sitcoms of varying success. He first displayed his scene-stealing propensity in the role of young sharpster Derek Taylor, best friend of star Ricky Schroder, on Silver Spoons. The audience response to Bateman was so positive that the 15-year-old was given his own sitcom vehicle in 1984, as "teenaged con man" Matthew Burton on It's Your Move. When this series was cancelled after one season, Bateman moved to the long-running role of wise-guy teen David Hogan on the mid-1980s series Valerie, which of course later changed names (and leading actresses) to emerge as The Hogan Family. During this period, Bateman also found time to star or co-star in a handful of feature films, such as the 1985 made-for-TV summer-camp comedy Poison Ivy, Teen Wolf, Too, and 1991's Necessary Roughness. However, none of the projects were successful enough to give Bateman a springboard to bigscreen stardom.Following the conclusion of The Hogan Family in 1991, Bateman embarked on a decade plagued by failed TV outings. On top of several pilots that never even saw the light of day, he was the lead in no less than four ill-fated sitcoms, Simon, George and Leo, Chicago Sons, and Some of My Best Friends. Fortunately, as the new millenium was ushered in, things started to look bright for Bateman. After a supporting turn in the Cameron Diaz comedy The Sweetest Thing, his first major theatrical feature in a decade, he was tapped to lead the eclectic ansemble cast of the Ron Howard-produced Fox sitcom Arrested Development. Acclaimed for its smart humor and fresh concept, the show became a hit with critics and viewers.In the wake of Arrested Development's success, Bateman continued to increase his presence in the world of comedy, but henceforth on the silver screen. He made memorable appearances in 2004 comedies like Starsky and Hutch and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, as well as more serious fare, like the 2007 Iraq War movie The Kingdom, but Bateman's next major hit seemed to come later that year, with a memorable supporting role in the comedy Juno. He would continue to be a mainstay in comedy, however, with appearances in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Invention of Lying, Extract, Couples Retreat, and The Switch, but the actor would continue to surprise audiences with more dramatic films as well, like 2009's State of Play and Up in the Air. For comedy fans, Bateman couldn't be avoided in 2011, with roles in Horrible Bosses as well as The Change-Up. Soon, he was signing up to star alongside Olivia Wilde and Billy Cruddup in The Longest Week, and Alexander Skarsgard in Disconnect.

