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I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality.
Jason Bateman
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Jason Bateman
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 14
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Jason Kent Bateman
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