Justin Jacob Long
(born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, known for his performances in such films as Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
, Jeepers Creepers
, Waiting...
, Accepted
, Live Free or Die Hard
, He's Just Not That Into You
, the TV series Ed
, 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. 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 benefited early in his career from friendship with MGM casting agent Devon O'Brien, who gave him his first job in a pepsi commercial alongside
Clint Eastwood.
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 Hard
[3] and had a role in the film,
The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang
.
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
Ginnifer Goodwin.
Filmography
| Year
| Film
| Role
| Notes
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| 1999
| Galaxy Quest
| Brandon
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| 2001
| Happy Campers
| Donald
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| Jeepers Creepers
| Darry Jenner
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| 2002
| Crossroads
| Henry
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| 2003
| Jeepers Creepers 2
| Darry Jenner
| cameo
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| 2004
| Raising Genius
| Hal Nestor
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| Hair High
| Dwayne
| voice
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| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
| Justin
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| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
| Chris Harken
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| 2005
| Robin's Big Date
| Robin
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| Waiting...
| Dean
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| Herbie: Fully Loaded
| Kevin
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| The Sasquatch Gang
| Zerk Wilder
|
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| 2006
| Dreamland
| Mookie
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| The Break-Up
| Christopher
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| Accepted
| Bartleby “B” Gaines
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| Idiocracy
| Doctor Lexus
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| 2007
| Live Free or Die Hard
| Matt Farrell
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| Battle for Terra
| Senn
| voice
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| Alvin and the Chipmunks
| Alvin
| voice
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| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
| George Harrison
| uncredited
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| 2008
| Strange Wilderness
| Junior
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| Just Add Water
| Spoonie
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| Zack and Miri Make a Porno
| Brandon
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| Pineapple Express
| Justin
| deleted scene
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| 2009
| He's Just Not That into You
| Alex
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| Still Waiting...
| Dean
| uncredited
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| Patriotville
| Chase Revere
|
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| Serious Moonlight
| Todd
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| Youth in Revolt
| Paul Saunders
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| Drag Me to Hell
| Clay
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| Funny People
| Himself
| cameo
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| Planet 51
| Lem
| voice
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| Old Dogs
| Adam Devlin
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| After.Life
| Paul
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| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
| Alvin
| voice
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References
- Interview: Justin Long
- Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline
- Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4
- McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial", ''Los Angeles Times'', July 23, 2006