The full name of Ben Affleck is Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt who happens to be one of the most sought after and popular Hollywood male actors today. The actor was born on August 15 in the year 1972. He has to his credit the prestigious American Golden Globe Award-nominations for acting and direction. He is also an Academy Award-winner and has also won the Golden Globe Award for the best screenplay. Hollywood actor Ben Affleck rose to popularity with his role in the film Good Will Hunting. Since then he has been showered with the leading actor roles in Hollywood. He has starred in several big budget films.
The actor was born to Chris Ann and Timothy Affleck in Berkeley, California,. The actor has an Irish ancestry. Affleck did his schooling from Occidental College which is located in Los Angeles. Then he attended University of Vermont. Ben Affleck performed as a child actor in television. In 1992 he performed in the film School Ties along with Brendan Fraser and Matt Damon. In1993 he acted in Dazed and Confused. In 1995 he did Mallrats and in 1997 he played a role in Chasing Amy.
Ben Affleck caught the attention of the nation in the movie Good Will Hunting which was released in 1997. He worked with his best friend Matt Damon in this film. Both of them were awarded with the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also founded The LivePlanet Production Company in collaboration with Damon and producers Sean Bailey and Chris. One of the productions called Project Greenlight got an Emmy nomination consecutively in 2002, 2004 and 2005 for Outstanding Reality Program.
He has starred in many successful feature films like Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, Forces of Nature, The Sum of All Fears, Changing Lanes and Daredevil. However, his career saw a downfall with consecutive flops like Gigli and Surviving Christmas. |
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He made a comeback in the year 2006 in the movie Hollywoodland. His impressive performance earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. In the Hollywood Film Festival he was awarded the Supporting Actor of the Year award.
Ben Affleck got the Golden Globe nomination for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture”. He made his directorial debut in the film Gone, Baby, Gone. The film got rave reviews. The actor married Jennifer Garner in 2005 and the couple has a daughter named Violet Anne Affleck. Besides being an actor, Affleck is a talented poker player and also participates in events.
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