Personal Life
Bateman told Best Life magazine that he and sister Justine Bateman supported their parents with the paychecks they earned from their television shows; he also revealed that he was managed by his father until a twenty year-old Bateman dissolved the business relationship. Throughout the nineties, Bateman struggled with addiction to alcohol and drugs. He stated in an interview in 2009 that "It was like Risky Business for ten years."
In 1987, Bateman won the celebrity portion of the Long Beach Grand Prix.
Bateman met Amanda Anka, daughter of singer Paul Anka, at 18 years old and they married in July of 2001. They have two daughters: Francesca Nora (born on October 28, 2006 in Los Angeles) and Maple Sylvia (born on February 10, 2012).
In late 2005, he had surgery to remove a benign polyp from his throat. The surgery required recovery time and halted production on Arrested Development, though enough episodes had been completed to get the show through the November sweeps period.
Bateman is a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and wore Dodgers clothing in the 2008 film Hancock.
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