JUSTIN LONG

'Justin Jake Long' (born June 2 1978) is an American actor, best known for his performances in the films ''Jeepers Creepers'', ''Waiting...'', ''Accepted'', '', '', ''Live Free or Die Hard'', the TV series ''Ed'' and his personification of a Macintosh computer in Apple's Get a Mac" advertisement campaign.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Personal Life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Early life

Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His mother, Wendy Lesniak,^[1] is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage, and his father, R. James Long, is a philosophy teacher at Fairfield University. He has two brothers: an older brother, Damian, who is a high school English teacher and a local stage actor, and a younger brother, Christian, who appears in the movie, Accepted as the Sandwich Mascot. Long was raised in a "conservative" Catholic family^[2] and attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a 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 Laughing Stock and starred in several plays including ''Butterflies are Free'' before graduating. Before leaving, he worked at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut as an acting instructor/counseler for a children's theatre group.

Career

Long's notable film credits include ''Jeepers Creepers'', '', ''Crossroads'', ''Galaxy Quest'', "Dreamland" and ''Waiting...''. He was also a regular on the NBC TV series ''Ed'' (2000–2004), playing socially maladjusted high-school student Warren Cheswick. He has also appeared in the movies ''The Break-Up'' and played the main character in the 2006 comedy film ''Accepted''. He co-stars with Bruce Willis and plays a "white-hat hacker" in the new Die Hard movie named ''Live Free or Die Hard''.^[3]
He plays a fairly prominent role in the upcoming movie ''The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang''.
Long is also known for his depiction of a Mac in Apple Computer'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 perceived weaknesses of the PC platform."^[4] Despite his various roles as computer geeks, 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."^[5]
On November 8th, 2006, RadarOnline, citing an anonymous representative for Long, reported that Long would no longer be the face of the Mac for the new set of commercials. Shortly thereafter, they appended an "update" to their original article, naming a source, Long's agent, saying that Long was in fact doing more Mac ads. That same month, Long posted a message on his official fan site, stating that he would continue to do Apple advertisements. ^[6] Between 11/06 and 4/07, he has appeared in ten additional "Get a Mac" ads.

Personal Life

Justin Long is currently dating "He's just not that into you" co-star Drew Barrymore

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	''Galaxy Quest''	Brandon
2001	''Jeepers Creepers''	Darry Jenner
	''Happy Campers''	Donald
2002	''Crossroads''	Henry
2003	''Jeepers Creepers II''	Darry Jenner
2004	''	Chris Harken
	''	Justin
	''Hair High''	Dwayne	(voice)
	''Raising Genius''	Hal Nestor
2005	''	Kevin
	''Waiting...''	Dean
	''Robin's Big Date''	Robin
2006	''Idiocracy''	Dr. Lexus	(Banned)
	Apple's Get a Mac	Macintosh	(TV Commercials)
	''Accepted''	Bartleby Gaines
	''Dreamland''	Mookie
	''The Break-Up''	Christopher
2007	''Patriotville''	Chase Revere	(post-production)
	''Live Free or Die Hard''	Matthew Farrell	(in theatres)
	''One Part Sugar''	Spoonie	(post-production)
	''The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang''	Zerk Wilder
	''Strange Wilderness''	Junior	(voice)
	''Walk Hard''	George Harrison
2008	''Terra''	unknown name	(voice)
	''The Tale of Despereaux''	Despereaux	(voice)

References

1. http://www.stuckeyville.com/s/show/news.asp?ID=29
2. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Justin-Long-3173.html
3. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Mac-Computer-And-Maggie-Q-For-Die-Hard-4-3468.html
4. McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial." Los Angeles Times 23 Jul. 2006. The Life of Hollywood.
5. Justin Long on Living Free and Well, You Know
6. http://www.justinlong.net/ubbthreads7/ubbthreads.php

External links

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★ Mac Ads

★ RadarOnline Article about Apple not bringing Long back, and bringing him back after all

★ Video interview with Justin Long at the premiere of ''The Break-Up''

★ Complex Magazine Interview

★ "Robin's Big Date" on Transbuddha.com

★ Justin Long's Interview on FOX News Radio

★ Justin Long on Living Free and Well, You Know