Little House on the Prairie NBC TV Cast Information
Jason
Bateman is an American film and television actor best known for his
role as Michael Bluth on the television sitcom "Arrested
Development" (2003), as well as his role on "Silver Spoons" (1982)
as a child actor.
He was born Jason Kent Bateman on January 14, 1969, in Rye, New
York, USA. His father, Kent Bateman, is a film and television
director and founder of a Hollywood repertory stage company. His
mother, Victoria Bateman, was a flight attendant. In 1981, at the
age of 12, young Bateman made his debut on television as James
Cooper Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie" (1974): Uncle Jed,
appearing in 18 more episodes in one season. In the mid-1980s, he
became the DGA's youngest-ever director when he directed three
episodes of "Valerie" (1986) at age 18. During the 2000s, Bateman's
film career has been on soaring trajectory. In 2005, he won the
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television
Series, Musical or Comedy, for "Arrested Development" (2003), and
received other awards and nominations.
Bateman has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, actress
Amanda Anka (daughter of singer Paul Anka). They wed in Malibu,
California, in 2003. Their first child, Francesca Nora Bateman, was
born in Los Angeles on October 28, 2006. The Batemans reside in Los
Angeles, California.
