Jason Bateman won't be with his wife on Valentine's Day (14.02.18)

Asked what his plans are with the former 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star, he confessed: "Unfortunately Valentine's Day this year I'm going to be 'Ozark'ing down in Atlanta and she's going to be here in Los Angeles, so it's going to be a fantastic phone call.

"We might even go for FaceTime!."

On what he plans on purchasing as a gift for Amanda, also 49, he joked to 'Entertainment Tonight': "There could be some flowers arriving at the front door. Don't you tell her!"

The couple - who have 11-year-old Francesca and six-year-old Maple together - have been together for 17 years, and Jason previously admitted his wife helped turn his life around.

The 'Arrested Development' star used to be a heavy drinker and wild party-goer, but admitted that all that changed when he met Amanda as he knew he could no longer behave like that.

He said: "Meeting my wife Amanda was the best thing that could ever have happened to me. She wasn't going to let me screw around my life anymore, so I stopped drinking and started behaving like a decent human being. Then I got very, very lucky when 'Arrested Development' came along. That series saved my career - it gave me back my credibility I used to have when I was much younger and before people gave up on me as a party guy in Hollywood. It was just enough to make me ambitious again."