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Birth Name:Justin Jake Long
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: June 02, 1978
Place of Birth: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Height: 5' 8
Nationality: American
Father: R. James Long
Mother: Wendy
Brother(s): Christian Long (older), Damien Long (younger)
Education: Graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School
Attended Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York
Claim to Fame: As Brandon in Galaxy Quest (1999)

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Justin Long

Long at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Born Justin Jacob Long
June 2, 1978 (1978-06-02) (age 31)
Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
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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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.

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 Hard3 and had a role in the film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang.

(left-right) Jonah Hill, Long and Blake Lively promoting Accepted at Comic-Con in 2006

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.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1999 Galaxy Quest Brandon
2001 Happy Campers Donald
Jeepers Creepers Darry Jenner
2002 Crossroads Henry
2003 Jeepers Creepers II Darry Jenner Cameo
2004 Raising Genius Hal Nestor
Hair High Dwayne voice
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Justin
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Chris Harken
2005 Robin's Big Date Robin
Waiting... Dean
Herbie: Fully Loaded Kevin
The Sasquatch Gang Zerk Wilder
2006 Dreamland Mookie
The Break-Up Christopher
Accepted Bartleby “B” Gaines
Idiocracy Doctor Lexus
2007 Live Free or Die Hard Matt Farrell
Battle for Terra Senn voice
Alvin and the Chipmunks Alvin voice
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story George Harrison uncredited
2008 Strange Wilderness Junior
Just Add Water Spoonie
Zack and Miri Make a Porno Brandon
Pineapple Express Justin deleted scene
2009 He's Just Not That into You Alex
Still Waiting... Dean uncredited
Patriotville Chase Revere
Serious Moonlight Todd
Youth in Revolt Paul Saunders
Drag Me to Hell Clay
Funny People Himself
Planet 51 Lem voice
After.Life Paul
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel56 Alvin voice

References

  1. ^ Interview: Justin Long
  2. ^ Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline
  3. ^ Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4
  4. ^ McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial", Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2006
  5. ^ "'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. 
  6. ^ "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. 

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