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==Early life==
==Early life==
Affleck was born in [[Berkeley, California]]. His mother, Christine Anne "Chris" Affleck ({{née}} Boldt), was a school district employee and teacher, and his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has been a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, writer, director, and actor with the Theater Company of Boston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Ben-Affleck.html |title=Ben Affleck Biography (1972-) |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=Film Reference}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/Casey-Affleck.html |title=Casey Affleck Biography (1975-) |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=Film Reference}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/once-considered-a-flash-in-the-pan-ben-affleck-is-on-the-comeback-trail Once considered a flash in the pan, Ben Affleck is on the comeback trail - The National<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/285832951.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10%2C+2003&author=Emma+Stickgold%2C+Globe+Correspondent&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ELIZABETH+SHAW%2C+MUSEUM+OF+MODERN+ART+OFFICIAL&pqatl=google "Mrs. Shaw was also the grandmother of Hollywood actors Ben and Casey Affleck."]</ref> Affleck's mother was a [[Freedom riders|freedom rider]] in the 1960s;<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2001</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-affleck-thr-cover-argo-oscar-377611?page=3 THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck - The Hollywood Reporter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> until her retirement, she taught in Cambridge, MA, public schools.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/09/15/with_new_film_affleck_ties_boston_knot_tighter/ With new film, Affleck ties Boston knot tighter - The Boston Globe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His younger brother is actor [[Casey Affleck]].<ref name="People - Bio"/> Affleck has [[English people|English]], [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], and [[German people|German]] ancestry. The surname "Affleck" is Scottish.<ref name=tca/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eventguide.ie/articles.elive?session_id=11696590572785496&sku=070122142932 |title=Film Interview – Ben Affleck / 'Hollywoodland' |publisher=Event Guide |accessdate=2007-09-22| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070928004637/http://www.eventguide.ie/articles.elive?session_id=11696590572785496&sku=070122142932| archivedate= September 28, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> He was raised in a mostly [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] family.<ref name=dyny>{{Cite news|last=McGee|first=Celia|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-12-18/entertainment/18237503_1_christmas-eve-christmas-day-jlo|title=Wild about Jen; Ben Opens Up to our Celia McGee|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |date=December 18, 2003|accessdate=2010-09-13}}</ref>
Affleck was born in [[Berkeley, California]]. His mother, Helen Keller ({{née}} Boldt), was a school district employee and teacher, and his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has been a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, writer, director, and actor with the Theater Company of Boston.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Ben-Affleck.html |title=Ben Affleck Biography (1972-) |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=Film Reference}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/5/Casey-Affleck.html |title=Casey Affleck Biography (1975-) |accessdate=2008-06-26 |publisher=Film Reference}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/once-considered-a-flash-in-the-pan-ben-affleck-is-on-the-comeback-trail Once considered a flash in the pan, Ben Affleck is on the comeback trail - The National<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/285832951.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+10%2C+2003&author=Emma+Stickgold%2C+Globe+Correspondent&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=ELIZABETH+SHAW%2C+MUSEUM+OF+MODERN+ART+OFFICIAL&pqatl=google "Mrs. Shaw was also the grandmother of Hollywood actors Ben and Casey Affleck."]</ref> Affleck's mother was a [[Freedom riders|freedom rider]] in the 1960s;<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2001</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-affleck-thr-cover-argo-oscar-377611?page=3 THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck - The Hollywood Reporter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> until her retirement, she taught in Cambridge, MA, public schools.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2010/09/15/with_new_film_affleck_ties_boston_knot_tighter/ With new film, Affleck ties Boston knot tighter - The Boston Globe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His younger brother is actor [[Casey Affleck]].<ref name="People - Bio"/> Affleck has [[English people|English]], [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], and [[German people|German]] ancestry. The surname "Affleck" is Scottish.<ref name=tca/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eventguide.ie/articles.elive?session_id=11696590572785496&sku=070122142932 |title=Film Interview – Ben Affleck / 'Hollywoodland' |publisher=Event Guide |accessdate=2007-09-22| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20070928004637/http://www.eventguide.ie/articles.elive?session_id=11696590572785496&sku=070122142932| archivedate= September 28, 2007 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> He was raised in a mostly [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] family.<ref name=dyny>{{Cite news|last=McGee|first=Celia|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2003-12-18/entertainment/18237503_1_christmas-eve-christmas-day-jlo|title=Wild about Jen; Ben Opens Up to our Celia McGee|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York |date=December 18, 2003|accessdate=2010-09-13}}</ref>


