Full Name: Benjamin Geza Affleck
Occupation: Actor, Screenwriter
Date of Birth: August 15, 1972
Place of Birth: Berkeley, Calif., USA
Sign: Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
Relations: Father: Tim (social worker; former actor); mother: Chris (teacher); brother: Casey (actor); former companion: Gwyneth Paltrow (actress); best friend: Matt Damon (actor)
Education: Briefly attended classes at the University of Vermont and Occidental College

 

Ben was born in Berkeley, California, but moved to Cambridge Massachusetts when he was three. Affleck acquired the acting bug early on and attended drama schools along with Matt Damon. When they got older and Damon headed off to Harvard, Affleck pursued an acting career immediately. He soon got a couple of roles in television mini-series, Danielle Steele's "Daddy" being the most important. Affleck soon parlayed his television success into bigger and better things.

Next up for Ben would be "School Ties", a college drama that also featured buddy Matt Damon. One year later came the cult classic, Dazed and Confused. The film made him a hit amongst the angst-ridden Generation X, and he soon followed it up with a string of offbeat movies. Mallrats, Glory Daze, and Chasing Amy, added to his repertoire. During this time he developed a good friendship with director Kevin Smith, without whose help Good Will Hunting would never have been made.

It seemed like Ben Affleck was prepped to be the next big thing, but fate made Damon the big star. Or so it seemed....

Since Good Will Hunting, Affleck has been on a role. He has temporarily left behind the small indie roles which made him famous and has experienced a rebirth as a leading man and action hero. His role in Armageddon seemed to many critics to be a passing of the torch from older action star Bruce Willis to Ben Affleck. After that he chose got roles in other blockbusters such as Shakespeare in Love (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Changing Lanes, The Sum Of All Fears (2002). 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.

Facts about Ben Affleck:

Is known for being a very good impressionist. He usually picks one of his costars while filming a movie and studies them. He displays his impressions on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno almost every time he is a guest. While filming The Sum Of All Fears (2002), he chose to study costar Morgan Freeman. When he showed Morgan his impression on set, it was so accurate Freeman told him "You ever do that again, I'll kill you".

He has tattoos on his back and shoulders.

He commanded a 12.5 million dollar salary for 'Bounce'

He is a nail biter.

Dropped out of the University of Vermont after 1 semester.

Dropped out of Occidental College after 1 year, where he had studied Middle Eastern studies.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon sold their Good Will Hunting script for $600,000.

Has his teeth capped.

He is ranked in People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2000).

He was made famous by Kevin Smith, who paid him $7,000 to star in Chasing Amy.

Owns 5 motorcycles.

He was accidently knocked unconscious by football player Dana Stubblefield during the filming of Reindeer Games (2000). Stubblefield slipped, and Affleck was knocked down. He was taken to the hospital, but fully recovered.

Graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in 1990.

(1999) Fined $135 for driving in Massachusetts with a suspended license.

Owns vintage Ms. Pac-Man and Millipede video-arcade games.

When he was little, he asked his mom for a dog, and she tested him by making him walk an imaginary dog for a week. Ben only lasted for 5 days, and didn't get the dog.

Auditioned for Corey Haim's part in License to Drive (1988).

(August 2001) Voluntarily entered Promises Rehabilitation Center in Malibu, California for alcohol abuse.

Charlie Sheen was the one who drove Ben Affleck to Promises Rehabilitation Center last August, 2001.

Personal quotes:

"Sometimes it's Britney Spears, and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I have a Lolita Complex or an Oedipus Complex." 
- Ben Affleck about the celebrity women the tabloids falsely link him to.

"I feel like fame is wasted on me."
- Ben Affleck

"I'm certainly not Web-dexterous. I sort of fall around the Web I don't surf it. I get dragged, and stumble. I heard there was a lot of porno stuff on the web. I looked for it and couldn't find it. Then I found this one site and it was twenty bucks a month! Twenty bucks a month! Hustler's only $3.99. Come on, twenty bones?!!!"
— Ben Affleck