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Ben Affleck
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Born: Aug 15, 1972
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Benjamin Geza Affleck was born August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, but relocated to Cambridge, Massachusetts with his family.
Acting was definitely in the family genes, as both Affleck brothers (Ben is 3 years older than Casey) wanted to become actors. By the age of 8, Ben landed his first role, as a regular in the series The Voyage of the Mimi.
In addition to his first acting role, 8-year-old Ben also met Matt Damon, who lived a few blocks away in Cambridge. The two had more than little league in common; they both also wanted to become actors.
Affleck was receiving bit parts here and there, such as in 1986's Wanted: The Perfect Guy, 1987's Hands of a Stranger, 1988's The Second Voyage of the Mimi, and the made-for-TV movie Daddy, in 1991.
Affleck attended the University of Vermont and the Occidental College Eagle Rock, where he studied Middle Eastern studies.
He did get a small part as a student in a prestigious college in the 1992 film School Ties, in which Damon had a larger role. Affleck then appeared in Dazed and Confused in 1993, and co-starred with Claire Forlani and Shannen Doherty in Kevin Smith's Mallrats.
Affleck had his first starring role in Chasing Amy, where he portrayed a comic book artist in love with a lesbian, played by Joey Lauren Adams.
With Damon in the starring role and Affleck as his Boston homeboy, they picked up the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for 1997's Good Will Hunting, the sleeper hit of the year.
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