The Justin Long Handbook - Everything you need to know about Justin Long

Katie Lessard

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Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, Waiting..., Accepted, Live Free or Die Hard, He's Just Not That into You, Drag Me to Hell, and Youth in Revolt, Alpha and Omega, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.

This book is your ultimate resource for Justin Long. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career, Personal life and Filmography right away: The Conspirator (film), Alpha and Omega (film), Megamind, Going the Distance (2010 film), Youth in Revolt (film), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, After.Life, Old Dogs (film), Planet 51, Funny People, Drag Me to Hell, Serious Moonlight (2009 film), Taking Chances (film), Still Waiting..., He's Just Not That into You (film), Pineapple Express (film), Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Just Add Water (film), Strange Wilderness, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Alvin and the Chipmunks (film), Battle for Terra, Idiocracy, Accepted, The Break-Up, Dreamland (film), The Sasquatch Gang, Herbie: Fully Loaded, Waiting..., Robin's Big Date, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story, Hair High, Raising Genius, Jeepers Creepers 2, Crossroads (2002 film), Jeepers Creepers (2001 film), Happy Campers (film), Galaxy Quest

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Sujets

• Performing Arts
• Biography
• Entertainment
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781486434992
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

Extrait

Contents

Articles Justin Long The Conspirator (film) Alpha and Omega (film) Megamind Going the Distance (2010 film) Youth in Revolt (film)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel After.Life Old Dogs (film) Planet 51 Funny People Drag Me to Hell Serious Moonlight (2009 film) Taking Chances (film) Still Waiting... He's Just Not That into You (film) Pineapple Express (film) Zack and Miri Make a Porno Just Add Water (film) Strange Wilderness Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) Battle for Terra Idiocracy Accepted

The Break-Up

Dreamland (film) The Sasquatch Gang Herbie: Fully Loaded Waiting... Robin's Big Date Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story Hair High

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Raising Genius Jeepers Creepers 2 Crossroads (2002 film) Jeepers Creepers (2001 film) Happy Campers (film) Galaxy Quest

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

Article Licenses License

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Justin Long

Justin Long

Long at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival [1] Born Justin Jacob Long June 2, 1978 Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. OccupationActor Years active1999–present

Justin Jacob Long(born June 2, 1978) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the Hollywood filmsGalaxy Quest,Jeepers Creepers,Dodgeball,Waiting...,Accepted,Live Free or Die Hard,He's Just Not That into You,Drag Me to Hell, andYouth in Revolt,Alpha and Omega, and his personification of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.

Early life Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father, R. James Long, was a philosophy and Latin professor at [2] Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is an actress who has mostly appeared on stage. Long had a [3] [4] [5] conservative Roman Catholic upbringing. His grandmother is Sicilian. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theater director at Weston High School. His younger brother, Christian, appears in his brother's filmAcceptedas the school mascot. 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, includingButterflies Are Free. He left college early to pursue his career. Before leaving, Long worked at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group.

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Career Long benefitted early in his career from his 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 includeJeepers Creepers,Waiting...,Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,The Break-Up,Crossroads,Galaxy Quest, Dreamland,Alvin and the ChipmunksandLive Free Or Die Hard. He was also a regular on the NBC TV seriesEd(2000–2004), playing socially awkward Warren Cheswick. He voiced the character of Alvin in 2007'sAlvin and the Chipmunksand played the main character in the 2006 comedy filmAccepted.

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 [6] hacker" inLive Free or Die Hardand had a role in the film,The (left-right) Jonah Hill, Long and Blake Lively Sasquatch Dumpling Gang. promotingAcceptedat Comic-Con in 2006 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 [7] playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform." Long also had a small role in the 2008 comedyZack and Miri Make a Porno, where he plays Brandon St. Randy, a gay porn star. In 2009, he starred inHe's Just Not That into Youalong with co-star Ginnifer Goodwin andAfter.Life opposite Liam Neeson and Christina Ricci. [8] Long has recently been cast as a one-armed Civil War veteran in Robert Redford'sThe Conspirator. Long also read the audiobook version of Judy Blume'sThen Again, Maybe I Won'tand Stephen King'sEverything's Eventual. From July 7-18, 2010, Long recently appeared in a production ofSamuel J. and K.at the Williamstown Theatre [9] Festival. On August 16, 2010, Long co-hostedWWE Monday Night RAWwithGoing the Distanceco-stars Charlie Day and [10] Jason Sudeikis at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Filmography

