Michael Angelis

He has been the longtime companion of actress Helen Worth, who he later married. His older sister is Family Ties star Justine Bateman. He was also one of the stars of the famous 1982 BBC drama serial Boys from the Blackstuff and its comedies such as Luv and The Liver Birds which he was on from seasons 5-9. Recently, he has appeared in Dodgeball as an ESPN 8 commentator and Starsky & Hutch as Vince Vaughn's business partner. He also recently did commentary on the 2004 Republican National Convention for The Majority Report with Arrested Development co-star David Cross. Angelis is best known for narrating the British Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series from 1991 onwards. First popular in the 1980s as a teen idol (in shows such as Silver Spoons, It's Your Move, and The Hogan Family), his career went into decline for almost a decade before he landed one of the lead roles on the FOX television comedy Arrested Development. Michael Angelis is a British actor who was born in Liverpool, England. Jason Bateman (born January 14, 1969 in Rye, New York) is an American actor.