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Highest Rated Movies

Zootopia
98%
Juno
94%
The Gift
91%
Up in the Air
90%

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
21%	Thunder Force	The Crab	—	2021
85%	Game Night	Producer Max	$33.6M	2018
41%	Office Christmas Party	Josh Parker	$54.8M	2016
71%	Central Intelligence	Trevor	$127.4M	2016
83%	The Family Fang	Baxter Fang Director Producer	$15.8k	2016
98%	Zootopia	Nick Wilde	$341.3M	2016
91%	The Gift	Simon	$33.1M	2015
54%	A LEGO Brickumentary	Actor	—	2015
35%	Horrible Bosses 2	Nick Hendricks	$40M	2014
44%	This Is Where I Leave You	Judd Altman	$26.8M	2014
75%	Pump	Actor	$74k	2014
10%	The Longest Week	Conrad Vamont	—	2014
65%	Bad Words	Director Guy Trilby Producer	—	2014
No Score Yet	The Arrested Development Documentary Project	Actor	—	2013
70%	Disconnect	Rich Boyd	$1.4M	2013
19%	Identity Thief	Sandy Patterson Producer	$134.5M	2013
25%	Mansome	Actor Executive Producer	$18.9k	2012
25%	The Change-Up	Dave Lockwood	$37M	2011
69%	Horrible Bosses	Nick Hendricks	$117M	2011
70%	Paul	Agent Zoil	$37.4M	2011
52%	The Switch	Wally Mars	$27.4M	2010
90%	Up in the Air	Craig Gregory	$83.8M	2009
10%	Couples Retreat	Jason	$109.2M	2009
56%	The Invention of Lying	Doctor	$18.5M	2009
62%	Extract	Joel	$10.7M	2009
84%	State of Play	Dominic Foy	$37M	2009
41%	Hancock	Ray Embrey	$228M	2008
83%	Forgetting Sarah Marshall	Detective on 'Animal Instincts'	$63M	2008
94%	Juno	Mark Loring	$143.4M	2007
38%	Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium	Henry Weston	$32.1M	2007
51%	The Kingdom	Adam Leavitt	$47.5M	2007
19%	The Ex	Chip Sanders	$3.1M	2007
31%	Smokin' Aces	Rupert "Rip" Reed	$35.6M	2007
22%	Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys)	Darkos	$15.1M	2007
No Score Yet	Totally Awesome	Himself	—	2006
34%	The Break-Up	Riggleman	$118.7M	2006
71%	Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story	Pepper Brooks	$114.2M	2004
62%	Starsky & Hutch	Kevin	$87.2M	2004
No Score Yet	One Way Out	John Farrow	—	2002
26%	The Sweetest Thing	Roger Donahue	$24.5M	2002
No Score Yet	Sol Goode	Vee-jay	—	2001
No Score Yet	Breaking the Rules (Sketches)	Actor	—	2001
19%	Love Stinks	Jesse	—	1999
56%	The Night We Never Met	Actor	—	1993
No Score Yet	A Taste for Killing	Blaine	—	1992
No Score Yet	Breaking the Rules	Phil Stepler	—	1992
No Score Yet	How Can I Tell If I'm Really in Love? - Classroom Version	Actor	—	1992
33%	Necessary Roughness	Jarvis Edison	—	1991
No Score Yet	Moving Target	Toby Kellogg	—	1988
9%	Teen Wolf Too	Todd Howard	—	1987
No Score Yet	Bates Motel	Tony	—	1987
No Score Yet	The Thanksgiving Promise	Steve Tilby	—	1986
No Score Yet	Can You Feel Me Dancing?	Larry Nichols	—	1986
No Score Yet	Right to Kill?	Actor	—	1985
No Score Yet	Poison Ivy	Actor	—	1985
No Score Yet	The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins	Addison	—	1984

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	Little House on the Prairie 1974-1983	James Cooper Ingalls James James Cooper	2021 2020 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975
71%	A Teacher 2020	Executive Producer	2020
91%	The Outsider 2020	Executive Producer Terry Maitland Producer Director	2020
88%	Kidding 2018-2020	Executive Producer	2020 2018
81%	Ozark 2017-2020	Executive Producer Martin 'Marty' Byrde	2020 2018 2017
No Score Yet	Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003	Guest	2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
74%	Arrested Development 2003-2019	Michael Bluth Director	2019 2018 2013 2006 2005 2004 2003
No Score Yet	Close Up With the Hollywood Reporter 2015	Guest	2018
No Score Yet	Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2015-2019	Guest	2018
No Score Yet	The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015	Guest	2018 2017 2016
No Score Yet	Today 2017-2019	Actor Guest	2017
No Score Yet	Conan 2010	Guest	2016 2014 2011
64%	The Muppets 2015-2016	Himself	2015
No Score Yet	Charlie Rose 2013-2017	Guest	2014
35%	Growing Up Fisher 2014	Executive Producer Producer Narrator	2014
No Score Yet	The Graham Norton Show 2007	Guest	2014
No Score Yet	Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015	Guest	2014 2013
No Score Yet	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003	Host Guest	2014 2009
No Score Yet	Inside the Actors Studio 1994-2019	Guest	2013
No Score Yet	Yo Gabba Gabba! 2007-2015	Bateman	2013
No Score Yet	Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014	Guest	2013 2010 2009
No Score Yet	The Daily Show With Jon Stewart 2015	Guest	2011 2010 2004
No Score Yet	It's On With Alexa Chung 2009	Guest	2009
24%	Sit Down, Shut Up 2009	Voice	2009
9%	Do Not Disturb 2008	Director	2008
83%	Scrubs 2001-2010	Mr. Sutton	2006
No Score Yet	King of the Hill 1997-2010	Voice	2005
No Score Yet	Punk'd (2003) 2003-2012	Appearing	2005
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live 1975	Host Performer	2005
85%	The Simpsons 1989	Voice	2005
50%	The Twilight Zone 2002-2003	Scott	2003
57%	Some of My Best Friends 2001	Warren Fairbanks	2001
No Score Yet	For Your Love 1998-2002	Actor Director	2001 2000 1999 1998
No Score Yet	Brother's Keeper 1998-1999	Director	1999
71%	Miami Vice 1984-1990	Director	1999
No Score Yet	Two of a Kind 1998-1999	Director	1999
70%	George & Leo 1997-1998	Ted Stoody	1998 1997
No Score Yet	Family Matters 1989-1998	Director	1997
No Score Yet	Matlock 1986-1995	Actor	1993 1987
No Score Yet	The Hogan Family 1986-1991	David Hogan Director	1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986
No Score Yet	St. Elsewhere 1982-1988	Tim Moynihan	1986 1985
No Score Yet	Knight Rider 1982-1986	Actor	1984
29%	Chicago Sons 1997	Harry Kulchak
No Score Yet	Growing Up Fisher	Executive Producer Narrator