His family moved to [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], when he was very young, and his parents divorced in 1984. At age eight, Affleck met 10-year-old [[Matt Damon]], who lived two blocks away. Damon is Affleck's tenth cousin, once removed, through a common [[New England]] ancestor.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref name="newengland">{{cite web|title=Genealogical Chart Knowlton Line of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon|publisher=[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]|year=2009|url=http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Marketing/PDF_Archive/affleck_damon_connection.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-02|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5nwq1LTTJ |archivedate = March 3, 2010|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name="Hello - Bio"/> The two attended [[Cambridge Rindge and Latin School]] together, although they were in different grades.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref name="Hello - Bio"/> Affleck attended [[Occidental College]] in Los Angeles, as well as the [[University of Vermont]] (dropping out after his first semester),<ref name="UVM Quartely">{{Cite news| url=http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/vq/vqsummer03/news.html}}</ref> and majored in Middle Eastern affairs.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/nyregion/07affleck.html |last=Barbaro |first=Michael |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2011-05-31 |title=The Curious Friendship of Weiner and Affleck |date=May 7, 2009}}</ref>
His family moved to [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], when he was very young, and his parents divorced in 1984. At age eight, Affleck met 10-year-old [[Matt Damon]], who lived two blocks away. Damon is Affleck's tenth cousin, once removed, through a common [[New England]] ancestor.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref name="newengland">{{cite web|title=Genealogical Chart Knowlton Line of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon|publisher=[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]|year=2009|url=http://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Marketing/PDF_Archive/affleck_damon_connection.pdf|accessdate=2010-02-02|archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5nwq1LTTJ |archivedate = March 3, 2010|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name="Hello - Bio"/> The two attended [[Cambridge Rindge and Latin School]] together, although they were in different grades.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref name="Hello - Bio"/> Affleck attended [[Occidental College]] in Los Angeles, as well as the [[University of Vermont]] (dropping out after his first semester),<ref name="UVM Quartely">{{Cite news| url=http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/vq/vqsummer03/news.html}}</ref> and majored in Middle Eastern affairs.<ref name="People - Bio"/><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/nyregion/07affleck.html |last=Barbaro |first=Michael |work=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=2011-05-31 |title=The Curious Friendship of Weiner and Affleck |date=May 7, 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:27, 27 November 2012

This article is about the actor. For the cement businessman, see B. F. Affleck.
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012
Born
Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt[1]

(1972-08-15) August 15, 1972 (age 52)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Vermont (dropped out)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1981–present
SpouseJennifer Garner (2005–present)
Children3

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972), better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in such Kevin Smith films as Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), which he co-wrote with Matt Damon, and has appeared in lead roles in such popular hits as Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Changing Lanes (2002), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Daredevil (2003), Hollywoodland (2007), State of Play (2009) and The Town (2010).

Affleck is a critically acclaimed film director. He directed Gone Baby Gone (2007), The Town (2010) and Argo (2012),[2][3][4] playing the lead in the latter two films. He has worked with his younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, on several projects, including Good Will Hunting and Gone Baby Gone.

Affleck has been married to Jennifer Garner since June 2005. They have two daughters, Violet and Seraphina, and a son, Samuel. Previously, he dated Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998. His relationship with actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, in which they were dubbed "Bennifer", attracted worldwide media attention before it ended in 2004.

Affleck has been actively involved in politics and charitable causes. He and Matt Damon founded the production company LivePlanet.

