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Ben Affleck
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Also known as Benjami Géza Affleck, Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt, Benjami Geza Affleck, Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt, Benjamin Affleck-Boldt, Ben Affleck-Boldt, Ben Géza Affleck-Boldt, Ben Geza Affleck-Boldt

Benjamin Géza Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Chasing Amy (1997).

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Ben Affleck is an American screenwriter, film director, film producer, and television actor. Born Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt in Berkeley in 1972, he is of Irish American ethnicity. He attended Occidental College and the University of Vermont. His professional career began in 1981. He has been married to Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez, and was unmarried partners with Gwyneth Paltrow and Ana de Armas. He has five children and speaks English and Spanish.

Affleck has received the Directors Guild of America Award, the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and the Academy Award for Best Picture. His notable works include *Chasing Amy*, *Man About Town*, *Justice League*, *Dogma - Special Edition*, and *Argo*. He is the sibling of Casey Affleck and relative of Summer Phoenix.

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  • Chasing Amy
  • Man About Town
  • Justice League
  • Dogma - Special Edition
  • Argo

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Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984–1988). He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Smith comedies, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999)

Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the action crime thriller Reindeer Games (2000), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thriller The Sum of All Fears (2002). After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.

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