Quotes from Jason Bateman's Characters

Nick Wilde:

It's called a hustle, sweetheart.

Judy Hopps:	What is your problem? Does seeing me fail somehow make you feel better about your sad, miserable life?
Nick Wilde:	It does, 100%.

Nick Wilde:	"Naïve little hick with good grades and big ideas decides, ‘Hey, look at me, I’m gonna move to Zootopia, where predators and prey live in harmony and sing Kumbaya!’
Nick Wilde:	NaÃ¯ve little hick with good grades and big ideas decides,hey, look at me, I'm gonna move to Zootopia, where predators and prey live in harmony and sing Kumbaya!

Nick Wilde:	What do you call a three humped camel?
Flash:	I Don't Know.
Nick Wilde:	Pregnant!

Judy Hopps:	Nicholas Wilde, You are under arrest.
Nick Wilde:	For what? Hurting your feewings?
Judy Hopps:	Felony Tax Evasion.

Nick Wilde:	You know you love me.
Judy Hopps:	Do I know that? Yes, yes I do.

Nick Wilde:	(Talking about a sheep) Hey when it's hard for her to fall asleep does she count herself?
Nick Wilde:	Hey when it's hard for her to fall asleep does she count herself?

Nick Wilde:	Don't let go!
Judy Hopps:	I'm gonna let go!
Nick Wilde:	What!?
Nick Wilde:	What?

Judy Hopps:	I'm not a dumb bunny!
Nick Wilde:	Right. And that's not wet cement.

Judy Hopps:	Y'know, I think you might actually make a good cop.
Nick Wilde:	How dare you.

Nick Wilde:

Did you just boot my stroller?

Finnick:	You kiss me tomorrow, I'll bite your face off!
Nick Wilde:	Flash, flash, a hundred yard dash.

Nick Wilde:	It's My word against your's..
Nick Wilde:	It's My word against yours..
Judy Hopps:	Actually it's your words againts yours..

Nick Wilde:	Carrot!
Nick Wilde:	Carrots!

Nick Wilde:	"It's called a hustle, sweetheart."
Nick Wilde:	It's called a hustle, sweetheart.

Gordo:	Excuse me, we went to school together.
Simon:	Sorry, I can't place you.
Gordo:	Gordon, Gordon Mosely.

Beatrice:	Well, a woman can wear many hats.
Conrad Vamont:	Yeah? What does that mean?
Beatrice:	It means a woman can be inhibited and conservative with one man and virtually the opposite with another.

Guy Trilby:

Your child is so ugly it's not even abductable.

Guy Trilby:

Why don't you turn that curry hole around before I tell the pilot your bag is ticking.

Nick:	My boss, who we're planning to kill is dying... And you save his life!!!!
Dale:	Well it sounds bad when you say it like that.

Pepper Brooks:	I just talked to White Goodman today, and his team REALLY wants to win this one.
Pepper Brooks:	I just talked to White Goodman today, and his team really wants to win this one.
Cotton McKnight:	. . . . . . Right you are.
Cotton McKnight:	Right you are.

Nick Hendricks:	I was drag racing.
Officer Wilkens:	In a Prius?!?!
Officer Wilkens:	In a Prius?
Nick Hendricks:	I don't win a lot.

Rich Boyd:	Your son is fucking sadistic and he needs help.
Mike Dixon:	My son needs help? At least my son didn't try to hang himself.

