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 Ben Affleck Birthname: Benjamin Geza Affleck Born: August 15, 1972 |
 Matt Damon Birthname: Matt Damon Born: October 8, 1970 |
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Affleck with Matt Damon Mini-biography Ben Affleck was born Benjamin Geza Affleck on August 15, 1972 in Berkley, California. He was raised however in Cambridge, Massachusetts where his want to be an actor led him to his first acting experience in a Burger King commercial before the age of eight. Ben's first steady acting job came on the PBS mini-series "Voyage of the Mimi, The" (1984) when he was eight. It was at that age when he met his longtime friend and "Good Will Hunting" screenwriting partner, Matt Damon. They attended drama classes and played little league together. Throughout his teen years, Ben Affleck acted mainly in TV movies and was given small television parts. Ben's first feature film role came in 1993 when he starred in "Dazed and Confused." Following this role he acted in mostly independent films, including Kevin Smith's "Mallrats" in 1995 and "Chasing Amy" in 1997. For some time, he struggled to break through completely and land the bigger roles instead of less significant supporting ones. Living in an apartment with fellow struggling actors Matt Damon and brother Casey Affleck, he decided to create the breakthrough he need for himself. Along with Matt, he cowrote the screenplay to "Good Will Hunting." Picked up by Miramax, the film, in which both he and Matt starred, went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, giving both he and Matt their first Oscars. Since the release of "Good Will Hunting" in 1997, Ben Affleck has landed a handful of big roles, including starring turns in Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor" (2001), "Changing Lanes" (2002), "The Sum of All Fears" (2002) and "Daredevil" (2003). |