Alright, let’s gab a bit about this fella, you know, the one from the TV. Jason Bateman, yeah, that’s the name. Heard folks talkin’ about him and his daddy, so I figured I’d chew the fat with ya’ll about it.
Now, this Jason, he’s been on the TV since he was just a wee sprout. His daddy, Kent Bateman, he was a big deal too, you know? Acted, wrote, directed, the whole shebang. Seems like this acting thing runs in the family, like a bad case of the sniffles going around the whole town.
Jason’s mama, she weren’t from around here. She was from across the big pond, from some place called Shrew-s-bury, or somethin’ like that, in England. Had a bit of that Mal-tease blood in her too, whatever that is. Fancy folks, I reckon. She was a flight attendant, always flittin’ around like a hummingbird. Means she wasn’t home much, leavin’ Jason and his sister to fend for themselves half the time.
- Born in New York
- Lived in Boston for a bit
- Moved to Salt Lake City
- Ended up in Los Angeles
That’s a lot of movin’ around for a young’un, don’t ya think? Sounds like he was dragged around more than a sack of potatoes at harvest time. But I guess that’s how it is with them Hollywood types. Always chasin’ somethin’, just like a dog chasin’ its tail.
Jason, he went to some fancy school called Brighton Hall, but he didn’t even finish! Can you believe that? All that money, and he just up and quit. Guess he figured he was too good for school, what with bein’ on the TV and all. Kids these days, they think they know it all.
He was a real hell-raiser in his younger days, that Jason. Got mixed up with drugs and booze, lost some jobs on account of it. Just like my nephew Billy, always gettin’ into trouble. But seems like Jason pulled himself up by his bootstraps, got hisself straightened out. Good for him, I say. Ain’t nothin’ worse than a good-for-nothin’ drunk, ‘cept maybe a swarm of locusts in the cornfield.
Now he’s all grown up and married, got hisself a couple of kids. His wife, Amanda Anka, they been together since way back when. Guess they figured out how to make it work, which is more than I can say for some folks around here. They settled down in Los Angeles, close to Jason’s sister. Family’s important, even for them Hollywood types.
Jason, he’s been in all sorts of movies and TV shows. Folks say he’s real good at what he does. Made a whole heap of money, too, I bet. More money than I’ll ever see in my lifetime, that’s for sure. But money ain’t everything, ya know? It can’t buy you happiness, or a good night’s sleep.
He even had a bit of a row with his daddy, fired him even! Can you imagine? Fire your own kin! Well, I guess sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do, even if it means rufflin’ some feathers. Families can be complicated, that’s for sure.
Jason Bateman’s career started early, he done a lot of shows when he was young, like that Little House on the Prairie thing. He’s been in a whole heap of other stuff too, too many to count. He’s a big shot now, folks say he’s a real success story. But I reckon he had to work hard for it, nothin’ comes easy in this world, not even for them movie stars.
So that’s the story of Jason Bateman and his daddy, as best as I can tell it. He’s a family man, a hard worker, and a successful fella. And he ain’t too bad on the eyes either, if you ask me. But don’t go gettin’ any ideas, I’m too old for that sort of thing. Just an old woman gossipin’ about the folks on the TV. Nothin’ more, nothin’ less.
Anyway, that’s all I got to say about it. Time for me to go make some supper. Got a pot of beans simmerin’ on the stove, and they ain’t gonna cook themselves. Ya’ll come back now, ya hear?