Early life

Affleck was born in Berkeley, California. His mother, Helen Keller (née Boldt), was a school district employee and teacher, and his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has been a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, writer, director, and actor with the Theater Company of Boston.[5][6][7][8] Affleck's mother was a freedom rider in the 1960s;[9][10] until her retirement, she taught in Cambridge, MA, public schools.[11] His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck.[12] Affleck has English, Irish, Scottish, and German ancestry. The surname "Affleck" is Scottish.[9][13] He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family.[14]

His family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, when he was very young, and his parents divorced in 1984. At age eight, Affleck met 10-year-old Matt Damon, who lived two blocks away. Damon is Affleck's tenth cousin, once removed, through a common New England ancestor.[12][15][16] The two attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School together, although they were in different grades.[12][16] Affleck attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, as well as the University of Vermont (dropping out after his first semester),[17] and majored in Middle Eastern affairs.[12][18]

Career

Early work

Affleck worked as a child actor, appearing on the PBS children's series The Voyage of the Mimi, as well as in several movies made for television.[16] In the 1990s, he had roles in Lifestories: Families in Crisis, as a steroid-abusing athlete, as well as in several films, including School Ties (1992, with Damon), the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer (uncredited),[19][20] Dazed and Confused (1993), Mallrats (1995), and Chasing Amy (1997).[20] Mallrats and Amy marked the beginning of his collaboration with writer/director Kevin Smith. He had the starring role in Smith's Jersey Girl and has appeared in every View Askewniverse-Jersey film Smith has made to date, with the exception of Clerks.[20] Affleck also starred on several Saturday Night Live episodes early in his career. His made his directorial debut in 1993 with a 16-minute comedy called I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney.[21][22]

Box office

Smiling young man with a trim goatee and moustache, wearing a white t-shirt and a baseball cap. He is surrounding by hands reaching out to him.
Affleck visiting the USS Enterprise (CVN‑65) in Manama, Bahrain, in December 2003.

Affleck came to national attention working with Damon in Good Will Hunting in 1997,[20] for which they shared writing credit and received the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.[12] They also starred in the film. Good Will Hunting's success transformed Affleck from a virtual unknown into a celebrity. Along with Damon and producers Chris Moore and Sean Bailey, Affleck founded the production company LivePlanet, through which the four created the documentary series Project Greenlight, as well as the failed mystery-hybrid series Push, Nevada, among other projects.[23] Project Greenlight was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002, 2004, and 2005.[24][25]

Affleck starred in Armageddon (1998) opposite Bruce Willis.[26] The film received mixed to negative critical reviews,[27] but was a box-office success, earning $553 million worldwide.[28] In 1999, he co-starred with Sandra Bullock in the romantic comedy Forces of Nature.[29] In 2001, Affleck collaborated with Armageddon director Michael Bay in the war film Pearl Harbor. The film opened to a mixed to negative reception,[30][31] but was a box-office success, earning $449 million worldwide.[32]

In 2002, he was cast as Jack Ryan, a role previously played by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford, in the fourth film in the techno-thriller series The Sum of All Fears. The movie, which ignored the story lines of the previous Jack Ryan films, also starred Morgan Freeman.[33] Ann Hornaday of the Washington Post wrote that Affleck and Freeman "create a believable chemistry".[34] In the same year, Affleck starred opposite Samuel L. Jackson in the popular thriller Changing Lanes.[35]

The following year, he starred as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Mark Steven Johnson's film Daredevil (2003). Affleck said Daredevil was his favorite comic book as a kid[36] and explained why he took the role by saying "Everybody has that one thing from childhood that they remember and that sticks with them. This story was that for me."[37] He also said "I didn't want someone else to do it, because I was afraid that they would go out and do it different from the comic and screw it up."[38] Roger Ebert, in review of Daredevil, wrote that both Affleck and co‑star Jennifer Garner were suitable for their roles.[39] Daredevil grossed over $179 million worldwide.[28]

Despite some critical missteps, his box-office successes reportedly earned Affleck an average of $15 million per film.[40] Following Daredevil, Affleck starred in several critically panned box-office flops, including Gigli (2003) and Surviving Christmas (2004).