Year Film 1999Galaxy Quest 2001Happy Campers Jeepers Creepers 2002Crossroads 2003Jeepers Creepers 2 2004Raising Genius Hair High Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Role Brandon Donald Darry Jenner Henry Darry Jenner Hal Nestor Dwayne Justin Chris Harken

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Robin's Big DateRobin Waiting...Dean Herbie: Fully LoadedKevin The Sasquatch GangZerk Wilder DreamlandMookie The Break-UpChristopher Hirons AcceptedBartleby“B”Gaines IdiocracyDr. Lexus cameo Live Free or Die HardMatt Farrell Battle for TerraSenn voice Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryGeorge Harrison uncredited Strange WildernessJunior Just Add WaterSpoonie Zack and Miri Make a PornoBrandon St. Randy Pineapple ExpressJustin deleted scene He's Just Not That into YouAlex Still Waiting...Dean uncredited Taking ChancesStraight-to-DVDChase Revere Serious MoonlightTodd Drag Me to HellClay Funny PeopleHimself cameo Planet 51Lem voice Old DogsTroop Leader Adam Devlin uncredited After.LifePaul Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelAlvin voice Youth in RevoltPaul Saunders Going the DistanceGarrett MegamindMinions voice Alpha and OmegaHumphrey The ConspiratorNicholas Baker

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References [1] "Justin Long Bio" (http://www.younghollywood.com/celebrity/justin-long.html). Young Hollywood. . Retrieved 2010-08-30. [2] "Justin Long Interview, Die Hard 4 - MoviesOnline" (http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12217.html). Moviesonline.ca. . Retrieved 2010-03-22. [3] Topel, Fred (2006-08-14). "Interview: Justin Long" (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Interview-Justin-Long-3173.html).Cinema Blend. . Retrieved 2010-03-22. "My family is Roman Catholic and kind of conservative..." [4] "Q & A with Die Hard's Justin Long" (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-465952/Q--A-Die-Hards-Justin-Long.html). Daily Mail. 2007-07-03. . Retrieved 2010-10-19. "I grew up in a Catholic, conservative family" [5] Murray, Rebecca. "Justin Long Talks About The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang and Strange Wilderness" (http://movies.about.com/od/ accepted/a/acceptdjl080806_2.htm).About.com. . Retrieved 2010-07-01. [6] "Mac Computer And Maggie Q For Die Hard 4" (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/ Mac-Computer-And-Maggie-Q-For-Die-Hard-4-3468.html). Cinemablend.com. 2006-09-22. . Retrieved 2010-03-22. [7] McNamara, Mary. "Not Strictly Commercial" (http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-ca-long23jul23,0,1268414. story?track=tottext).Los Angeles Times. July 23, 2006. [8] Pics and Justin Long for Redford’s Conspirator (2009-10-16). "Pics and Justin Long for Redford’s Conspirator" (http://www.newsinfilm. com/2009/10/16/pictures-and-justin-long-for-redfords-conspirator/). News in Film. . Retrieved 2010-03-22. [9] "Samuel J. and K" (http://www.wtfestival.org/2010/samueljandk) [10] Raw Special Guest Stars - August 16, 2010: The Cast of 'Going the Distance' (http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/special/ allspecialguesthosts/)

External links • Justin Long (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0519043/) at the Internet Movie Database • Mac Ads (http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/) • RadarOnline Article about Apple not bringing Long back, and bringing him back after all (http://www. radaronline.com/exclusives/2006/11/apple-ditches-mac-guy-in-new-ads.php) • Interview with Justin Long at SuicideGirls.com (http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Justin+Long:+Drag+Me+ To+Hell/) • Video interview with Justin Long (http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blbreakupjl052206.htm) at the premiere ofThe Break-Up • " Robin's Big Date (http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=1343)" on Transbuddha.com

