Meet Jason Bateman's talented wife, Amanda Anka: she produced The Morning Show with her bestie Jennifer Aniston, and is the daughter of singer Paul Anka, who sang Puppy Love and wrote Frank Sinatra's
Jason Bateman is
all over Netflix this season, from playing the bad guy in thriller Carry On with Rocketman star Taron Egerton, to appearing in coming series Black Rabbit alongside Jude Law. But he admits he'd be a lot less prolific if it weren't for his supportive wife, who takes care of their children while he's away working on film projects for months at a time.
Amanda Anka. Photo: @amandaankafanpage/Instagram
'She's got a full-time career herself, and she's able to be a full-time mum, and she's almost a full-time dad too,' the Ozark star told press at the 2019
SAG Awards . ''I'm just floored by that.'
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So who exactly is Bateman's wife of 21 years, Amanda Anka? Here's what we know about her.
They were friends first – but his alcoholism was a problem
Jason Bateman (left) and Amanda Anka. Photo: @jasonbatemanupdates/Instagram
Amanda Anka, 56, and Bateman, 55, first met in 1988 at an ice hockey game in Los Angeles and quickly became good friends, per People. However, things might have progressed more quickly if it weren't for the actor's party boy lifestyle. 'I just wasn't into where he was at,' Anka told GQ in 2013, referring to Bateman's excessive alcohol and drug use, which he eventually decided to deal with.
Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka. Photo: @jasonbatemanupdates/Instagram
It wasn't until 1997 that the pair finally began dating and the
Arrested Development actor got sober. They married four years later in 2001.
Her dad is a famous singer
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