Affleck began dating actress Gwyneth Paltrow in October 1997 after meeting at a Miramax dinner,[395] and they later worked together on Shakespeare in Love (1998). "[10] He worked sporadically as a carpenter,[11] auto mechanic,[4] bookie,[12] electrician,[13] bartender,[14] and janitor at Harvard. Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor. 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I keep in touch periodically with her and have a lot of respect for her. I think he learned how to skate on charm. [275] A reporter for The Washington Post overheard Affleck denouncing the Israeli invasion of Gaza at a Washington party in 2009. He lived at the facility for twelve years to maintain his sobriety[23] and worked there as an addiction counselor. "[127] He had a supporting role as a bartender in the little-seen comedy film Extract. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker said the film offered "further proof that we were wrong about Ben Affleck". "[149], He then pushed back production on his own directorial project to star as a husband accused of murder in David Fincher's psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014). [12] Affleck has described this period of his life as "dreamlike": "It was like one of those scenes in an old movie when a newspaper comes spinning out of the black on to the screen. [248][249], Affleck is a member of Feeding America's Entertainment Council. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975. [394] [18] His father was "very difficult" ,[19] and Affleck felt a sense of "relief" at the age of 11 when his parents divorced,[20][21] and his father exited the family home. [186] The themes of the movie were "close to home" for Affleck. They became engaged in November 2002[348] but their planned wedding on September 14, 2003, was postponed with four days' notice because of "excessive media attention". He is of mostly English, Irish, German, and Scottish ancestry. The actor's father said he had "no idea" about the details of his son's rekindled romance. [211][212] The first film for Artists Equity will be Affleck's fifth directorial project, Air, about Nike's signing of Michael Jordan, starring Damon, with Affleck playing the supporting role of Phil Knight. He first came to attention for his performances in Gus Van Sant's films To Die For (1995), Good Will Hunting (1997) and Gerry (2002). "[409] Affleck gradually began to drink "more and more" and, eventually, was drinking until he "passed out" on a nightly basis. I want to have wine at dinner.' Affleck has been married to Jennifer Garner since June 2005. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting, with childhood friend, actor Matt Damon. [328][329] In 2018, he made contributions to the Congressional campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sharice Davids and Leann Jacobsen,[330] and to Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed. [407] "I thought, 'I want to just drink like a normal person. Their children Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck stayed with their mother after Christopher and Timothy got divorced in 1984. Scott of The New York Times felt Affleck had "traced over" Alec Baldwin's performance in Glengarry Glen Ross,[74] while Peter Rainer of New York Magazine said he "does a series of riffs on Baldwin's aria, and each one is funnier and crueler than the next". They will continue to travel back and forth between Los Angeles and Miami, an unnamed source told People. 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Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Artists Equity and were also co-owners of Pearl Street Films. His father, Timothy Byers Affleck, was an aspiring playwright who was "mostly unemployed." He worked sporadically as a carpenter, auto mechanic, bookie, electrician, bartender, and janitor at Harvard. [428][429], Affleck came from Protestant ancestors,[430][7] but his family was not religious. I believe Rose. [199] The film premiered at the London Film Festival, with Clooney remarking that he cast Affleck because he is "very intelligent, and he can also come off as the big goomba. Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt was born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [98] The film was a commercial success,[99] but received a mixed response from critics. [12][25] He and his brother, Casey, were surrounded by people who worked in the arts;[26] the boys regularly attended theater performances with their mother[27] and were encouraged to make their own home movies. My father has thirty years of sobriety and I have a tremendous amount of respect for what that takes and what that means, Affleck told People last year. [165] In October 2016, Affleck and Damon made a one-off stage appearance for a live reading of the Good Will Hunting screenplay at New York's Skirball Theater. Timothy Affleck was married to Christine Anne Boldt c. 1969 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, and have children Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt and Casey Caleb Affleck-Boldt. Timothy Byers Affleck Edit Research