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The Conspirator (film)

The Conspirator (film)

The Conspirator Directed byRobert Redford

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Robert Redford Brian Falk Bill Holderman Greg Shapiro Robert Stone

James D. Solomon

James McAvoy Robin Wright Justin Long Evan Rachel Wood Tom Wilkinson Alexis Bledel Kevin Kline Jonathan Groff

Newton Thomas Sigel

Craig McKay

American Film Company Wildwood Enterprises

[1] Lionsgate [1] Roadside Attractions

September 11, 2010(TIFF)

United States

English

[1] $20 million

The Conspiratoris the debut film of the American Film Company. It tells the story of Mary Surratt, the only female co-conspirator charged in the Abraham Lincoln assassination and the first woman to be hanged by the United States federal government. It stars Robin Wright, James McAvoy, Justin Long, Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Groff, Tom [2] [3] Wilkinson, Alexis Bledel, Kevin Kline, and Toby Kebbell. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2010. A major theatrical release is [1] planned for Spring 2011

Plot In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice-President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer, Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy), a 28-year-old Union war-hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt: her own son, John (Johnny Simmons).

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Cast • Robin Wright as Mary Surratt: the only woman among the group charged with killing the president. • James McAvoy as Fredrick Aiken: an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends Surratt and in the process comes to believe in her innocence. • Justin Long as Nicholas Baker: Aiken's best friend, an injured Civil War veteran. • Evan Rachel Wood as Anna Surratt: Mary Surratt's daughter [4] • Johnny Simmons as John Surratt: Mary Surratt's son • Toby Kebbell as John Wilkes Booth • Tom Wilkinson as Reverdy Johnson: the former attorney general who as U.S. Senator is the mentor to Aiken • Norman Reedus as Lewis Payne • Alexis Bledel as Sarah Weston: Aiken's wife • Kevin Kline as Edwin Stanton: Lincoln’s Secretary of War [5] • Danny Huston as Joseph Holt: the prosecuting attorney [6] • Stephen Root as a principal witness for the prosecution • Jonathan Groff as Louis Weichmann • Brent F.G. Feasel as Lord Dundreary

Production Principal photography began in October 2009, in Savannah, Georgia and wrapped in December 2009.

The film is the first production of The American Film Company.

References [1] http://www.wral.com/entertainment/story/8294851/ [2]The Conspirator(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0968264/) at the Internet Movie Database [3] Pics and Justin Long for Redford’s Conspirator - News in Film (http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/16/ pictures-and-justin-long-for-redfords-conspirator/) [4] Justin Kroll (2009-11-10). "Johnny Simmons" (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118011143.html?categoryid=28&cs=1&nid=2562). Variety. . Retrieved 2009-12-05. [5] Justin Kroll (2009-10-27). "Danny Huston" (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010483.html?categoryid=28&cs=1).Variety. . Retrieved 2009-12-05. [6] Borys Kit (2009-11-16). "Stephen Root cast in two films" (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/ e3i6b92ac9c285d01764d32f6533ddbc6f9).The Hollywood Reporter. . Retrieved 2009-12-05.

External links •The Conspirator(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0968264/) at the Internet Movie Database • Official American Film Company website (http://www.theamericanfilmcompany.com)

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Alpha and Omega (film)

Alpha and Omega (film)

Alpha and Omega

Theatrical release poster Directed byBen Gluck Anthony Bell

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Richard Rich Ken Katsumoto

Chris Denk Steve Moore

Justin Long Hayden Panettiere Christina Ricci Dennis Hopper Danny Glover

Chris P. Bacon

Scott Anderson

Crest Animation Productions

Lionsgate Family Entertainment

September 17, 2010

88 minutes

United States India

English

$20,000,000

$28,686,000

Alpha and Omegais a 2010 3-D computer animated film produced by Crest Animation Productions and Richard Rich. The film is directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck, starring the voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, with Dennis Hopper in his last film appearance, and Danny Glover.

