Bateman was born in Rye, New York, and was four years old when his family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and later to California. His mother, Victoria Elizabeth, was a flight attendant for Pan Am who was originally from … See more

Bateman first appeared in a cereal commercial for Golden Grahams in 1980 and began his television career on Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper, an orphaned boy who, along with his sister, is adopted b… See more

In 1987, Bateman won the celebrity portion of the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Bateman married actress Amanda Anka [es], daughter of Anne de Zogheb (1942-2017) and singer Paul Anka, on July 3, 2001. They have two d… See more