Justin Long
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| Born | Justin Jacob Long[1] June 2, 1978 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, Youth in Revolt, Alpha and Omega, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.
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[edit] Early life
Long, the middle of three brothers, was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father, Raymond James Long, is a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak,[2] is a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. Long had a conservative Roman Catholic upbringing.[3][4] His grandmother is Sicilian.[5] His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theater director at Weston High School. His younger brother, Christian, appears in Justin's film Accepted as the school mascot. Long attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit school, and Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays, including Butterflies Are Free. Long worked at Sacred Heart University as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group.
[edit] Career
Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, The Break-Up, Crossroads, Galaxy Quest, Dreamland, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Live Free or Die Hard. He was also a regular on the NBC TV series Ed (2000–2004), playing socially awkward Warren Cheswick. He voiced the character of Alvin in 2007's Alvin and the Chipmunks and played the main character in the 2006 comedy film Accepted.
He made a guest appearance in the 2006 documentary, Wild West Comedy Show. In 2007, he co-starred with Bruce Willis as a "white-hat hacker" in Live Free or Die Hard[6] and had a role in the film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang.
Long is known for his depiction of a Mac in Apple's “Get a Mac” campaign. The campaign features commercials in which Long as a Mac and John Hodgman as a PC engage in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."[7]
Long also had a small role in the 2008 comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno, where he plays Brandon St. Randy, a gay porn star. In 2009, he starred in He's Just Not That into You along with co-star Ginnifer Goodwin and After.Life opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci. He also provided the voice of Humphrey in Alpha and Omega (2010), starring with Hayden Panettiere. Also in 2010, Long starred in the comedy Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore. He was cast as a one-armed Civil War veteran in Robert Redford's The Conspirator.[8]
Long read the audiobook version of Judy Blume's Then Again, Maybe I Won't and Stephen King's Everything's Eventual. From July 7–18, 2010, he appeared in a production of Samuel J. and K. at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.[9]
On August 16, 2010, he co-hosted WWE Monday Night RAW with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.[10]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | Brandon | |
| 2001 | Happy Campers | Donald | |
| Jeepers Creepers | Darry Jenner | ||
| 2002 | Crossroads | Henry | |
| 2003 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | Darry Jenner | |
| 2004 | Raising Genius | Hal Nestor | |
| Hair High | Dwayne | Voice Only | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Justin | ||
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Chris Harken | Straight-to-DVD | |
| 2005 | Robin's Big Date | Robin | Short Film |
| Waiting... | Dean | ||
| Herbie: Fully Loaded | Kevin | ||
| 2006 | The Sasquatch Gang | Zerk Wilder | |
| That 70s Show | Andrew Davis | TV Show: 1 Episode | |
| Dreamland | Mookie | ||
| The Break-Up | Christopher Hirons | ||
| Accepted | Bartleby “B” Gaines | ||
| Idiocracy | Dr. Lexus | ||
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Matt Farrell | |
| Battle for Terra | Senn | Voice Only | |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin | ||
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | George Harrison | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness | Junior | |
| Just Add Water | Spoonie | ||
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Brandon St. Randy | ||
| Pineapple Express | Justin | Deleted Scene | |
| 2009 | He's Just Not That into You | Alex | |
| Still Waiting... | Dean | Uncredited | |
| Taking Chances | Chase Revere | Straight-to-DVD | |
| Serious Moonlight | Todd | ||
| Drag Me to Hell | Clay | ||
| Funny People | Himself | ||
| Planet 51 | Lem | Voice Only | |
| Old Dogs | Troop Leader Adam Devlin | Uncredited | |
| After.Life | Paul | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Alvin | Voice Only | |
| 2010 | Youth in Revolt | Paul Saunders | |
| Going the Distance | Garrett | ||
| Megamind | Brainbots | Voice Only | |
| Alpha and Omega | Humphrey | ||
| 2011 | The Conspirator | Nicholas Baker | |
| Ten Year | Luke Burn | ||
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked | Alvin | Voice Only | |
| Bunnicula | Peter Monroe | ||
| New Girl | Paul Genzlinger | ||
| 2012 | Unsupervised | Gary | Voice Only (lead role) |
[edit] References
- ^ "Justin Long Bio". Young Hollywood. http://www.younghollywood.com/celebrity/justin-long.html. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline". Moviesonline.ca. http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12217.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Topel, Fred (2006-08-14). "Interview: Justin Long". Cinema Blend. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Justin-Long-3173.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22. "My family is Roman Catholic and kind of conservative..."
- ^ "Q & A with Die Hard's Justin Long". Daily Mail. 2007-07-03. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-465952/Q--A-Die-Hards-Justin-Long.html. Retrieved 2010-10-19. "I grew up in a Catholic, conservative family"
- ^ Murray, Rebecca. "Justin Long Talks About The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang and Strange Wilderness". About.com. http://movies.about.com/od/accepted/a/acceptdjl080806_2.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
- ^ "Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4". Cinemablend.com. 2006-09-22. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mac-Computer-And-Maggie-Q-For-Die-Hard-4-3468.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial". Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2006.
- ^ Pics and Justin Long for Redford’s Conspirator (2009-10-16). "Pics and Justin Long for Redford’s Conspirator". News in Film. http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/16/pictures-and-justin-long-for-redfords-conspirator. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
- ^ Samuel J. and K appearance
- ^ Raw Special Guest Stars - August 16, 2010: The Cast of 'Going the Distance'
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