Editing Jason Bateman (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:JasonBatemanAmandaAnkaAug2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Bateman with wife Amanda Anka in August 2011]]

In 1987, Bateman won the [[Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race|celebrity portion]] of the [[Long Beach Grand Prix]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wayne |first=Gary |year=2012 |title=The Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/play/GrandPrix.shtml |access-date=August 19, 2012 |publisher=Seeing-Stars.com}}</ref>

Bateman married actress Amanda Anka, daughter of [[Paul Anka#Personal life|Anne de Zogheb]] (1942–2017)<ref>{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Haskell|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/anne-anka-art-collector-model-home|title=She Did It Her Way|work=[[W (magazine)|W]]|date=24 December 2014|access-date=15 July 2023}}</ref> and singer [[Paul Anka]], on July 3, 2001. They have two daughters who were born in 2006 and 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michaud |first=Sarah |date=2012-02-16 |title=Jason Bateman Welcomes Daughter Maple Sylvie |url=https://people.com/parents/jason-bateman-welcomes-daughter-maple-sylvie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110114715/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/02/16/jason-bateman-welcomes-daughter-maple-sylvie/ |archive-date=2017-11-10 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en}}</ref>

Throughout the 1990s, Bateman struggled with an addiction to alcohol and drugs; he stated in a 2009 interview: "I'd worked so hard that by the time I was 20, I wanted to play hard. And I did that really well{{nbs}}... it was like ''[[Risky Business]]'' for ten years."<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2009 |title=Jason Bateman: Drugs Almost Cost Me My Marriage |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/jason-bateman-drugs-almost-cost-me-my-marriage-200987 |access-date=August 19, 2012 |website=[[Us Weekly]]}}</ref>

Bateman, along with ''[[Arrested Development]]'' co-stars [[David Cross]] and [[Tony Hale]], was criticized for seemingly defending [[Jeffrey Tambor]]'s volatile behavior on the set of ''Arrested Development''. During a May 2018 cast interview for ''[[The New York Times]]'' Bateman attempted to defuse the controversy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deb |first=Sopan |date=May 22, 2018 |title=We Sat Down With the 'Arrested Development' Cast. It Got Raw. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/arts/television/arrested-development-netflix-interview-jeffrey-tambor.html |access-date=May 24, 2018 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Within days after the interview, all three men issued apologies to [[Jessica Walter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=May 24, 2018 |title=Jason Bateman Responds to 'Arrested Development' NYT Interview Backlash: "I Was Wrong Here" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jason-bateman-responds-arrested-development-nyt-interview-backlash-i-was-wrong-here-1114566 |access-date=May 24, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Arrested Development cancels UK visit after tearful interview |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44252483 |access-date=May 25, 2018 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Bateman retrospectively stated he had overreached in his attempt to analyze the cause of Tambor's behavior.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=June 13, 2018 |title=Jason Bateman On 'Arrested Development', 'Ozark', Controversy & Career Expansion – The Actor's Side |url=https://deadline.com/video/jason-bateman-arrested-development-controversy-ozark-career-interview-video/ |access-date=June 18, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

Bateman is a fan of the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball team.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kwak |first=Sarah |date=September 7, 2009 |title=Jason Bateman: The Dodgers Fan Stars in "Extract" |url=https://www.si.com/vault/2009/09/07/105854110/jason-bateman |access-date=June 25, 2018 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jensen |first=Erin |date=October 25, 2017 |title=World Series: Dodgers and Astros battle brings out tons of celebrities |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/10/25/lady-gaga-kirsten-dunst-more-celebrities-turn-out-world-series-game-1/797935001/ |access-date=June 25, 2018 |website=USA Today}}</ref>