Moses Buggs:	Moses Buggs: The Good Lord is the only doctor she'll ever need. Agent Zoil: Copy that!
Moses Buggs:	The Good Lord is the only doctor she'll ever need.
Agent Zoil:	Copy that!

Sandy Patterson:	You got hit by a car. Are you even human?
Diana:	The trick is to just relax your legs. Read it on Wiki-how.

Sandy Patterson:	You got hit by a car. Are you even human?
Diana:	The trick is to just relax your legs. Read it on Wiki-how.

Henry Weston the Mutant:

You know, some people... send flowers, or cards, or... give people hugs. I... make sure their paper work's all in order. I thought I'd try something different.

Kurt Buckman:	What about you grandmother, "Booby"?
Kurt Buckman:	What about you grandmother, 'Booby'?
Nick Hendricks:	Gam Gam
Nick Hendricks:	Gam Gam.

Dave:	He never told me you were a big fat fucking boner
Dave:	He didn't tell me you were a big, fat, fucking boner.

Nick Hendricks:	i get to work before the sun comes up and i leave long after its gone down i havent had sex in six months with someone other than myself and the only thing in my refrigerator is an old lime it could me a kiwi no way to tell
Nick Hendricks:	I get to work before the sun comes up, and I leave long after it's gone down. I haven't had sex in 6 months with someone other than myself. And the only thing in my refrigerator is a old lime. It could be an old kiwi, no way to tell.

Pepper Brooks:	( Peter Lafleur blindfold himself) that's a bold strategy cotton I wonder if it will pay off
Pepper Brooks:	[Peter Lafleur blindfold himself] That's a bold strategy cotton. I wonder if it will pay off.
Pepper Brooks:	[Peter Lafleur blindfold himself] It's a bold strategy, Cotton. I wonder if it will pay off.

Dave Lockwood:	Sabrina: So, ah, I'll have my briefs on your desk by lunch. Dave: That puts my balls on your chin by dinner.
Sabrina:	So, ah, I'll have my briefs on your desk by lunch.
Dave:	That puts my balls on your chin by dinner.

Agent Zoil:

Three tits, that's awesome!

Dale:	(After pellit is shot) what's going on hows pellit?
Dale:	[after pellit is shot] what's going on hows pellit?
Dale:	[after Pellit is shot] what's going on hows pellit?
Nick:	Still pretty f***Inge dead dale.
Nick:	Still pretty f***Inge dead Dale.

Agent Zoil:	Call me Lorenzo.
Clive Gollings:	Lorenzo Zoil?

Nick Hendricks:	(During Nick's Intro) The only hitch: I work for this guy, David Harken, who right now is feeding me some fresh sht for being two minutes late. He's a total fcking asshole.
Nick Hendricks:	[during Nick's intro] The only hitch: I work for this guy, David Harken, who right now is feeding me some fresh sht for being two minutes late. He's a total fcking asshole.
Dale Arbus:	(During Dale's Intro) And it would've been the perfect job, if it weren't for one evil, crazy b*tch...D.D.S.
Dale Arbus:	[during Dale's intro] And it would've been the perfect job, if it weren't for one evil, crazy b*tch...D.D.S.
Kurt Buckman:	(During Kurt's Intro) And if the worst thing about this job is having to tolerate my boss' dipsh*t cokehead son, well, it's a small price to pay.
Kurt Buckman:	[during Kurt's intro] And if the worst thing about this job is having to tolerate my boss' dipsh*t cokehead son, well, it's a small price to pay.

Dave:	So I can't sleep with my wife, I can't sleep with other women. What the hell is that?
Mitch:	Marriage.

Nick:	(showing Nick's intro) My boss he's a TOTAL FUCKING ASSHOLE.
Nick:	[showing Nick's intro] My boss he's a TOTAL FUCKING ASSHOLE.
Dale:	(showing Dale's intro) My boss she's a EVIL CRAZY BITCH.
Dale:	[showing Dale's intro] My boss she's a EVIL CRAZY BITCH.
Kurt:	(showing Kurt's intro) My boss he's a DIPSHIT COKEHEAD SON.
Kurt:	[showing Kurt's intro] My boss he's a DIPSHIT COKEHEAD SON.

Agent Zoil:	Nerds, huh?
O'Reilly:	Yes, they wen to Comic-Con. They met Adam Shadowchild.
Agent Zoil:	Who the hell's Adam Shadowchild?

