James Bates Jr. was born on August 3, 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for The Waterboy (1998), The Animal (2001) and Mickey (2004). He is married to Tina Bates. They have three children.
Played linebacker at The University of Florida in the 1990s.
Worked as the play-by-play announcer/Studio Host for 'the mtn' (The Mountain West Conference Television Network). As of 2017, Bates was working as a a color analyst on the ACC Network.