Jennifer Garner wishes ex-boyfriend Michael Vartan a happy birthday
Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan
Getty Images(2)Jennifer Garner has nothing but love for her former costar and ex-boyfriend Michael Vartanand she even sent him a special birthday gift.
“I can’t remember why I was Bavarian, but I do know that today is your birthday,” Garner, 51, wrote via Instagram on Monday, November 27. “I hope it’s a great day, Michael! XX S. Bristow.”
She added a photo of them Alias. Vartan, who turned 55 on Monday, met Garner while working on the ABC spy drama, on which they played love interests Michael Vaughn and Sydney Bristow, respectively, from 2001 to 2006. During filming, a romance developed off camera.
Garner’s representative confirmed this We weekly in August 2003 that the costars were dating, but they ultimately broke up the following year. They remained friends and continued to play love interests until the show ended, although Vartan only appeared in seven episodes of the final season.
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Shortly after their split, Vartan shared USA today that the breakup was “benign” and drama-free. “Jennifer and I were best friends at first during [the romance] and beyond,” he said in May 2005.
Vartan was getting married Lauren Skaar in 2011, but they separated in 2014. Garner was married to am Affleck for a decade and welcomed three children with him before their divorce in 2018, but has since moved on with businessman Johannes Molenaar. (Affleck is now married to Vartan Monster-in-law Co-star Jennifer Lopez.)
Garner and Vartan have stayed in touch since their series ended. Garner previously wished him a happy 50th birthday, and she hopes to one day reunite with Vartan and their other castmates for a Alias revival.
“First of all, it’s insane how close I still am to that cast,” Garner said at SeriesFest in June 2021. “I texted Kevin Weisman And Merrin Dungey in the past week! I have spoken Victor Garber in the past week. Ron Rifkin. I mean, I just still love those people. Michael Vartan, Charles Lumbly and of course, Gina Torres. So I guarantee we would all be good.
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However, Garner explained that an official reunion was not up to her, but rather up to the former showrunner JJ Abramswhich has since gone on to create Lost and stir Star Wars movies.
“The point is, you need to talk to your friend [J. J. Abrams] and you need to talk to your friends at Netflix. They should want to do it,” she added. “You better speed things up a bit if you want me back!” … I don’t necessarily do that 5 [a.m.] more, but hey, I can still do those fight scenes if I have to.