Justin Long Biography

Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his roles in the films Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Accepted, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Live Free or Die Hard, for his role as Warren Cheswick on the NBC TV series Ed, and for his appearances with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.

Early life

Long, the middle of three brothers, was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father, Raymond James Long, is a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. Long had a conservative Roman Catholic upbringing. His grandmother is Sicilian. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theatre director at Weston High School. Long attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, a Jesuit school, and Vassar College, where he was a member of the sketch comedy group Laughingstock and starred in several plays, including Butterflies Are Free. Long worked at Sacred Heart University as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group.

Career

Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers, 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 Alvin and the Chipmunks, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and played the main character in the 2006 comedy film Accepted.

Long 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 Hard and had a role in the film, The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang. Long is 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 engage in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."

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. In 2009, he starred in He's Just Not That into You along with co-star Ginnifer Goodwin and After.Life opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci. He also provided the voice of Humphrey in Alpha and Omega (2010), starring with Hayden Panettiere. Also in 2010, Long starred in the comedy Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore. He was cast as a one-armed Civil War veteran in Robert Redford's The Conspirator.

Long read the audiobook version of Judy Blume's Then Again, Maybe I Won't and Stephen King's Everything's Eventual. From July 7"18, 2010, he appeared in a production of Samuel J. and K. at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. On August 16, 2010, he co-hosted WWE Raw with Going the Distance co-stars Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Justin is next set to star in, The Real State College, costarring Penelope Cruz. State College is set to air early 2014.

Personal life

Long dated actress Drew Barrymore, but they confirmed their split in July 2008. The couple reunited in 2009 and co-starred in the 2010 film Going the Distance. They then reportedly split again in 2010.

Filmography

Film and television roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	Galaxy Quest	Brandon
2000"04	Ed	Warren P. Cheswick	TV series
2001	Happy Campers	Donald
2001	Jeepers Creepers	Darry Jenner
2002	Crossroads	Henry
2003	Jeepers Creepers 2	Darry Jenner
2004	Raising Genius	Hal Nestor
2004	Hair High	Dwayne	Voice role
2004	DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story	Justin
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Chris Harken
2005	Robin's Big Date	Robin	Short film
2005	Waiting...	Dean
2005	Herbie: Fully Loaded	Kevin
2006	The Sasquatch Gang	Zerk Wilder
2006	That '70s Show	Andrew Davis	Episode: "Love of My Life"
2006	Dreamland	Mookie
2006	The Break-Up	Christopher Hirons
2006	Accepted	Bartleby "B" Gaines
2006	Idiocracy	Dr. Lexus
2006"07	King of the Hill	Adam / Cashier	3 episodes
2007	Live Free or Die Hard	Matt Farrell
2007	Battle for Terra	Senn	Voice role
2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Alvin Seville	Voice role
2007	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	George Harrison	Uncredited
2008	Strange Wilderness	Junior
2008	Just Add Water	Spoonie
2008	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Brandon St. Randy
2008	Pineapple Express	Justin	Deleted Scene
2009	He's Just Not That into You	Alex
2009	Still Waiting...	Dean	Uncredited
2009	Taking Chances	Chase Revere
2009	Serious Moonlight	Todd
2009	Drag Me to Hell	Clay
2009	Funny People	Himself
2009	Planet 51	Lem	Voice role
2009	Old Dogs	Troop Leader Adam Devlin	Uncredited
2009	After.Life	Paul
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Alvin Seville	Voice role
2010	Youth in Revolt	Paul Saunders
2010	Going the Distance	Garrett
2010	Alpha and Omega	Humphrey	Voice role
2011	The Conspirator	Nicholas Baker
2011	10 Years	Luke Burn
2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Alvin Seville	Voice role
2011	New Girl	Paul Genzlinger	4 episodes
2012	Unsupervised	Gary (voice)	TV series; 13 episodes
2012	For a Good Time, Call...	Jesse
2013	Movie 43	Robin
2013	iSteve	Steve Jobs	Funny Or Die original video
2013	The Lookalike	Holt Mulligan	In post-production
2013	Undiscovered Gyrl		In post-production
2013	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure	Humphrey (voice)	In post-production
2014	Comet		In post-production
2014	Veronica Mars	Drunken Wingman	In post-production