Jason Bateman

American actor in four TV series, including "Silver Spoons" and "It's Your Move," 1984. He made his first movie in 1987 at the age of 18, "Teenwolf Too." His sister, Justine (born on 19 February 1966), was also a child actress; both kids continued in the business as young adults. In 1990, he was reputed to be an arrogant, self-centered prima donna; five years later he commented that he's getting too old to be a jerk any more.

The TV sitcom "Chicago Sons" made its debut on 8 January 1997, in which he played a young man who shared an apartment with his two brothers.

On 3 July 2001, he married Amanda Anka, the daughter of singer Paul Anka, in Malibu, CA. Their first child, a daughter, was born on 28 October 2006 in Los Angeles. They named her Francesca Nora Bateman.

On 1 November 2005 he had surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat.