[436], Affleck appeared on the PBS genealogy series Finding Your Roots in 2014. [305] In the week of the presidential election, he appeared on Saturday Night Live to jokingly endorse Senator John McCain. [110] The Los Angeles Times published a piece on the downfall of Affleck's career in late 2004. [178] Filming ofthe drug-trafficking thriller Triple Frontier was postponed by six months in order to accommodate his treatment for "health issues". [439][440], In 2009, the New England Historic Genealogical Society discovered that Affleck is an 11th cousin of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama. Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt sinh ngy 12 thng 8 nm 1975 ti Falmouth, Massachusetts, vi Christopher Anne "Chris" Boldt v Timothy Byers Affleck. His father is Timothy Byers Affleck, a social worker, and his mother is Christopher Anne Boldt, a school teacher. The two have recently been spotted out and about in Montana and Miami, fueling speculation that Bennifer is indeed back on and stronger than ever. Affleck has been married to Jennifer Garner since June 2005. [36] At 18, Affleck moved to Los Angeles,[30] studying Middle Eastern affairs at Occidental College for a year and a half. [89] Push, Nevada (2002), created, written and produced by Affleck and Bailey,[90] was an ABC mystery drama series that placed a viewer-participation game within the frame of the show. [155] Although the casting announcement was met with intense fan backlash,[156] Affleck's performance ultimately earned a positive reception. Spouse / partner: And his relationship with his father impacted his life in a very negative way while he was growing up. Nancy Byers (1924-1969) Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly remarked that Affleck "has the fast-break charm you want in a screwball hero,"[68] while Joe Leydon of Variety praised "his winning ability to play against his good looks in a self-effacing comic turn". Henry II of England (1133-1189)/s, William I of England (1027-1087)/s. Timothy Byers Affleck was born on August 7, 1943 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California United States. [41] As a teenager, he appeared in the ABC after school special Wanted: A Perfect Man (1986),[43] the television film Hands of a Stranger (1987),[41] and a 1989 Burger King commercial. [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. About Family His mother is Nancy Louise Byers and his father is Myron Hopkins Strong Affleck Jr. . Ben has the appearance of a delightful nobleman, but when he starts getting into character, Affleck liberates vengeful conflict with his foes. [7] He decided to direct the crime drama The Town (2010), an adaptation of Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. "[36] He remains the youngest writer (at age 25) ever to win an Oscar for screenwriting. The biggest problem Affleck will have is that Power of the Dog is the frontrunner for best picture, actor, and director and that means nearly 100% of the academy will watch it. [394] Timothy was an alcoholic and very difficult. It gives me kind of a sagging feeling to see a biological relationship to that. [31][32], As a Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school student, Affleck acted in theater productions and was inspired by drama teacher Gerry Speca. [263], Affleck has described himself as "moderately liberal. He looks as if he has never missed a party or a night's sleep. "[152] Justin Chang of Variety found Affleck "perfectly cast": "It's a tricky turn, requiring a measure of careful underplaying and emotional aloofness, and he nails it completely. "[421] While doing interviews for The Tender Bar (2021), a movie that has similarities to Affleck's own family background, he spoke about the effect of growing up with an often absent, alcoholic father had on him and how it partly influenced his own decisions and struggles with alcoholism. [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. [111], Following a starring role in the little-seen Man About Town and a minor role in the crime drama Smokin' Aces,[112][113] Affleck began a career comeback with his acclaimed performance as Superman actor George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland. His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. [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. [33][34] He became close friends with fellow student Matt Damon, whom he had known since the age of eight. [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. [331] In 2019, Affleck donated to the presidential campaigns funds of both Cory Booker and Kamala Harris,[332][333] and hosted a fundraiser for Booker. The presence of his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, at the wedding ceremony is . His parents Christopher Anne Boldt and Timothy Byers Affleck both served in the Harvard University as an elementary teacher and a janitor respectively. [131] David Denby of The New Yorker declared that Affleck "gives his best performance yet",[132] while Richard Corliss of Time found he "nails Bobby's plunge from hubris to humiliation". Benjamin Affleck was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California in an Irish-Scottish family. "[180] Later in 2019, Affleck made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, having had little contact with Kevin Smith since the making of Clerks II in 2006. He is the son of Chris Anne and Timothy Byers Affleck. This would prove helpful later on, as she supported Affleck's struggles with alcoholism during their marriage and after they separated. Henry Woodward is in the 12th generation of the family tree for Timothy Byers Affleck (Ahnentafel #2306). "[448] In a 2019 interview, Affleck said: "I don't really want to get into other people's individual stories because I feel like those are their stories and they're entitled to tell as much or as little of those as they want. "[449] In 2020, McGowan clarified her comments: "It's not like I'm raging at Ben Affleck. This is feeling, nuanced work from an actor some of us had prematurely written off. Affleck's mother, Christine Anne "Chris" Affleck, was a school district employee and teacher. [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. [23] His brother is a recovering alcoholic. [316] In 2017, he donated to the Senate reelection campaigns of Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons, and to Adam Schiff's Congressional campaign. He is known for his roles in Armageddon, Gone Girl, Argo, and The Town, among many other films. He is a native of Berkeley, California. [164] David Sims of The Atlantic described it as "a fascinating mess of a movie" and criticized Affleck's "stiff, uncomfortable" performance. 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[382] In 2020, Affleck described the divorce as "the biggest regret of my life"[383] and "a painful experience, even if you're on the best possible terms and you agree it's the best choice. by Anonymous: reply 38: January 31, 2022 12:21 AM: . He is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award. "[100] In 2014, Affleck described Daredevil as the only film he regretted making. [191] He received a Best Actor nomination at the 2021 Critics' Choice Awards. [142] The cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. "[21], Much of Affleck's ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish and German. Early Life Stephen Holden of The New York Times praised the "understated intensity and exquisite detail" of his performance: "His portrait of a young, sarcastically self-defined 'people person' who isn't half as confident as he would like to appear is close to definitive. [271] Also that year, he remarked that it was "outrageous and offensive" to suggest members of the transgender community were not entitled to equal rights. Timothy Byers Affleck. By the end of the year, Affleck had become, in the words of GQ, the "world's most over-exposed actor". He became known with his performances in such Kevin Smith films as Chasing Amy (1997), and Dogma (1999). Timothy Byer Affleck worked as an actor and stage manager for the Theater Company of Boston in the sixties. [255] Also that year, he and Howard Graham Buffett co-wrote an article for The Huffington Post, highlighting the "growing percentage of the food insecure population that is not eligible for federal nutrition programs". [407][410] His aunt was a heroin addict. [367] They were married in a Las Vegas ceremony on July 16, 2022,[368][369] with Affleck becoming stepfather to Lopez's twins. 'It has taken a toll on both of my sons,' the 74-year-old told Grazia last week. [15] He later narrated a documentary, Occupation (2002), about a sit-in organized by the Harvard Living Wage Campaign. "[282][283] In 2012, he praised Senator John McCain's leadership in defending Huma Abedin against anti-Muslim attacks. [42] His biggest success as a child actor was as the star of the PBS children's series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984) and The Second Voyage of the Mimi (1988), produced for sixth-grade science classes. "[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. 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