Justin Long

Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American film and television and voice actor. Long is best known for his roles in the films Galaxy Quest, Jeepers Creepers, Dodgeball, and Live Free or Die Hard. He was also featured in Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign. Long, the middle of three brothers, was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. His father, Raymond James Long, is a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and his mother, Wendy Lesniak, is a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. Long had a conservative Roman Catholic upbringing. His grandmother is Sicilian. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theatre director at Weston High School. His younger brother, Christian, appears in Justin's film Accepted as 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, including Butterflies Are Free. Long worked at Sacred Heart University as an acting instructor/counselor for a children's theater group. Long's film credits include Idiocracy, Waiting..., Jeepers Creepers,