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| birthname = Justin Jacob Long
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| birthplace = [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]
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| yearsactive = 1999–present
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'''Justin Jacob Long''' (born June 2, 1978) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]], known for his performances in the films ''[[Jeepers Creepers (film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'', ''[[Waiting...]]'', ''[[Accepted]]'', ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story|Dodgeball]]'', ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', ''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]'', ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', the [[Television program|TV series]] ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]'', and his personification of a [[Macintosh|Macintosh computer]] in [[Apple Computer|Apple's]] "[[Get a Mac]]" advertisement campaign.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Long was born in [[Fairfield, Connecticut]]. His mother, Wendy Lesniak,<ref>[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12217.html Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage, and his father, [[R. James Long]], is a [[philosophy]] and [[Latin]] teacher at [[Fairfield University]]. He has two brothers: an older brother, Damian, who is a local stage actor and a Film and English teacher and Theatre Director at [[Weston High School (Connecticut)|Weston High School]], in [[Weston, Connecticut|Weston]], CT; and a younger brother, Christian, who appears in the movie ''[[Accepted]]'' as the school mascot. Long was raised in a [[Roman Catholic]] family<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Justin-Long-3173.html Interview: Justin Long]</ref> and attended [[Fairfield College Preparatory School]], a [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] school in Fairfield where he was given the "Most Likely Not To Be Seen In Class" superlative. He 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/counseler for a children's theatre group.


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===Career===
Long's notable film credits include ''[[Jeepers Creepers (film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'', ''[[Waiting...]]'', ''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]'', ''[[The Break-Up]]'', ''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]'', ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'', ''[[Dreamland (film)|Dreamland]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and ''[[Live Free or Die Hard (film)|Live Free Or Die Hard]]''. He was also a regular on the [[NBC]] TV series ''[[Ed (television program)|Ed]]'' (2000&ndash;2004), playing socially maladjusted high-school student Warren Cheswick. He voiced the character of Alvin in 2007's ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|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: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland|Wild West Comedy Show]]''. In 2007, he co-starred with [[Bruce Willis]] as a "[[White hat|white-hat hacker]]" in ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]''<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mac-Computer-And-Maggie-Q-For-Die-Hard-4-3468.html Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4]</ref> and had a fairly large role in the movie ''[[The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang]]''.


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[[Image:Justin Long.jpg|thumb|right|(left-right) [[Jonah Hill]], Long and [[Blake Lively]] promoting ''[[Accepted]]'' at [[Comic-Con]] in 2006]]
Long is also known for his depiction of a [[Macintosh|Mac]] in [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] [[Get a Mac]] [[Advertising campaign|campaign]]. The campaign features commercials in which Long as a Mac and [[John Hodgman]] as a [[Personal computer|PC]], are engaged in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-ca-long23jul23,0,1268414.story?track=tottext McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial." Los Angeles Times 23 Jul. 2006. The Life of Hollywood.]</ref> Despite Long's various roles as computer [[geek]]s, he admitted to CraveOnline, "I'm very, very computer illiterate... I get the worst of both worlds; I look like a geeky hacker but I don't know anything about computers".<ref>[http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648127/justin_long_on_living_free_and_well_you_know.html Justin Long on Living Free and Well, You Know]</ref>


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Long has just completed filming the psychological horror [[After.Life]] with [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Christina Ricci]].<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/new.php?id=10809.html The Mac Guy vs Liam Neeson]</ref>

