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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
WEFri, May 9, 3:30 PMBounceBuy
SHO2eFri, May 9, 4:45 PMMan About TownBuy
SHO2eSat, May 10, 3:25 AMClerks IIBuy
HBOeMon, May 12, 8:00 PMSmokin' AcesBuy
SHO2eTue, May 13, 2:00 AMClerks IIBuy
SHO2eWed, May 14, 4:45 PMMan About TownBuy
FXFri, May 16, 5:30 PMThe Sum of All FearsBuy
MOMAXeSat, May 17, 8:00 AMMallratsBuy
FXSat, May 17, 3:00 PMThe Sum of All FearsBuy
MOMAXeSat, May 17, 11:40 PMHollywoodlandBuy
SHOeSun, May 18, 3:00 AMClerks IIBuy
MOMAXeSun, May 18, 9:00 AMMaking of 'Hollywoodland'Buy
ENCORETue, May 20, 1:50 AMDogmaBuy
IFCTue, May 20, 6:15 AMStolen SummerBuy
IFCTue, May 20, 12:15 PMStolen SummerBuy
IFCTue, May 20, 5:50 PMStolen SummerBuy
SHO2eWed, May 21, 12:30 AMClerks IIBuy
HBOeWed, May 21, 2:05 AMSmokin' AcesBuy
SHO2eThu, May 22, 6:15 PMMan About TownBuy

Ben Affleck Biography

Ben Affleck
  • Birth Name: Benjamin Geza Affleck
  • Birth Place: Berkeley, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/15/1972, Leo
  • Profession: Actor; screenwriter
A child actor who shot to stardom in his twenties, Affleck is as well known for his off-screen antics — high-profile romances, a stint in rehab and a perpetually suspicious hairline — as his on-screen performances. In the '80s the athletic actor appeared in a number of TV-movies before making it to the big screen, notably as an anti-Semitic jock in the 1992 teen drama School Ties, costarring his future collaborator Matt Damon. In 1995 he appeared in Mallrats, his first of many Kevin Smith flicks, but 1997 was Affleck's breakthrough year (with a lot of help from his friends). First he won raves as a comic-book artist in love with a lesbian in Smith's Chasing Amy. Then he and Damon cowrote and costarred in the drama Good Will Hunting, which earned the duo an Oscar for best screenplay. The two went on to produce the popular filmmaking reality series Project Greenlight. Affleck then took on leading roles in films of all genres — action (Armageddon), romantic comedy (Forces of Nature), drama (Pearl Harbor) — but he was often pretty stiff. Yet he remained in the limelight thanks to a string of tabloid-ready relationships, first with Shakespeare in Love costar Gwyneth Paltrow, then with former fiancée Jennifer Lopez. Dubbed "Bennifer," the couple was stalked by the paparazzi until 2004, when they finally called it quits after starring together in two failed movies (Gigli and Smith's Jersey Girl). However, Affleck was able to recycle the Bennifer moniker when he began dating his Daredevil costar, Jennifer Garner, that same year. The two married and had a daughter in 2005.
Ben Affleck Fast Facts:
  • Appeared in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as both a caricature of himself, and Holden, a character from a previous Smith film, Chasing Amy.
  • Vigorously campaigned for Al Gore and John Kerry and appeared at the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
  • Testified before Congress in support of funding medical research for Ataxia-Telangiectasia after befriending a young boy who suffered from the degenerative disease.
  • An avid card player who has appeared on Celebrity Poker Showdown.
    Ben Affleck Relationships:
  • Chris Affleck - Mother
  • Indiana August Affleck - Nephew
  • Timothy Affleck - Father
  • Violet Affleck - Daughter
  • Jennifer Garner - Wife
  • Jennifer Lopez - Ex-fiancée
  • Gwyneth Paltrow - Ex-significant Other
  • Casey Affleck - Brother

    • Ben Affleck Awards:
  • 2005 Emmy: Outstanding Reality Program - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Winner
  • 2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended University of Vermont, Burlington, VT; attended Occidental College, Eagle Rock, CA
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