Jason Bateman Hates Dancing So Much His Father-in-Law Paul Anka Had to Step In at His Wedding: ‘Owe You One’ (Exclusive)

You won’t catch Jason Bateman on the dance floor — not even at his own parties!

Bateman shared a few details about his and Amanda Anka’s wedding to his father-in-law, songwriter Paul Anka, during the premiere episode of Anka’s new podcast, Our way with Paul Anko and Skip Bronson. The iHeartPodcast premieres with a conversation between Anka and his son-in-law on Wednesday, February 7.

As the two discussed Bateman and Amanda’s relationship, Ozark the actor (55) and Paul (82) recalled the couple’s wedding day. Bateman and Amanda, 55, married in 2001 in Malibu after dating for three years.

When their wedding night came, Bateman admitted that he and Amanda didn’t have a first dance together, and Paul took over as groomsman.

“Remember I didn’t even dance with Amanda at my wedding?” Bateman asked Paul. “That’s how much I don’t like dancing. I didn’t even dance at my own wedding. You took your dance and mine.”

“Yes, that’s right,” Paul confirmed. “So you owe me.”

Jason Bateman and Paul Anka.

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A decade after the couple married, Paul said ET Canada in 2011 that Bateman is “a very smart boy, a wonderful guy for my daughter.”

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Paul Anka and his daughter Amanda on February 20, 2001 at Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA.

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The couple met in 1988 at a Los Angeles Kings game when they were around 18 or 19 years old. They became friends, but at first they did not have a romantic relationship.

In 2014, Bateman explained to The Daily Telegraph how their relationship developed: “I looked at the relationships that were the longest in my life, and those were the ones I had with my friends.”

Bateman said he felt comfortable with Amanda because she was already a close friend. “With close friends, you can be with them no matter what mood you’re in,” he said.

“It’s Amanda [a great friend] and that’s why it seems so easy,” he continued. “Every year it gets better.”

Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka on January 9, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. JC Olivera/Getty

“He’s the most sensitive, generous man, but he’s not fragile, which I find interesting,” Amanda said of her husband in 2013. GQ interview. “We disagree all the time! I think he secretly likes that. I think he likes that he’s not bored, that we don’t agree on everything.”

Bateman and Amanda are parents to two children: Francesca (Franny) Nora, 17, and Maple Sylvie, 11.

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