2006–2009

Affleck at the premiere for He's Just Not That Into You in February 2009

Affleck starred in the critically acclaimed George Reeves noir biopic Hollywoodland, directed by HBO TV-series veteran Allen Coulter.[41] His performance was well-received; Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote: "The irony is that Affleck's battering at the hands of fame has prepped him beautifully to play Reeves. He knows this character from the inside: the surface charm, the hidden vulnerability, the ache of watching a career become a joke and being helpless to stop it."[42] Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today that Affleck gives a "strong performance".[43] He was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, won the Supporting Actor of the Year award at the Hollywood Film Festival,[44] and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.[45] Following the success of Hollywoodland, he appeared in the action film Smokin' Aces (2007), playing Jack Dupree, a bounty hunter.[46] Smokin' Aces received mixed reviews from critics[47] and was a box-office failure.[28]

Also in 2007, Affleck made his feature film directorial debut with Gone Baby Gone, for which he also co‑wrote the screenplay based on the book by Dennis Lehane about two Boston-area detectives investigating a little girl's kidnapping and how it affects their lives. His brother Casey starred in the film.[48] It opened to rave reviews in October 2007.[49] When asked why he decided to direct the film, Affleck said: "Directing a movie was really instructive for me. I think I learned a lot about writing, and a lot about acting, and I learned how all the pieces fit together from the inside. That was really valuable. It was a good thing."[50] The film received critical acclaim.[51] In Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum noted that Affleck "shows excellent instincts" as a director.[52] Stephanie Zacharek of Salon.com wrote: "As a director, Ben Affleck may turn out to be quite good with actors...But he may need to work harder at shaping material, and at making his characters emerge as rounded, believable people."[53]

Affleck appeared in Jimmy Kimmel's 2008 video I'm Fucking Ben Affleck, a response to a video by Kimmel's girlfriend, Sarah Silverman, I'm Fucking Matt Damon.[54][55] Many other celebrities appeared in the video including Good Charlotte's Joel and Benji Madden, Macy Gray, Dominic Monaghan, Lance Bass, Josh Groban, Don Cheadle, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Huey Lewis, Joan Jett, Pete Wentz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Meat Loaf, Dicky Barrett and others.[55]

2009–present

Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm on the set of The Town

In 2009 Affleck returned to acting, starring in three features, He's Just Not That into You, State of Play, and Extract. In He's Just Not That into You, a romantic comedy, he was part of an ensemble cast that included Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, and Jennifer Connelly.[56] The film generated mostly mixed reviews,[57] but was a box-office success, earning $165 million worldwide.[28] In State of Play, an adaptation of the British television serial State of Play, Affleck played Congressman Stephen Collins. The film is a political thriller which explores the relationship between politicians and the media.[58] In the comedy film Extract, Affleck played Dean, a bartender, and the best friend to Jason Bateman's character.[59] His performance in the film was well-received, with Barbara Vancheri of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporting that "Affleck is a hoot as a long-haired fount of bad advice and drugs he keeps in a little tin behind the bar. After playing a square-jawed crimefighter, an actor turned Superman and a congressman, he is actually loose and funny."[60]

Affleck directed his second feature, The Town, an adaptation of Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves, that was both a critical and commercial success when it was released in theaters in 2010.[61] Along with directing and co-writing the film, he was part of the cast that included Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Chris Cooper and Blake Lively.

Affleck was awarded the Chairman's Award in the 2011 Palm Springs International Film Festival. Commenting on Affleck, Festival Chairman Harold Matzner said:[62]

If there is truly a renaissance man in today's cinema, it's Ben Affleck. He has distinguished himself as a premier writer and director, as well as an actor with a broad-ranging and impressive filmography. In his latest work, The Town, Affleck once again puts his acting, writing and directorial skills to work, in a stinging portrait of a New England town and the grip it has on generation after generation, who find it impossible to leave. For his ability to "do it all" and constantly evolve as an artist, The Palm Springs International Film Festival is proud to present Ben Affleck with the 2011 Chairman's Award.

