Ben Affleck Bio: Facts, Age, Movies, Relationships, Net Worth

Ben Affleck Bio: Age, Movies, Relationships, Net Worth

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Profile Summary

Name: Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt
Year of Birth: 1972
Birthplace: California, USA
Age: 49

Ben Affleck is an award-winning American actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter. Some of his movies are; Daredevil(2003), Hollywoodland (2006), Batman v Superman (2017).

Affleck is also the ex-husband of Jennifer Garner, a famous American actress.

Early Life

Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, Ben Affleck, was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, US. He was born into the family of Timothy Byers Affleck, a photographer, and Christine Anne, a school teacher.

Before Ben’s birth, his parents separated and officially divorced in 1984. After the divorce, Ben moved to Massachusetts with his siblings.

His love for acting started at an early age, and in 1984 Ben appeared in a “Burger King” advertisement. He later landed a role in the series “The Voyage of the Mini,” a science show about the Mini crew exploring the ocean.

Ben attended the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, and it was there he met his close friend Matt Damon, a fellow actor and co-writer who was two years older than him.

They spent their teenage years drinking and smoking pot before Ben got roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “School Ties” in the ’90s.

However, his significant movie role came soon enough when he starred in the movie “Dazed and Confused,” a cult classic movie.

Career

Ben Affleck appeared in several series in the ’90s; some of them are Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1990), Chasing Amy (1997), Dazed and Confused (1993), and Mallrats (1995).

He became friends with Kevin Smith, a director, and writer, and this association helped him star in the movie “Jersey Girl.” He also appeared on several Saturday Night Live episodes while still acting as an actor.

In 1997, his close friend Matt Damon wrote a play when he was in Harvard, and he asked Ben to play the role. They both wrote and turned it into a screen script titled “Good Will Hunting” and then acted the movie together in 1997.

The script was bought for one million dollars by Harvey Weinstein, and the movie was nominated for about nine Oscars and won two. The massive success of the film made Ben an international star.

Ben was given a role in the movie “Armageddon” in 1998, he starred alongside Bruce Willis and Liv Tyler, and the film was a commercial success.

In addition, he acted in the romantic comedy “Forces of Nature” in 1998 and played a role in “Shakespeare In Love” in 2000.

His other movies are School Ties (1992), The Sum of All Fears (2002), Daredevil (2003), Gigli (2003), Surviving Christmas (2004), Hollywoodland (2006), Smokin Aces (2007), Dogma (1999),

Gone Baby Gone (2007), He’s Not Into You (2009), State of Play (2009), Extract (2009), Gone Girl (2014),

The Accountant (2016), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2017), and Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021). The movie “Hollywoodland” (2006) was critically acclaimed, and he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival.

In 2007 Ben directed and did Screenwriting for the movie “Gone Baby Gone”; though it wasn’t a huge success, his directorial skills were commended.

He further directed The Town(2010) and Argo(2012). Ben also hosted the comedy show Saturday Night Live in 2013.

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Personal Life

In 2001, Ben was battling a drinking problem and checked himself into rehab. His friend Charlie Sheen, who’s also an actor, helped him in his decision to conquer alcoholism.

Relationships

Ben Affleck had been in several relationships. He dated Gwyneth Paltrow for a year, with their relationship going off and on.

Although they broke up later in 1999 and 2000, they acted “Shakespeare In Love,” the movie director claimed they respected each other and maintained a cordial relationship.

Later on, Ben and Jennifer Lopez became close after starring in “Gigli” in 2002; he even spoke about how much he admired her.

The couple dated for two years and eventually decided to get married. But unfortunately, four days before the wedding day, they broke up and called off the ceremony.

He started dating Jennifer Garner, his Daredevil co-star, in 2004. He made a public statement about getting settled and starting a family.

The couple got married in 2005 at a secret ceremony held in Haiti. The couple has three beautiful children together, Samuel Garner Affleck, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, and Violet Affleck.

In 2017, the couple filed for divorce after announcing their separation 2015. Currently, Ben Affleck is dating Jennifer Lopez, whom he has previously engaged to 20 years ago.

The two rekindled their romance in September 2021, following the separation of the singer and actress from Alex Rodriguez.

Controversy

In 2017, Ben Affleck was accused by Hilarie Burton, an MTV correspondent, of groping her during a 2001 TRL appearance.

She publicly accused him of touching her breast while hugging her. Ben made a public apology regarding his inappropriate behavior.

Awards and Nominations

Ben Affleck has received several awards for his contributions to the movie industry.

He has received some awards: Best Screenplay-Motion Picture for Good Will Hunting (1997) Best Director – Motion Picture for the film Argo (2012).

Subsequently, he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for the Best Writing and Screenplay Written Directly for Good Will Hunting (1997) and Best Motion Picture of the Year (2012).