Ben Affleck born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15, 1972 is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known in the mid-1990s after his involvement in the film Mallrats 1995, and later played the lead role in Chasing Amy in 1997. Affleck has since become an Academy Award winner along with Matt Damon for their collaborative screenplay in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He has established himself as a Hollywood leading man, having starred in several big budget films, such as Armageddon 1998, Pearl Harbor 2001, Changing Lanes 2002, The Sum of All Fears 2002, and Daredevil 2003. Affleck recently has drawn critical acclaim for his work as a filmmaker in Gone Baby Gone 2007 and The Town 2010.In the latter of which he played the main role. He has collaborated on occasion with his younger brother, actor Casey Affleck.
After a high profile relationship with actress Gwyneth Paltrow in 1998, his relationship with actress/singer Jennifer Lopez attracted worldwide media attention in which Affleck and Lopez were dubbed as "Bennifer." Following their breakup in 2004, he began dating Jennifer Garner. The two married in June 2005 and have two daughters, Violet Anne, born December 2005, and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, born January 2009. Affleck has been actively involved in politics, along with a non-profit organization called the A-T Children's Project. He and Matt Damon also founded the production company LivePlanet.
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