In 2003 , Bateman was cast as Michael Bluth in the comedy series '' Arrested Development '' . Although critically acclaimed , the series never achieved high ratings and ended on February 10 , 2006 . The show was revived in spring 2013 . Bateman won several awards for his work on the series , including a Golden Globe for '' Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy '' . He was also nominated in 2005 for the '' Emmy Award '' for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series . New episodes of Arrested Development have been released on Netflix with the original cast , including Bateman . Bateman performed commentary on the 2004 Democratic National Convention for '' The Majority Report '' with '' Arrested Development '' co-star David Cross , and hosted NBC 's '' Saturday Night Live '' on February 12 , 2005 . In 2006 , he appeared as a guest star on the '' Scrubs '' episode " My Big Bird " as Mr. Sutton , a garbage man with a flock of vicious ostriches as pets . In 2009 , Bateman became a regular voice actor for the short-lived Fox comedy series '' Sit Down , Shut Up '' . He voiced Larry Littlejunk , the gym teacher and only staff member who can teach
2004 Democratic National Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
Jason Bateman