« previous Much like Michael Cera, Jason Bateman’s career reflects his character, Michael Bluth, on Arrested Development: that is, the calm, level-headed straight man to everyone else’s crazy. We see this in nearly all his films, including Identity Thief, the Horrible Bosses films and in The Switch. But what’s Bateman’s secret? “[The straight man] gets to be […] next »

Jason Bateman

Much like Michael Cera, Jason Bateman’s career reflects his character, Michael Bluth, on Arrested Development: that is, the calm, level-headed straight man to everyone else’s crazy. We see this in nearly all his films, including Identity Thief, the Horrible Bosses films and in The Switch. But what’s Bateman’s secret? “[The straight man] gets to be in every scene,” he quipped to The Guardian. Ah, it all makes sense now.

Share This Gallery:

Comments & Discussion

  1. There are no comments yet, why not be the first?

Join The Conversation:

 Change Location