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Ben Affleck |
| Real Name |
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Benjamin Geza Affleck |
| Height |
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6' 2½" (187
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| Date of Birth |
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15 August 1972 |
| Place of Birth |
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Berkeley, California, USA |
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| Biography: |
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Tall and handsome, Ben Affleck has
the looks of an idol. Affleck became a star and
entered the history of Hollywood legend when he
and best friend Matt Damon wrote and starred in
Good Will Hunting, winning a Best Original Screenplay
Oscar for their work.
Born in Berkeley, California on 15 August 1972 to
a schoolteacher mother and drug rehab counselor
father, Affleck was the eldest of two brothers.
His younger brother, Casey, also became an actor.
When he was very young, Affleck's family moved to
the Boston area, and it was there that he broke
into acting. At the age of eight, he starred in
The Voyage of the Mimi. At the same year, Affleck
got acquainted with Matt Damon. The two became best
friends and, of course, eventual collaborators.
After attended the University of Vermont and California's
Occidental College, Affleck set out for Hollywood.
He had a small role in School Ties (1992),
a TV movie that also featured Damon. Then Affleck
and Damon decided to write a screenplay. Thanks
to Gus Van Sant's interest, the script was picked
up by Miramax, and in 1997 the story of a troubled
mathematical genius living in South Boston became
known as Good Will Hunting. The subsequent success
of Good Will Hunting and the Best Original Screenplay
Oscar awarded to Affleck and Damon effectively transformed
both young men from struggling actors into Hollywood
golden boys and most promising young actors.
The following year, Affleck starred in three major
films, ranging from Shakespeare in Love, Phantoms,
to Armageddon. Re-teaming with Armageddon cohort
Michael Bay again in 2001 for another project in
over-budgeted excess, Affleck flew into action in
Pearl Harbor. Despite unanimous lambasting from
critics, Pearl Harbor blasted to number one at the
box office, earning 75.2 million on its Memorial
Day weekend opening
With the massive success of Spider-Man in the summer
of 2002, Affleck would next suit up for the role
of Daredevil (2003).
As a lawyer turned into a true public defender following
a mishap involving radioactive waste, Daredevil's
incredibly enhanced senses enable him to get the
jump on New York City evil-doers and with his athletic
physique and heroically protruding chin Affleck
seemed just the man to suit-up for the job. |
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| Filmography: |
| 2006 |
Smokin' Aces |
| 2006 |
Truth, Justice and the American Way |
| 2005 |
Man About Town |
| 2004 |
Surviving Christmas |
| 2004 |
How's Your News? On the Campaign Trail |
| 2004 |
Jersey Girl |
| 2003 |
Paycheck |
| 2003 |
Project Greenlight: Season 02 |
| 2003 |
The Curse of the Bambino |
| 2003 |
Gigli |
| 2003 |
Daredevil |
| 2002 |
The Third Wheel |
| 2002 |
Changing Lanes |
| 2002 |
The Sum of All Fears |
| 2001 |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| 2001 |
Daddy & Them |
| 2001 |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| 2001 |
Pearl Harbor |
| 2000 |
Joseph: King of Dreams |
| 2000 |
Boiler Room |
| 2000 |
Bounce |
| 2000 |
Reindeer Games |
| 1999 |
Dogma |
| 1999 |
200 Cigarettes |
| 1999 |
Forces of Nature |
| 1998 |
Armageddon |
| 1998 |
Shakespeare in Love |
| 1998 |
Phantoms |
| 1997 |
Good Will Hunting |
| 1997 |
Going All the Way |
| 1997 |
Chasing Amy |
| 1996 |
Glory Daze |
| 1995 |
Mallrats |
| 1993 |
Dazed and Confused |
| 1992 |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
| 1992 |
School Ties |
| 1991 |
Danielle Steel's 'Daddy' |
| 1987 |
Hands of a Stranger |
| 1986 |
Wanted: A Perfect Guy |
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| Awards: |
| Academy Awards |
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1997 Best Original Screenplay (Good
Will Hunting) |
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| Golden Globe |
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1997 Best Screenplay
(Good Will Hunting) |
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