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Ben Affleck

Birth name: Benjamin Geza Affleck

Birth date: 15.08.1972

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, 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 *very* young. At 8 years old Ben was given his first steady acting job 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'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 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), 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.

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Filmography

# Smokin Aces (2006) .... Jack Dupree # Hollywoodland (2006) .... George Reeves # Clerks II (2006) .... Gawking Guy # Man About Town (2006) .... Jack Giamoro # Surviving Christmas (2004) .... Drew Latham # "Saturday Night Live" .... Host / ... (4 episodes, 2000-2004) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA) - Episode #30.1 (2004) TV Episode .... Host - Episode #29.15 (2004) TV Episode .... Host - Episode #26.14 (2001) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Donnie Bartalotti - Episode #25.13 (2000) TV Episode .... Host # Jersey Girl (2004) .... Ollie Trinke # "X-Play" (1 episode, 2004) - Episode dated 17 March 2004 (2004) TV Episode # Paycheck (2003) .... Michael Jennings # Gigli (2003) .... Larry Gigli # Daytona 500: The Great American Race Pre-Race Show (2003) (TV) .... Host/Himself # Daredevil (2003) .... Matt Murdock/Daredevil ... aka Daredevil: A Daring New Vision (USA: director's cut (DVD title)) # The Third Wheel (2002) .... Michael # The Sum of All Fears (2002) .... Jack Ryan ... aka Anschlag, Der (Germany) # Changing Lanes (2002) .... Gavin Banek # Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) .... Holden McNeil/Himself # Daddy and Them (2001) .... Lawrence Bowen # Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Capt. Rafe McCawley ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title) # Bounce (2000) .... Buddy Amaral # Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) (V) (voice) .... Joseph # Reindeer Games (2000) .... Rudy Duncan ... aka Deception (UK) (USA: working title) # SNL Fanatic (2000) (TV) .... Jason # Boiler Room (2000) .... Jim Young # Dogma (1999) .... Bartleby # Forces of Nature (1999) .... Ben Holmes # 200 Cigarettes (1999) .... Bartender # Shakespeare in Love (1998) .... Ned Alleyn # Armageddon (1998) .... A.J. Frost # Phantoms (1998) .... Sheriff Bryce Hammond ... aka Dean Koontz's Phantoms (USA: complete title) # Good Will Hunting (1997) .... Chuckie Sullivan # Office Killer (1997) (scenes deleted) .... Man in Office # Chasing Amy (1997) .... Holden McNeil # Going All the Way (1997) .... Tom 'Gunner' Casselman # Glory Daze (1996) .... Jack # Mallrats (1995) .... Shannon Hamilton # "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" .... Aaron Henry (1 episode, 1994) - A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story (1994) TV Episode .... Aaron Henry # "Against the Grain" .... Joe Willie Clemons (8 episodes, 1993) - A House Is Not a Home (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Willie Clemons - Don't Be a Stranger (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Willie Clemons - The Buck Stops... There (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Willie Clemons - Pilot (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Willie Clemons - E Pluribus Unum (1993) TV Episode .... Joe Willie Clemons (3 more) # Dazed and Confused (1993) .... Fred O'Bannion # "Almost Home" .... Kevin Johnson (1 episode, 1993) ... aka The Torkelsons: Almost Home - Is That All There Is? (1993) TV Episode .... Kevin Johnson # School Ties (1992) .... Chesty Smith # Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) (uncredited) .... Basketball Player #10 # Daddy (1991) (TV) .... Ben Watson ... aka Danielle Steel's 'Daddy' (USA: complete title) # "The Second Voyage of the Mimi" (1988) TV Series .... C.T. Granville # Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Billy Hearn # Wanted: The Perfect Guy (1986) (TV) .... Danny Coleman ... aka Wanted: A Man for Mom (USA) # "The Voyage of the Mimi" (1984) TV Series .... C.T. Granville # The Dark End of the Street (1981)