Affleck plans to star alongside Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, and Rachel Weisz in To the Wonder, a romantic drama written and directed by Terrence Malick. Filming took place in fall 2010 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Pawhuska, Oklahoma.[63]

Affleck also directed his third feature, Argo, for producers George Clooney and Grant Heslov. The film tells the story of a CIA operation to save six diplomats during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis by faking a production for a large-scale science fiction film.[64]

Following his work on Argo, Affleck was selected to replace David Yates as the director for the Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King's novel, The Stand.[65] In August 2012, it was reported that Warner Bros. was eyeing Affleck to direct a live-action Justice League film,[66] though Affleck's representatives indicated that he passed on the offer.[67]

Activities

Charitable and humanitarian projects

Like Matt Damon, Affleck is a philanthropist. Affleck's support of the non-profit charitable organization the A-T Children's Project,[68] began while he was filming Forces of Nature.[12][41] Affleck met a then nine-year-old child, Joe Kindregan, who has the rare disease ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T).[12][41] The disease, described as like having muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis, immune deficiency and cancer all at once, is progressive; children with A-T usually do not live beyond their late teens.[12][41] Affleck attends benefits and spoke to Congress to advocate for the charity,[12][41] and in 2007 was the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony of Falls Church High School in Fairfax, Virginia, from which Kindregan was graduating.[69]

In June 2008 he appeared in an ABC News exclusive report exploring the humanitarian crisis in the Eastern Congo. Affleck travelled to the African nation and interviewed refugees, warlords, and members of parliament. "I think the more painful something is, the more you want to distance yourself from it," he said. "I think the hard part is actually to let some of that go and to realize that when you see some of these images of people suffering in some way or another, to kind of remember that these are people who are in fact just in different circumstances than you are, but that are kind of dealing with [those circumstances] in a pretty brave and enduring way."[70] In December 2008, he teamed up with the United Nations releasing a short film highlighting the plight of Congolese refugees,[71] and in March 2010, Affleck announced the formation of the Eastern Congo Initiative, which he founded as "the first U.S.-based advocacy and grant-making initiative wholly focused on working with and for the people of eastern Congo".[72]

Political activism

In the final weeks of the 2000 Presidential campaign, Affleck promoted the Democratic ticket, supporting Al Gore and repeatedly delivering a get-out-the-vote plea: "It's very important to vote. The president will appoint three or four Supreme Court justices."[73] During the final week of the race, Affleck—along with Helen Hunt, Martin Sheen, Rob Reiner and other actors—spent an hour at a phone bank calling registered Democrats.[74] "People in my generation have a low voter turnout. One of the reasons that I'm here is to demonstrate that no matter who you are going to vote for ...I think it's important to get involved and get out and vote," he told reporters. "But I'm going to tell people to vote for Gore."[73]

On October 28, 2000, Affleck flew with Hillary Clinton, who was running for a Senate seat, to Ithaca, New York, where he introduced her at a Cornell University rally. He told the college crowd that Clinton had been advocating for women and working families since "Rick Lazio was running around the frat house in his underwear". Lazio, then a Long Island congressman, was Clinton's Republican opponent.[75]

Affleck on the set of The Rachel Maddow Show, April 16, 2009

On November 6, 2000, the final day of the campaign, Affleck was one of several high-profile celebrities summoned to Miami Beach by Miramax Films boss Harvey Weinstein for a late-night Gore rally, just hours before polls opened nationwide.[73] The Gore campaign's last event, a final effort to energize South Beach voters, did not end until about 1:00 am, but Affleck flew back to New York that morning and made a surprise live appearance on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. It was 10:15 am when he made his final public pitch from a Rockefeller Center studio, noting that he was "a little bit tired ... I've been out getting involved, doing stuff and trying to get people to vote. And that's why I came by here". Also, "Today is the get-out-the-vote day and ... I think this is the time to get involved, especially the young folks who are here ... I'm about to go vote," He then said, "I am personally gonna vote for Al Gore".[73][76]

As votes were tallied that night, Affleck told Salon.com's Amy Reiter, "I'm nervous this evening, but one of the things that's exciting to me is the number of people who voted. No matter who wins, I think it's a healthy thing for our country that so many voters have come out and participated in the process. Either way, I think the most important number will be the turnout".[77]

In the May 2001 issue of GQ, Affleck said, "My fantasy is that someday I'm independently wealthy enough that I'm not beholden to anybody, so I can run for Congress on the grounds that everyday people should be in government".[78] However, when he was asked about his political ambitions in an April 2009 interview to promote the 2009 film, State of Play, Affleck said, "I really like my job that I have now. Plus, unlike in Hollywood where you need one director to hire you, in politics you have to have a lot of people to vote for you. I think it's harder work. I really am happy with what I'm doing now. In fact I've never been at a place where I've felt better about going to work everyday. I'm more engaged and very, very happy."[79]

