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Justine Bateman is a producer and Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated actress for her work in iconic TV shows such as Family Ties, Satisfaction, and Arrested Development. Bateman wrote her directorial film short debut, Five Minutes, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival, and her follow-up film short is the drama Push. She is currently in pre-production for her directorial feature film debut of her own script, Violet. Her writing has been published by DAME, Salon, and McSweeney’s.

The cover of the book "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality" by Justine Bateman and a photo of the author.

Reading Women Justine Bateman Oct 10, 2018

Does Fame Come At the Cost of Personhood?

Justine Bateman Oct 10, 2018

In this excerpt from her memoir ‘Fame,’ actress Justine Bateman evokes the way growing up under the microscope can warp human interaction.

Comedy Justine Bateman Oct 21, 2014

Remember When Snark Was Funny?

Justine Bateman Oct 21, 2014

Sitcom veteran Justine Bateman does. And in her brief, irreverent history of TV comedy, she pinpoints the one person who can save the overused comic convention from itself: Lena Dunham.