Bateman gets Hollywood star

EMMY-NOMINATED actor Jason Bateman ( right) was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently, 30 years after breaking into the movies in Teen Wolf Too.

Jennifer Aniston, who appeared in five films with Bateman, and Will Arnett, his cast mate on television’s Arrested Development, gave speeches paying tribute to his staying power.

“I just simply feel very, very grateful and fortunate to have had a chance to hold my job in a business that’s not known for its longevity,” said Bateman, 48.

He added that he felt lucky “being able to work with enough good people to not only learn an enormous amount, but to find in them some friends that have changed the way I see the world”.

Bateman received Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Michael Bluth in Arrested Development in 2005, when it aired on Fox, and 2013, when it was streamed on Netflix.

The actor can currently be seen in Netflix’s Ozark as a financial planner who relocates from Chicago to a summer resort community in the Missouri Ozarks and has to pay off a Mexican drug lord.

The father-of-two made his television debut at the age of 12 with a recurring role on the NBC period family drama Little House on the Prairie.

He appeared in the NBC comedies Silver Spoons and It’s Your Move in the early to mid1980s before transforming into a teen idol through his role on another of the network’s sit-coms, The Hogan Family.

“Having longevity in this business is not easy, especially starting out as a child actor,” said Aniston, who brought out pictures of Bateman as a young star.

Aniston went on to describe him as a “fantastic partner in crime”.

“He is the loveliest man to be around. He always gives you deep connection, full attention, authenticity and some of the deepest belly laughs I can remember,” she said. – AFP