Tony Hale

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Biography

As the Oedipal Byron "Buster" Bluth, Hale generated big laughs with his portrayal of the immature, almost child-like member of the highly dysfunctional Bluth family. Prior to "Arrested Development," he was featured in a nationally televised VW commercial, where he sat in the driver's seat singing the words to Styx's "Mr. Roboto," which he later parodied on the show. But despite the critical success of "Arrested Development," the show was …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

September 30, 1970

Career Milestones

2012

Played the Personal Aide to vice president Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) on HBO's "Veep"

2009

Appeared in Steven Soderbergh's "The Informant!"

2009

Co-starred with Jeremy Piven in "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard"

2008

Landed recurring role on NBC's "Chuck"

2008

Voiced Furlough in the animated film "The Tale of Despereaux"

2005

Cast in the independent feature "Fortunes"

2006

Co-starred in the Marc Forster comedy, "Stranger Than Fiction," with Will Ferrell

2003

Co-starred as Byron 'Buster' Bluth, the hapless, deadpan youngest son on Fox's "Arrested Development"

2003

Starred in the short film "My Blind Brother"

2001

Landed bit roles on HBO's "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos"

2000

Starred in the famous VW commercial featuring his dancing to the Styx song "Mr. Roboto"

1999

Appeared in the sex comedy "Raging Hormones"

Awards

2006

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development

2005

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Arrested Development