Justin Long
☼ Born on 2 December 1978, in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Biography
A likable, boyish-looking actor with thick eyebrows and a friendly smile, Justin Long is a native of Connecticut.
He was born and raised in Fairfield, the second of three sons. His father, R. James Long, is a Professor of Philosophy at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former Broadway actress. He is of German, Sicilian, and Polish descent. He attended Fairfield Prep, and after graduating, he attended Vassar College. He first really showed his promise as a member of the comedy troupe "LaughingStock." His performing talent garnered favorable notices and he won roles in some independent productions, notably Galaxy Quest (1999). However, he refused to act full time until after he graduated, which he did in 2000. He first gained notice when he played the nervous teenager Warren Cheswick in the TV series Ed (2000). The following year, he starred in the offbeat horror film Jeepers Creepers (2001). The film, with its ghoulish ending, was a major hit on the horror circuit and raised his profile.
He played the boyfriend of Britney Spears in Crossroads (2002), and won a supporting role in the Vince Vaughn comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). He had high-profile roles in some offbeat independent films, most notably Raising Genius (2004) and Waiting... (2005), and scored commercial success again when he played Lindsay Lohan's boyfriend in Herbie Fully Loaded (2005). In 2007, he appeared as second lead in the fourth "Die Hard" film, Live Free or Die Hard (2
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He continues to win acclaim and fans. He scored commercial success again with a role in the Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy The Break-Up (2006). He is private about his personal life and does not make a point of attending nightclubs and parties. However, his personal life did get scrutiny in 2008, due to his romance with actress Drew Barrymore that year.
In addition to his film appearances, he is a spokesman for the Apple Mac computers, appearing with John Hodgman in its commercials.
In the role of actor
It’s a Wonderful Knife – Toronto After Dark (24/10/2023)
A young woman traumatized by a Christmas Eve serial killer wishes she was never born in It’s a Wonderful Knife. A knife-wielding killer dressed as a snow angel on Christmas Eve terrorizes the town of Angel Falls. The killer, who turns out to be local developer Henry Waters (Justin Long), is killed by Winnie Carruthers […]
Barbarian (22/09/2022)
A woman’s Airbnb rental hides a dark secret in Barbarian. Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) has travelled to Detroit for work, and she arrives at the house she rented through Airbnb to find that it is already occupied by Keith (Bill Skarsgård). With Tess unable to find alternative accommodation for the night, she reluctantly accepts Keith’s […]
House of Darkness – Fantasia 2022 (29/07/2022)
The man drives a woman home to her secluded estate in House of Darkness. After meeting in a bar, Hap (Justin Long) drives Mina (Kate Bosworth) to her isolated castle-like home. Hap accompanies Mina inside for a drink and seems confident that he will get lucky. However, it soon turns out that Hap finds himself […]
Tusk (05/10/2014)
Kevin Smith makes a return to filmmaking with the twisted horror-comedy Tusk. Wallace Bryton (Justin Long) is the host of a podcast called “Not See Party,” where he and his friend Teddy Craft (Haley Joel Osment) ridicule weird individuals. Wallace travels to Winnipeg to interview an internet celebrity, but is shocked to find out that […]
iSteve (18/04/2013)
After the death of Steve Jobs in 2011, it seemed the race was on to make a biopic based on his life. First out of the gate was jOBS, staring Ashton Kutcher, which recently debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. In addition, there is a competing biopic in the works being written by Aaron Sorkin […]
Drag Me to Hell (30/05/2009)
Until he finally gets to doing it, Drag Me to Hell is closest Sam Raimi has gotten to doing a forth Evil Dead film. This film makes full use of the campy horror introduced in that series and I had a great time watching the film. The film mixed scares with almost goofy gags, which […]
Live Free or Die Hard (01/07/2007)
I had to do a lot of preparation before going to see this, the forth movie in the Die Hard series. Specifically, I had to see the other three movies. I purchased the box set on Monday and watched the films throughout the week, so I would be all caught up on the adventures of […]