Request Save to List Click to write a description of Timothy Byers Affleck Overview Structured Data Issues Contributors Activity Help us improve this page by adding information. Early Life and Education. ", "On past flame Jennifer Lopez "She should have been nominated. Affleck was a longtime comic book fan, and, in 1999, had written a foreword for Kevin Smith's Guardian Devil about his love for the character of Daredevil. He married Christopher Anne Boldt . Timothy Byers Affleck, Christine Anne Boldt Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975), is an American actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. [36] At 18, Affleck moved to Los Angeles,[30] studying Middle Eastern affairs at Occidental College for a year and a half. Actress Hilarie Burton stated that, during an on-air appearance on TRL Uncensored in 2003, Affleck "wraps his arm around me, and comes over and tweaks my left boob". [54] On its release, Janet Maslin of The New York Times praised the "smart and touching screenplay",[57] while Emanuel Levy of Variety found it "funny, nonchalant, moving and angry". Ben Affleck was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, to Timothy Byers Affleck and Christopher Anne Boldt. [411], Affleck's own drinking became a concern when he was fifteen. [147][148] Betsy Sharkey of the Los Angeles Times remarked that it was "one killer of a character, and Affleck plays him like a Bach concerto every note perfectly played. [218] It offers training and resources to cooperatives of Congolese farmers while leveraging partnerships with companies including Theo Chocolate and Starbucks. "[445] In a tweet, actress Rose McGowan responded: "You lie. [163] Adapted from Dennis Lehane's novel of the same name, the Prohibition-era gangster drama received largely unenthusiastic reviews and failed to recoup its $65 million production budget. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old, mostly . It's one of the most fundamental tenets of liberal thought. [59] Affleck and Damon eventually won both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. "[47][48] Affleck later said Linklater was instrumental in demystifying the filmmaking process for him. "[197] Brian Truitt of USA Today said he "steals the movie": "He seems to have written the most entertaining character in the movie for himself, but we'll allow it. This is feeling, nuanced work from an actor some of us had prematurely written off. [319] In 2006, Affleck contributed to Cory Booker's Newark mayoral campaign,[320] and introduced Congressmen Joe Courtney and Chris Murphy at rallies in Connecticut. He ventured into directing in 2007, with the thriller Gone Baby Gone (2007), which starred his brother, Casey Affleck, and was well received. [71][84] Robert Koehler of Variety described it as one of his "most thoroughly wrought" performances: "The journey into a moral fog compels him to play more inwardly and thoughtfully than he ever has before. [62] Daphne Merkin of The New Yorker remarked: "Affleck demonstrates a sexy Paul Newmanish charm and is clearly bound for stardom. [406][407] Two of his grandparents were alcoholics. I kind of chanced into something. They began dating in August 2004,[372] having established a friendship on the sets of Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003). [268] During the Writers' Strike in 2008, Affleck voiced support for the picketers. Christine Boldt was married to Timothy Byers Affleck c. 1969 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California, and have children Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt and Casey Caleb Affleck-Boldt. Of course Ive heard of her. Malick, a close friend of Affleck's godfather, first met Affleck in the 1990s to offer advice about the plot of Good Will Hunting. [97] His tabloid fame coincided with a series of poorly received films. [273], Affleck appeared at a press conference with New York Senator Chuck Schumer in 2002, in support of a proposed Anti-Nuclear Terrorism Prevention Act. Ben Affleck was born on the 15th of August, 1972 under the name Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt in the Berkeley, California, U.S. He has his only sibling, Casey Affleck. By ethnicity, he is of mixed ethnicity and holds an American nationality. ng cng c ngun gc Ireland, c, Anh v Thy S. - (. [390] In 2014, Affleck argued in favor of United Kingdom-style legislation that requires media outlets to blur children's faces in published photos. [117], In 2007, Affleck made his feature film directorial debut with Gone Baby Gone, a crime drama set in a working-class Boston neighborhood, starring his brother Casey as a private investigator searching for a young abductee. "[66], Affleck and Damon had an on-screen reunion in Kevin Smith's religious satire Dogma (after having appeared in Smith's previous films, Mallrats and Chasing Amy), which premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. [276] Steven Clemons, a participant in the conversation, said Affleck listened "to alternative takes What Affleck spoke about that night was reasoned, complex and made a lot of