===Personal life===
Long dated actress [[Drew Barrymore]] from August 2007 - July 2008.<ref> [http://www.usmagazine.com/drew-barrymore-justin-long-split EXCLUSIVE: Rep: Drew Barrymore & Justin Long Split].</ref> He has since been linked romantically with [[Kirsten Dunst]] and [[Tila Tequila]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Kirsten Dunst and Justin Long 'dating' |url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24041012-5005368,00.html |publisher=''[[The Sunday Times (Western Australia)|The Sunday Times]]'' |date=2008-07-18 |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=H'WEEN TREAT |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/11042008/gossip/pagesix/hween_treat_136763.htm |publisher=''[[New York Post]]'' |date=2008-11-04 |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Tila on Justin Long Make Out: "What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas" |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/news/tila-tequila-on-justin-long-make-out-what-happens-in-vegas-stays-in-vegas |publisher=''[[Us Weekly]]'' |date=2008-11-13 |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[Galaxy Quest]]''
|Brandon
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|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''[[Happy Campers (film)|Happy Campers]]''
|Donald
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|-
|''[[Jeepers Creepers (film)|Jeepers Creepers]]''
|Darry Jenner
|
|-
|rowspan=1|2002
|''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]''
|Henry
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|-
|rowspan=1|2003
|''[[Jeepers Creepers II]]''
|Darry Jenner
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2004
|''[[Raising Genius]]''
|Hal Nestor
|
|-
|''[[Hair High]]''
|Dwayne
|voice
|-
|''[[Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story]]''
|Justin
|
|-
|''[[Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie]]''
|Chris Harken
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2005
|''[[Robin's Big Date]]''
|Robin
|
|-
|''[[Waiting...]]''
|Dean
|
|-
|''[[Herbie: Fully Loaded]]''
|Kevin
|
|-
|''[[The Sasquatch Gang]]''
|Zerk Wilder
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2006
|''[[Dreamland (film)|Dreamland]]''
|Mookie
|
|-
|''[[The Break-Up]]''
|Christopher
|
|-
|''[[Accepted]]''
|Bartleby “B” Gaines
|
|-
|''[[Idiocracy]]''
|Doctor Lexus
|
|-
|rowspan=4|2007
|''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]''
|Matt Farrell
|
|-
|''[[Terra (film)|Terra]]''
|Senn
|voice
|-
|''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
|[[Alvin_Seville#Alvin_Seville|Alvin]]
|voice
|-
|''[[Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story]]''
|[[George Harrison]]
|uncredited
|-
|rowspan=4|2008
|''[[Strange Wilderness]]''
|Junior
|
|-
|''[[Just Add Water (film)|Just Add Water]]''
|Spoonie
|
|-
|''[[Zack and Miri Make a Porno]]''
|Brandon
|
|-
|''[[Pineapple Express (film)|Pineapple Express]]''
|Justin
|deleted scene
|-
|rowspan=8|2009
|''[[He's Just Not That into You (film)|He's Just Not That into You]]''
|Alex
|
|-
|''[[Patriotville]]''
|Chase Revere
|
|-
|''[[Serious Moonlight (2009 film)|Serious Moonlight]]''
|Todd
|
|-
|''[[Youth in Revolt (film)|Youth in Revolt]]''
|Paul Saunders
|
|-
|''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''
|Clay
|
|-
|''[[Planet 51]]''
|Lem
|voice
|-
|''[[After.Life]]''
|Paul
|
|-
|''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel]]''<ref name="chipmunks mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1599215/story.jhtml|title='Alvin And The Chipmunks' Producers Reveal 'Squeakuel' Details -- And The Chipettes Are In!|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref><ref name="JLChipmunks">{{cite web|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/07/28/justin-long-confirms-chipmunks-sequel-but-will-the-chipettes-be-in-it/|title=Justin Long Confirms ‘Chipmunks’ Sequel, But Will The Chipettes Be In It?|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-07-28}}</ref>
|[[Alvin Seville#Alvin Seville|Alvin Seville]]
|voice
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0519043|name=Justin Long}}
*[http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ Mac Ads]
*[http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/11/apple-ditches-mac-guy-in-new-ads.php RadarOnline Article about Apple not bringing Long back, and bringing him back after all]
*[http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blbreakupjl052206.htm Video interview with Justin Long] at the premiere of ''[[The Break-Up]]''
*"[http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1343 Robin's Big Date]" on Transbuddha.com
*[http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04648127/justin_long_on_living_free_and_well_you_know.html Justin Long on Living Free and Well, You Know]

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JUSTIN LONG IS A SON OF A BITCH AND CAN GO TO HELL.

FUCK.

JUSTIN

LONG.

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