Affleck aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) on a USO sponsored tour of the Persian Gulf in December 2003

In 2004, Affleck actively campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.[80] During the first day of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, he was featured on Larry King Live with Tucker Carlson and Al Sharpton.[81] Larry King asked if he would consider running for office, and Affleck admitted to contemplating the proposition. Specific attention focused on whether he would run for Kerry's open Senate seat (as Affleck was from Massachusetts). He noted that the line between politics and entertainment is becoming increasingly blurred, as Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger both came from the entertainment business.[82]

Affleck supports legalizing gay marriage, saying in 2004, "I don't think the government should be involved in any way in people's bedrooms or lives. With so much hatred and unpleasantness in the world, why would you want to get in the way of people who love each other marrying each other? Anybody who wants to be able to get married to anybody else should be able to. It's not my business."[83] He also appeared in a print advertisement with his openly gay cousin in support of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.[84]

Despite his opposition to George W. Bush's policies as president, in an interview with Bill O'Reilly in July 2004 Affleck said, "I had the pleasure of and the honor of meeting the President of the United States at the Daytona 500. I found him to be a collegial, affable, kind guy." He went on to say Bush "is a patriot and he's a man who believes in the country. He's trying to further an agenda he believes in. I happen to disagree with most of his policies, but I respect the man."[85]

On December 21, 2010, Affleck appeared on NPR and criticized CEOs for making so much money. "CEOs' pay shouldn't be 200 times the average worker. It used to be nine times." As noted in the article, Affleck did not criticize highly paid actors who also earn many times what an average worker does.[86] On November 4, 2010, Affleck was commended for returning a second check for $250,000 that was mistakenly sent to him for appearing at the opening of a casino at The Greenbrier resort.[87]

On March 14, 2012, Affleck wrote an article endorsing the Kony 2012 campaign.[88] Affleck applauded the action taken by the Invisible Children in regards to raising awareness about child soldiers in Africa as well as raising awareness about the LRA. However, Affleck stated that "Westerners are not and will never be the 'saviors' of Africa".[89]

Personal life

Affleck has described himself as a lapsed Protestant.[14]

Affleck at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

An avid poker player, Affleck has regularly entered local events. He has been tutored by poker professionals Amir Vahedi and Annie Duke, and won the California State Poker Championship on June 20, 2004, taking home the first prize of $356,000, which qualified him for the 2004 World Poker Tour final tournament.[90] He is a fan of the Boston Red Sox,[91] New England Patriots,[92] Boston Celtics,[93] and Boston Bruins.[94]

Family and relationships

Affleck had a high-profile romance with actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, following her breakup with actor Brad Pitt.[12] In 2002 he began dating actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, whom he had met while filming Gigli.[41] The same year, his engagement to Lopez was announced, and the relationship between the two received much attention from the entertainment media, who dubbed the couple "Bennifer".[41] Despite a wedding planned for September 14, the couple broke up in 2004, both blaming the media attention—including an alleged incident in which Affleck partied with Christian Slater and some lap dancers in Vancouver.[95] The negative publicity and media attention carried over to the 2003 film Gigli, which also was a box-office failure.[96][97]

He subsequently began seeing his Daredevil co‑star, actress Jennifer Garner, and the two were engaged after nine months of dating.[41] Affleck and Garner were married on June 29, 2005, in Turks and Caicos, located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[98] The couple have three children: daughters Violet Anne Affleck (born December 1, 2005),[99] Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck (born January 6, 2009),[100] and son Samuel Garner Affleck (born February 27, 2012).[101][102] They have year-round homes in Los Angeles and Massachusetts, and a vacation home in Savannah, Georgia.[103]

His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck.

