Justin Long
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| Justin Long | |
 Long at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival |
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| Born | Justin Jacob Long June 2, 1978 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his performances in such films as Jeepers Creepers, Waiting..., Accepted, Dodgeball, Galaxy Quest, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Live Free or Die Hard, Alvin and the Chipmunks, the TV series Ed, Drag Me to Hell and his personification of a Macintosh computer in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertisement campaign.
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[edit] Biography
Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut and raised in a Roman Catholic family.[1] He attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit school. His mother, Wendy Lesniak,[2] is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage, and his father, R. James Long, is a philosophy and Latin teacher at Fairfield University.
Long has two brothers: an older brother, Damian, who is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theater director at Weston High School, and a younger brother, Christian, who appears in the movie Accepted as the school mascot. Long attended Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays including Butterflies are Free. He left college early to pursue his career. Before leaving, he worked at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group.
[edit] Career
Long's film credits include Jeepers Creepers, Waiting..., 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[3] and had a role in the film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang.
Long is also 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 are engaged in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."[4]
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. He recently starred in "He's Just Not That Into You" (2009) as the character Alex, along with co-star Drew Barrymore.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ Interview: Justin Long
- ^ Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline
- ^ Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4
- ^ McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial", Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2006
- ^ "'Alvin And The Chipmunks' Producers Reveal 'Squeakuel' Details -- And The Chipettes Are In!". 2008-07-28. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1599215/story.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
- ^ "Justin Long Confirms ‘Chipmunks’ Sequel, But Will The Chipettes Be In It?". 2008-07-28. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/28/justin-long-confirms-chipmunks-sequel-but-will-the-chipettes-be-in-it/. Retrieved on 2008-07-28.
[edit] External links
- Justin Long at the Internet Movie Database
- Mac Ads
- RadarOnline Article about Apple not bringing Long back, and bringing him back after all
- Interview with Justin Long at SuicideGirls.com
- Video interview with Justin Long at the premiere of The Break-Up
- "Robin's Big Date" on Transbuddha.com
- Justin Long on Living Free and Well, You Know
