Everybody loved him, Bateman explained.
He was George Clooney would be the perfect comparison today.
His ease with people, with the process, with the business, with just Joe on the street.
Jason Bateman, Michael Landon, George Clooney.Credit:Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage; Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Vivien Killilea/Getty
Women are crazy about him.
Guys wanna be his buddy.
He also credited Landon with being the person who sparked his interest in one day becoming a director.
Jason Bateman, Michael Landon, and Missy Francis on ‘Little House on the Prairie’.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty
Bateman isnt the only person with fond memories from his time spent with Landon.
But as a kid, it was evenworse, and Michael hated it as much as I did.
So he would do everything in his power to make me laugh while we were shooting pictures…
Listen to Bateman recall his experience with Landon in the podcast above.