Quitting alcohol and smoking

Affleck entered alcohol rehab in 2001, with a spokesman for the actor saying that "Ben is a self-aware and smart man who had decided that a fuller life awaits him without alcohol".[104] He quit smoking after starring in Smokin' Aces, in which he was required to smoke heavily, and lost his taste for it after a week of chain-smoking for his role.[105] He started smoking again for his role in Argo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Dark End of the Street Kid in the street
1984 The Voyage of the Mimi C.T. Granville Television series
1987 Hands of a Stranger Billy Hearn Television film
1988 The Second Voyage of the Mimi C.T. Granville Television series
1991 Almost Home Kevin Johnson Television series
Daddy Ben Watson Television film
1992 School Ties Chesty Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Basketball Player 10 Uncredited
1993 Dazed and Confused Fred O'Bannion
Against the Grain Joe Willie Clemons Television series; 8 episodes
1995 Mallrats Shannon Hamilton
1996 Glory Daze Jack
1997 Good Will Hunting Chuckie Sullivan
 Also writer
All the following shared with Matt Damon:
Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Writer
Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Newcomer of the Year
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Humanitas Prize (Feature Film Category)
National Board of Review Special Achievement in Filmmaking
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated—Chlotrudis Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated—London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated—Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Chasing Amy Holden McNeil
Going All the Way Tom "Gunner" Casselman
1998 Shakespeare in Love Ned Alleyn Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Armageddon A. J. Frost Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Performance - Male
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo shared with Liv Tyler
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Phantoms Sheriff Bryce Hammond
1999 Dogma Bartleby
Forces of Nature Ben Holmes
200 Cigarettes Bartender
2000 Bounce Buddy Amaral Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss shared with Gwyneth Paltrow
Reindeer Games Rudy Duncan
Boiler Room Jim Young
Joseph: King of Dreams Joseph Voice
2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Holden McNeil/Himself
Daddy and Them Lawrence Bowen
Pearl Harbor Captain Rafe McCawley Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Kate Beckinsale or Josh Hartnett)
2002 The Sum of All Fears Jack Ryan
Changing Lanes Gavin Banek
The Third Wheel Michael
Push, Nevada (Writer)
2003 Daredevil Matt Murdock/Daredevil Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (with Jennifer Garner)
Gigli Larry Gigli Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple(with Jennifer Lopez)
Paycheck Michael Jennings Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
2004 Surviving Christmas Drew Latham Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Jersey Girl Ollie Trinke Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Liv Tyler or Jennifer Lopez)
2005 Elektra Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Scene cut)
2006 Clerks II Gawking Guy
Hollywoodland George Reeves Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Volpi Cup
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Supporting Actor of the Year
Nominated—Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Man About Town Jack Giamoro
2007 Smokin' Aces Jack Dupree
Gone Baby Gone Writer, producer and director
Austin Film Critics Award for Best First Film
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Filmmaker
Hollywood Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Director of the Year
National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut
Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Neil
State of Play Stephen Collins
Extract Dean
2010 The Company Men Bobby Walker
The Town Doug MacRay Also writer and director
Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Director
2012 To the Wonder Neil
Argo Tony Mendez Also producer and director
2013 Runner, Runner Ivan Block Filming[106][107][108]
List of film and television credits as producer
Year Title Notes
2001–05 Project Greenlight Executive Producer
Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program (2002, 2004–05)
2002 Push, Nevada Executive Producer
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights Producer
2007 Gone Baby Gone Producer
2009 Reporter Executive producer
Documentary
Reception & Awards for Films Directed
Year Title Reception (RT) Academy Awards Noms Academy Awards Wins Golden Globe Noms Golden Globe Wins BAFTA Noms BAFTA Wins Notes
1993 I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meat Hook, and Now I Have a Three-Picture Deal at Disney Student film
2007 Gone Baby Gone 94% 1 1
2008 Gimme Shelter short film
2010 The Town 94% 1 1 1
2012 Argo 96% Released

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Further reading

  • Brashares, Ben. Ben Affleck. Aladdin Paperbacks Publishing Staff, 1999. ISBN 978-0-689-82547-7
  • Wellman, Sam. Ben Affleck. Facts on File, Inc., 1999. ISBN 978-0-7910-5331-7
  • Wukovits, John F. Ben Affleck. Lucent Books, 2004. ISBN 978-1-59018-323-6
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