Actress Christina Ricci suffered from anorexia during her teen years, as did actress Justine Bateman and former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell.
After appearing in a number of TV commercials, Bateman landed his first television role in 1981, at the age of 12, on the television series Little House on the Prairie.
After three seasons on Silver Spoons, Bateman starred in the 1984 series It's Your Move, playing 14-year-old con artist Matt Burton.
Bateman also starred on The Hogan Family (originally titled Valerie), playing the eldest of the Hogan kids, David.
Bateman appeared as a guest star on Scrubs, playing a garbage man.
Bateman had surgery in 2005 to remove a benign polyp from his throat.
Bateman is married to Amanda Anka, daughter of Paul Anka.
Bateman won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series, Musical or Comedy in 2005 and was nominated for an Emmy Award and Screen Actors Guild award.
By his teenage years, Bateman became more of a household name, appearing on the series Silver Spoons as Derek Taylor, opposite Ricky Schroeder, who played rich kid Ricky Stratton.
Early movie roles for Bateman included Teen Wolf Too (1987), Necessary Roughness (1991) and Breaking the Rules (1992).
His talent was recognized by American impresario Colonel Bateman who promptly whisked him off to the Lyceum Theater where he made his name.
In 1999, Christian Bale shifted his focus a bit when he took on the lead role in American Psycho, playing serial killer Patrick Bateman.
In the first year, The Sun flew a model airplane over the compound dropping leaflets exposing the double dealing of Nick Bateman.
Jason Bateman first appeared at age 10 in an educational film - he won the role when he accompanied his friend on an audition.
Jason Bateman gained attention again when he played brother to Thomas Jane's character in the 2002 comedy The Sweetest Thing, opposite Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate.
Jason Bateman is one child star who continued to be a working actor straight into adulthood.
Jason Bateman returned to television in 2003, playing Michael Bluth on the FOX series Arrested Development.
Jason Kent Bateman was born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York.
Jason's older sister, Justine Bateman, is an actress best known for her role on the long-running series Family Ties.
Secondary harbours, available for coasting steamers, south of Sydney are at Port Hacking, Wollongong, Kiama, Shoalhaven, Bateman's Bay, Ulladulla, Merimbula, and Twofold Bay.
The couple has one child, Francesca Nora Bateman, born in 2006.
Throughout his career, Bateman has appeared in a number of television movies.