sense. [120] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times praised the film's "sensitivity to real struggle",[121] while Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter described it as "thoughtful, deeply poignant, [and] splendidly executed". [252] Affleck spoke at a Feeding America rally in Washington D.C. in 2009,[253] and filmed a public service announcement for the charity in 2010. father: Timothy Byers Affleck mother: Christine Anne siblings: Casey Affleck children: Samuel Garner Affleck, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, Violet Affleck Born Country: United States Quotes By Ben Affleck Actors Height: 6'4" (193 cm ), 6'4" Males political ideology: Democratic Party In the mid-1960s, he had been an actor and stage manager with the Theater Company of Boston.During Affleck's childhood, his father had a self . Wiki, Age, Net Worth, Height, Job, Wife, Children, and more. Awards!' [7][8] His father, Timothy Byers Affleck,[9] was an aspiring playwright[9] who was "mostly unemployed. Affleck then appeared as a small-town sheriff in the supernatural horror film Phantoms. Affleck was born in Berkeley, California on August 15, 1972, to parents Timothy Byers Affleck and Christine Anne Boldt. [69] Affleck then appeared opposite Courtney Love in the little-seen ensemble comedy 200 Cigarettes (1999). 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Additionally, he always wanted to become an actor when he grew up and hence began acting in his childhood years. [275][279][280] In 2007, he filmed a public service announcement for Divided We Fail, a nonpartisan AARP campaign seeking affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans. During the development process, they received notes from industry figures, including Rob Reiner and William Goldman. Ben Affleck's father's name is Timothy Byers Affleck who is a carpenter, auto mechanic, bookie, electrician, and bartender by profession. He is a native of Berkeley, California. Benjamin Gza Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California. The children occasionally visited their father. I really wish it wasn't on the internet for my kids to see. Chris Anne Boldt, a teacher, and Timothy Byers Affleck, a social specialist, raised him in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [143], The following year, Affleck played a romantic lead in Terrence Malick's experimental drama To the Wonder. [221], Affleck has written op-eds about issues facing eastern Congo for the Washington Post,[222][223] Politico,[224] the Huffington Post,[225] Time,[226] The New York Times[227] and the Los Angeles Times. In addition, Affleck will be exclusive to Artists Equity as a filmmaker. Benjamin Geza Affleck was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, to parents Christopher Anne and Timothy Byers Affleck. After losing that job he juggled a lot of other jobs including stints as a carpenter, bookie, and a janitor at Havard. [415] Affleck returned to residential treatment in 2017[416][417] and, following a publicly documented relapse and intervention, again in 2018. [190] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cinemas closed in the second week of the movie's release and Warner Bros. made it available to view-on-demand earlier than scheduled. [254] Affleck and Ellen DeGeneres launched Feeding America's Small Change Campaign in 2011. [54][60], Armageddon, released in 1998, established Affleck as a viable leading man for Hollywood studio films. They became friends on the set of Gigli in December 2001,[342] having previously encountered each other at industry parties. [274] In 2003, he criticized the "questionable and aggressive" use of the Patriot Act and the resulting "encroachments on civil liberties". The 77-year-old, who is also father to actor Casey Affleck, said the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented him from seeing his children, suggesting that's why he might be out of the loop. [34], After high school, Affleck moved briefly to New York in search of acting work. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. As per early reports, his. [56] Following a lengthy dispute with Castle Rock about a suitable director, Affleck and Damon persuaded Miramax to purchase the screenplay. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. [33][34] He became close friends with fellow student Matt Damon, whom he had known since the age of eight. This is not a casual relationship. [7][38] He spent a few months studying Spanish at the University of Vermont, chosen because of its proximity to his then-girlfriend,[13] but he left after fracturing his hip while playing basketball. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. "[140] A major critical and commercial success,[141] Argo won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Picture. She never told me nor did I ever infer that she was attacked by anyone. By the end of the year, Affleck had become, in the words of GQ, the "world's most over-exposed actor". Visit our Writing Guide or this topic page for additional help. 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