Jason Bateman

An American actor, director, and producer, Jason Bateman is well recognized for playing the role of Michael Bluth in the sitcom "Arrested Development". He also won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award for the same. He landed his first audition at age 10 for an educational film after following a friend to the audition. He first gained fame as a teen actor in the sitcoms "Silver Spoons" and "The Hogan Family". He played the main role in the sequel to the popular 1980s film "Teen Wolf". Jason made his television show debut on the family drama "Little House on the Prairie" as James Cooper Ingalls from 1981 to 1982 in a total of 23 episodes. He made his directorial debut with the black comedy "Bad Words" (2013), in which he also starred though he has directed and had a recurring role in the HBO miniseries "The Outsider" in 2020. Recently, he revealed in his 'SNL' monologue that he was 'attacked' by a chimpanzee when he hosted the show in 2005.