Person

Jason Bateman

b. 1969

American actor (born 1969)

Born
14 Jan 1969 · Rye

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 66 years
  1. 14 Jan 1969BornBorn in Rye
  2. 2005AwardGolden Globes
  3. 2019AwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
  4. 2019AwardScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1969 – today).

  1. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  2. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  3. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  6. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  7. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  8. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1985Schengen Agreement
  10. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  11. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  12. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  16. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  17. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  18. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  19. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  20. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  21. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  22. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  23. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  24. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  25. 20112011 Norway attacks
  26. 2011Libyan civil war
  27. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  28. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  29. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2015Paris Agreement
  32. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  34. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  35. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2023Gaza war
  37. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  38. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Jason Kent Bateman (born January 14, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Michael Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2019), Nick Wilde in Disney’s Zootopia franchise (2016–present), and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark (2017–2022), as well as for his work in numerous comedy films. His accolades include a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards.

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 from 1981 to 1982 and The Hogan Family from 1986 to 1991. Bateman's early film roles include Teen Wolf Too (1987) and Necessary Roughness (1991) before taking supporting roles in The Break-Up (2006), Juno (2007), Hancock (2008), and Up in the Air (2009).

Bateman went on to star in various successful comedy films such as 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), and Game Night (2018). He expanded into dramatic roles with The Gift (2015), The Outsider (2020), 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. He has since directed and starred in the films Bad Words (2013) and The Family Fang (2015), and the television series Ozark, The Outsider (2020), Black Rabbit (2025), and DTF St. Louis (2026). Bateman was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2019 for his direction on Ozark.

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