Justin Long

Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor. He is known for roles in such films as Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Accepted (2006), Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Alpha and Omega (2010) and Comet (2014). He played Warren Cheswick on the NBC TV series Ed, and appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" advertising campaign.

Early life

Long was born in Fairfield, Connecticut, to father Raymond James Long, a philosophy and Latin professor at Fairfield University, and mother, Wendy Lesniak, a former actress who has mostly appeared on stage. His grandmother was of Sicilian descent. Long had a conservative Roman Catholic upbringing. His older brother, Damian, is a local stage actor as well as a teacher and theatre director at Weston High School. 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.

Justin Long (business)

Justin Elgen Long "The Dub" is a businessman and skier who currently resides in British Columbia, Canada. He is known for being the youngest person to ski Mt. Stanley in Africa as well as founding the Amelia Earhart DNA Project. Long currently dedicates himself to the technology industry in Vancouver, Canada, and is the grandson of Elgen Long.

Early life and education

Justin Long was born in San Diego and is a previous resident of the Reno-Lake Tahoe area. He graduated honors from Galena High School in Reno, Nevada and spent his early years skiing Lake Tahoe. Long is educated in Health Sciences and Business from Simon Fraser University.

Defining work

The Amelia Earhart DNA Project

In February 2011 Long approached Dr. Dongya Yang at Simon Fraser University with letters written by Amelia Earhart. His actions started the Amelia Earhart DNA Project, where Long currently provides support through logistics and funding. The letters were obtained through his grandfather Elgen Long when he realized that the seals on the envelopes were very likely to contain cells left over after Amelia licked them. The Amelia Earhart DNA project will create the first full genetic profile of the disappeared aviator and be used to examine many of the claimed theories of her disappearance.