Agent Zoil:	Who the hell's Adam Shadowchild?
Agent Zoil:	Who the hell is Adam Shadowchild?

Craig Gregory:	Bingham, here's the boat. You wanna be in the boat?
Ryan Bingham:	Yeah. Alone.

Ryan Bingham:	Tell me you're not taking this seriously.
Craig Gregory:	That's why we got the entire company off the road...because we're not taking it seriously.
Craig Gregory:	That's why we got the entire company off the road... because we're not taking it seriously.

Dave:	Having children, is, it's like living with little mini drug addicts. You know, they're laughing one minute, and then they're crying the next, and then they're trying to kill themselves in your bathroom for no good reason. They're very mean and selfish and they burn through your money and they break sh-.
Dave:	Having children, is, it's like living with little mini drug addicts. You know, they're laughing one minute, and then they're crying the next, and then they're trying to kill themselves in your bathroom for no good reason. They're very mean and selfish and they burn through your money and they break sh**t.

Dave:	Don't come at me guns loaded!
Dave:	Can't believe you would come at me guns hot!

Mitch:	What do i tell jamie if she wants to have sex. Dave: you are not having sex with my wife mtch.
Mitch:	What do I tell Jamie when she wants to have sex tonight.
Dave:	You're not having sex with wife Mitch.

Pepper Brooks:

Ouchtown, population you, Bro!

Nick:

I don't have sleeve gloves!

Craig Gregory:	She's fired Ned.
Ryan Bingham:	A dog can fire Ned. Fire me!

Ryan Bingham:	That's me hanging up on you.
Craig Gregory:	Great! Love that sound.
Craig Gregory:	Good. I love that sound.

Kurt:	Your boss is so hot.
Kurt:	Your boss is incredibly hot.
Dale:	Don't talk about how hot she is.
Kurt:	She makes herself a little snack. First, a popsicle. Then, a banana. And finally, a hot dog. And eating them in that weird order thats not a proper meal.
Kurt:	She makes herself a little snack. A popsicle. A banana. And finally, a hot dog. And eating them in that weird order thats not a proper meal.
Nick:	That's hot to cold.
Nick:	That's cold to hot.
Nick:	It's cold to hot.

Nick:	I was drag Racing.
Nick:	I was drag racing.
Nick:	Cop: In a prius?
Nick:	I dont win alot.

Wally:

Look at us, running around. Always rushed, always late. I guess that's why they call it the human race. What we crave most in this world is connection. For some people it happens at first site. It's when you know you know. It's fate working its magic. And that's great for them. They get to live in a pop song. Ride the express train. But that's not the way it really works. For the rest of us, it's a bit less romantic. It's complicated, it's messy. It's about horrible timing, and fumbled opportunities. And not being able to say what you need to say when you need to say it. At least, that's the way it was for me.

Nick:	"Can you explain why you were going 61 on a 25 zone?" "I was drag racing..." "...In a prius?" "I don't win a lot."
Nick:	I was drag racing.

Sebastian:	Do you ever scared you could have Parkinson's disease?
Wally:	Not specifically Parkinsonâ€™s disease but, I am not going to lie I have had my doubts of hypochondriac.
Wally:	Not specifically Parkinson's disease but, I am not going to lie I have had my doubts of hypochondriac.
Sebastian:	Whatâ€™s that?
Sebastian:	What's that?
Wally:	Thatâ€™s thinking you have diseases that you donâ€™t really have.
Wally:	That's thinking you have diseases that you don't really have.
Sebastian:	OMG I have that.

Wally:	Because getting old sucks, most people donâ€™t accomplish what they hope to and they realize there most likely not going to. They end up living this quiet life of denial and you know brushing birthdays under the rug becomes a big part of that.
Wally:	Because getting old sucks, most people don't accomplish what they hope to and they realize there most likely not going to. They end up living this quiet life of denial and you know brushing birthdays under the rug becomes a big part of that.

Sebastian:	I'm having a birthday party!
Wally:	Oh yah you enjoy that, There is going to comes a time in your life when you donâ€™t want people to know itâ€™s your birthday.
Sebastian:	Why wouldnâ€™t anyone want people to know about their birthday?