Ben Affleck
was born on August 15th 1972 in California. Ben always wanted
to be an actor, all his life he knew that he would be in the
entertainment buisness. Ben's family consists of his mother,
father, and his brother Casey Affleck who is also an actor.
Ben was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was there that
he had his first taste of acting in a Burger King commercial
at a very young age. His first steady acting job was at the
ripe age of 8, where he landed a role in the PBS televison
show 'The Voyages of Mimi.' Ben's brother Casey also acted
in the show for a few episodes. It was when Ben was only 8
that he met his life-long friend and fellow actor Matt Damon.
Matt and Ben played little league together and took drama
classes together. They co-wrote the screen play to 'Good Will
Hunting' as partners.
Ben's early acting career
consisted of mainly TV movies and small television appearances.
In 1987 he starred in the TV mini series 'Hands of a Stranger.'
Ben's big fearure film break was when he was drafted by Robert
Rodriguez for a role in the comedy 'Dazed and Confused.' This
proved to be Ben's intro into the film industry. After his
taste of mainstream glory, Ben decided to turn his career
to the independent film industry. The independent film industry
was great to Ben, he received renowned appreciation for his
works at the sundance film festival in 1997. After his brief
escapades into the world of independent film, Ben found himself
in a starring role of the movie 'Going All the Way.' His next
feature film was the comedy 'Mallrats' where he starred next
to Shannon Doherty and Joey Lauren Adams. Ben's found himself
acting next to Joey Lauren Adams once again in the comedy
'Chasing Amy' , where he plays a charming and witty cartoonist
who falls for the main character...
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