Photo: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Justin Long occupies a niche I find genuinely undervalued: the affable everyman who turns out to be fearless. His Vassar-educated comic charm made him the friendly face of countless comedies, but the pivot into horror — earning that scream king reputation — shows real curiosity about his own range. He commits to humiliation and terror with equal generosity, which is rarer than leading-man polish. I also appreciate how he moves between voice work, stage, and film without snobbery. He is the kind of actor whose name in the credits tells me the set was probably fun and the performance will be honest.
Overview
Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. Long is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films. For his notable work in horror cinema, he has come to be recognized as a scream king.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Long
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・ロング
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・ろんぐ
- Born
- June 2, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Vassar College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.