Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Age
40
Birthday
Aug. 15th, 1972
Born in
Berkeley, California, USA
Height
6' 3"

Ben Affleck's Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Celebrities Uncensored TV Show
Celebrities Uncensored
Celebrity Poker Showdown TV Show
Celebrity Poker Showdown
The Voyage of the Mimi TV Show
The Voyage of the Mimi
Project Greenlight TV Show
Project Greenlight
Against the Grain TV Show
Against the Grain
 

Main Movie Roles

2010 - The Town
2010 - The Company Men
2009 - State of Play
2009 - He's Just Not That Into You
2009 - Extract
2006 - Smokin' Aces
2006 - Hollywoodland
2006 - Clerks II
2006 - Man About Town
2004 - Jersey Girl
2004 - Surviving Christmas
2003 - Daredevil
2003 - Paycheck
2003 - Gigli
2002 - Changing Lanes
2002 - The Sum of All Fears
2001 - Daddy and Them
2001 - Pearl Harbor
2001 - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2000 - Boiler Room
2000 - Reindeer Games
2000 - Bounce
1999 - Forces of Nature
1999 - Dogma
1999 - 200 Cigarettes
1998 - Armageddon
1998 - Shakespeare in Love
1998 - Phantoms
1997 - Chasing Amy
1997 - Good Will Hunting
1995 - Mallrats
1993 - Dazed and Confused
1992 - School Ties
1992 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1989 - Field of Dreams

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Himself - Host
7
Himself
1
Himself
1
Man at Store
1
Himself
1
Himself
1
Himself
1
Himself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA but raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He was born to parents Tim Affleck, a social worker, who is now divorced from Ben's mother Chris Affleck (nee' Boldt) a school teacher. Ben also has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975. Ben wanted to be an actor ever since he could remember and his first acting experience was for a Burger King commercial, when he was on the PBS mini-series "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984). It was also at that age when Ben met his lifelong friend and fellow actor, Matt Damon. They played little league together and took drama classes together. Ben's teen years consisted of mainly TV movies and small television appearances including Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) and "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988). He made his big introduction into feature films in 1993 when he was cast in Dazed and Confused (1993). After that, he did mostly independent films like Kevin Smith (I)'s Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997) which were great for Ben's career, receiving renowned appreciation for his works at the Sundance film festival. But the success he was having in independent films didn't last much longer and things got a little shaky for Ben. He was living in an apartment with his brother Casey and friend Matt, getting tired of being turned down for the big roles in films and being given the forgettable supporting ones. Since Matt was having the same trouble, they decided to write their own script, where they could call all the shots. So, after finishing the script for Good Will Hunting (1997), they gave it to their agent Patrick Whitesell, who showed it to a few Hollywood studios, finally being accepted by Castlerock. It was great news for the two but Castlerock wasn't willing to give Ben and Matt the control over the project they were hoping for. It was friend Kevin Smith (I) who took it to the head of Miramax who bought the script giving Ben and Matt the control they wanted and, in December of 1997, Good Will Hunting (1997) was released, making the two unknown actors famous. The film was nominated for 9 Academy Awards and won two, including Best Original Screenplay for Ben and Matt. The film marked Ben's breakthrough role, in which he was given for the first time the chance to choose roles instead of having to go through grueling auditions constantly. He chose such roles in the blockbusters Armageddon (1998/I), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Pearl Harbor (2001). With these hits to his credit, Hollywood can't seem to get enough of Ben, with directors wanting him in their movies and companies wanting his screenplays. His inspirational story of hard work and amazing climb to the top has brought him what he deserves and Ben Affleck has shown no sign of slowing down.


TRIVIA:
  • Is a staunch Democrat and has supported Senator 'John Kerry (III)' (qv)'s 2004 presidential campaign.
  • Majored in Middle Eastern affairs in college.
  • As of 2005, has a total of seven Razzie Nominations (including three for Worst Actor) and two "wins".
  • In the fall of 2003, he volunteered to spend several days with disabled children.
  • Dropped out of the University of Vermont after 1 semester.
  • (2000) Chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World
  • Is known for being a very good impressionist. He usually picks one of his costars while filming a movie and studies them. He displays his impressions on _"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)_ (qv) almost every time he is a guest. While filming _The Sum of All Fears (2002)_ (qv), he chose to study co-star 'Morgan Freeman (I)' (qv). When he showed Morgan his impression on set, it was so accurate Freeman told him, "You ever do that again, I'll kill you".
  • His mother is Irish and father is Scottish.


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