Justin Long


Justin Jacob Long is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director known for roles in such films as He's Just Not That Into You, Jeepers Creepers, , Accepted, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Live Free or Die Hard, Drag Me to Hell, Alpha and Omega, Tusk, Comet and The Lookalike. He also appeared in the films Galaxy Quest, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. He played Warren P. Cheswick on the NBC TV series Ed and appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac". He hosted the Disney+ original series Shop Class.

Early life

Long was born the middle son of three boys in Fairfield, Connecticut, to father R. James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and mother Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. His paternal grandmother was of Italian descent. Long had a "kind of conservative" Roman Catholic upbringing. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor, teacher, and theater 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.

Career

Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers, ', The Break-Up, Crossroads, Galaxy Quest, Dreamland and Live Free or Die Hard. He was also a regular on the NBC TV series Ed, playing socially awkward Warren P. Cheswick. He was offered the opportunity to replace Steve Burns on Blue's Clues after he left the show, but ultimately declined. He was the voice of the character Alvin in Alvin and the Chipmunks, ', ', and '. He also played the main character in the comedy film Accepted.
Long made a guest appearance in the documentary, '. 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 comedy The Sasquatch Gang.
Long is known for his depiction of a Mac in Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign. The campaign featured commercials in which Long as a Mac and John Hodgman as a PC engaged in playful banter about "the strengths of the Mac platform and weaknesses of the PC platform."
Long also had a small role in the comedy film 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, starring with Hayden Panettiere. Also in 2010, Long starred in the comedy film 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.
In 2014 he starred in the independent love drama Comet, which he and his co-star Emmy Rossum also produced. He also was in a few skits on the show ‘Inside Amy Schumer’. In April 2019, Long started the podcast, Life Is Short with Justin Long, with its introductory episode airing through Wondery on April 29, 2019. His first guest was actor Dax Shepard.
On June 24, 2019 Long, along with an ensemble cast, presented ', a dramatic reading of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election. Long portrayed former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey. In 2020, he appeared in reality television series Celebrity Watch Party alongside his younger brother Christian Long.

Personal life

He had a relationship with Drew Barrymore, but they broke up in July 2008. He also dated Amanda Seyfried from mid-2013 for two years, breaking up in September 2015.
During an episode of the podcast
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Long revealed that he was the victim of a drugging and abduction during the filming of Youth In Revolt while in Michigan. According to Long, after an evening of drinking he left with several local individuals who offered him marijuana but, he believes, in fact gave him the drug Phencyclidine, more commonly known as PCP. After getting him severely intoxicated, these individuals took him to various locations against his will and avoided taking him to his hotel as he repeatedly requested. According to Long, the individuals made reference to filming him while high on hard drugs and selling the footage to TMZ or another website dedicated to celebrity gossip. Long was so concerned that he eventually leapt from the moving vehicle in order to escape the ordeal. Long commented that he has faced lingering nerve damage in his leg due to the injuries he sustained in escaping from their car.
Long endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders for President in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. He endorsed Sanders again in the 2020 Democratic primary, has been seen at Sanders rallies, and has appeared on the campaign trail as a surrogate.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Galaxy QuestBrandonNominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2001Happy CampersDonald
2001Jeepers CreepersDarry JennerNominated — Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
2002CrossroadsHenry
2003Jeepers Creepers 2Darry JennerCameo
2004Raising GeniusHal Nestor
2004Hair HighDwayneVoice
2004'Justin Redman
2004'Chris HarkenDirect-to-DVD
2005Robin's Big DateRobinShort film
2005'Kevin
2005Waiting...Dean
2006The Sasquatch GangZerk Wilder
2006DreamlandMookie
2006The Break-UpChristopher Hirons
2006AcceptedBartleby "B" Gaines
2006IdiocracyDr. Lexus
2007Live Free or Die HardMatt FarrellNominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2007Battle for TerraSennVoice
2007Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin SevilleVoice
2007'George HarrisonUncredited
2008Strange WildernessJunior
2008Just Add WaterSpoonie
2008Zack and Miri Make a PornoBrandon St. Randy
2008Pineapple ExpressJustinDeleted scene
2009He's Just Not That Into YouAlex
2009Still Waiting...DeanUncredited
2009Taking ChancesChase Revere
2009Serious MoonlightTodd
2009Drag Me to HellClay Dalton
2009Funny PeopleRe-Do GuyCameo
2009Beyond All BoundariesCorp. James R. Garrett / Sgt. John H. MorrisVoice; Short film
2009Planet 51LemVoice
2009Old DogsTroop Leader Adam DevlinUncredited
2009After.LifePaul
2009'Alvin SevilleVoice
2010Youth in RevoltPaul Saunders
2010Going the DistanceGarrett
2010Alpha and OmegaHumphreyVoice
2011The ConspiratorNicholas Baker
201110 YearsMarty Burn
2011Free HugsCheckout BoyShort film
2011'Alvin SevilleVoice
2012For a Good Time, Call...Jesse
2012Best Man DownScott
2013Movie 43RobinSegment: "Super Hero Speed Dating"
2013iSteveSteve Jobs
2013A Case of YouSamAlso producer and writer
2013Walking with DinosaursPatchiVoice
2014Ask Me AnythingDan Gallo
2014Veronica MarsDrunken WingmanUncredited
2014CometDellAlso executive producer
2014TuskWallace Bryton
2014The LookalikeHolt MulliganAlso producer
2015Alvin SevilleVoice
2016Yoga HosersYogi Bayer
2016Frank & LolaKeith Winkleman
2016LavenderLiam
2016Ghost TeamRoss
2016Trump BabyBabyVoice; Short film
2017And Then I GoTim
2017Literally, Right Before AaronAdam
2019Jay and Silent Bob RebootBrandon St. Randy
2019After ClassJosh
2019The WaveFrank
TBALady of the ManorMaxPost-production; Also writer, director, producer

Television