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[1] The film was released on September 17, 2010 to 2,625 theaters nationwide by Lionsgate. It has been shown in its [2] 3-D format.

Plot Kate (Hayden Panettiere) and Humphrey (Justin Long) are two wolves from the same pack in Canada’s Jasper National Park but on opposite ends of the social order. Kate, daughter of the main alpha male Winston (Danny Glover) and his mate Eve (Vicki Lewis), is herself an Alpha and takes her duty to the pack seriously. Humphrey, on the other hand, is an Omega wolf, the lowest of the pack, and spends his days making jokes and playing about with his other Omega friends Shakey (Kevin Sussman), Salty (Brian Donovan), and Mooch (Eric Price). Despite his low rank in the pack, Humphrey has a crush on Kate and is valued in the pack as a peacemaker by virtue of his affable nature. During her youth, Kate left to begin Alpha school with her father. She returns as a fully trained Alpha but on her first hunt, two members of the Eastern pack ruin her attempt, leaving her pack with nothing but bones and scraps. The two packs have had a bitter rivalry since Winston dislikes the fact that Tony (Dennis Hopper), the Alpha male of the Eastern pack, wants to unite them into one large pack. Winston and Tony meet up one night and arrange for Kate to marry Tony’s son Garth (Chris Carmack). Kate, having followed her father and heard everything, wearily agrees for the good of the pack and she meets Garth at the Howling Rock. Garth too is a fully trained Alpha but one thing lets him down - his howl, which is how wolves find their mate, when their howls match. Garth begins to howl, and Kate is mortified by how bad he is. Kate escapes the date for a drink of water and runs into Humphrey by the river. They are then shot with tranquilizer darts by a ranger and taken to Idaho. The two wolves wake up at Sawtooth National Recreation Area and meet a French-Canadian goose named Marcel (Larry Miller) who has an avid interest in golf and his caddy, a duck named Paddy (also voiced by Eric Price). Kate and Humphrey learn that they were relocated to repopulate the species, which upsets Kate. Marcel and Paddy agree to help the wolves return home to Jasper and they hitch a ride in in a camper truck driven by a couple that vacation to Jasper yearly while Marcel and Paddy follow from above. Trouble brews back at Jasper as the two packs discover that Kate has gone missing. Tony warns Winston that on the next full moon if Kate doesn’t return to marry Garth, he and his pack will declare a war for their territory. Lilly (Christina Ricci), an omega wolf and Kate’s shy younger sister happens to fall in love with Garth and suggests that she show him around. Winston allows that but Tony feels suspicious. That night when the camper stops by a truck-stop, Humphrey exits the camper to urinate, however he finds a cupcake and eats it. A man mistakes Humphrey for a rabid wolf (having creamy covering around his mouth and mistaking it for foam) and prepares to shoot him, but Kate saves him, sacrificing their ride to Jasper. That night, Kate finds a ravine and attempts to cross it. She slips down the cliff, but Humphrey saves her by swinging on a vine and telling her to grab his tail. This works, and the two go off to make a den for the night. The next morning, Marcel and Paddy find the wolves and direct them to a train over a snowy mountain that will take them to Jasper. Climbing the mountain Humphrey meets a bear cub who is unfamiliar with wolves. When they are playing, the cub gets hurt when a snowball is thrown at him. This angers a trio of bears (most likely the cub's parents) who think that Humphrey was trying to harm the cub. When Kate realizes that Humphrey is in danger, she rushes in to help him, causing them to slide down the other side of the mountain on a log (which happens to be one of Humphrey's hobbies). Humphrey saves Kate, and, as the train passes by, the two wolves manage to get into a boxcar just in time. On the train that night, Humphrey starts to howl at the full moon and asks Kate to join him. She does, after hearing his voice, and the two howl a romantic duet. Kate realizes that Humphrey is who she belongs with. Meanwhile at the Howling Rock in Jasper, Lilly helps Garth improve his howl. He succeeds and the two howl together. Tony and his pack show up at the scene to prepare to attack the other pack and berates his son for howling with an omega. Lilly

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