• Name: Ben Affleck
  
• Birth Name: Benjamin Geza Affleck
  
• Height: 6' 3"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: August 15, 1972
  
• Birth Place: Berkeley, California, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont
  
•   : Occidental College in Eagle Rock, California
  
• Relationship: Jennifer Lopez (actress; born on July 24, 1970; met while filming Gigli; announced engagement in November 2002; split on January 20, 2004), Gwyneth Patrow (actress; born on September 28, 1972; dated January 1998 to January 1999), Cheyenne Rothman
  
• Father: Tim Affleck (drug rehab counselor; divorced)
  
• Mother: Chris (teacher)
  
• Brother: Casey Affleck (actor; born on August 12, 1975)
  
• Claim to fame: as the writer of Good Will Hunting (1997)
  

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• On his split from Jennifer Lopez: "It's always painful to acknowledge the absence of someone who's been a major part of your life. You go through a lot of self-examination and a certain amount of self-pity until you just get fed up with wallowing in the past and realise you have to move on with your life."
• On his split from Jennifer Lopez: "It's sad and strange what happened to our relationship. There wasn't one thing that precipitated the break-up, but you never realise how serious the problems are until it's probably too late to repair things."
• On his split from Jennifer Lopez: "Certainly all the attention that was focused on us didn't help. It does make you more sensitive to how your relationship is becoming a media event instead of something private. We still talk on the phone. Fortunately, we're on good terms and there is no bitterness or animosity."
• "I feel like fame is wasted on me."
• "I really liked working with Jennifer and we've become really good friends. I've really been impressed by her and in a lot of ways it was in contrast to what I thought she'd be like. I'm ashamed to say I started to believe what was said about her and I should know better. I just thought it was something people would want to know. She's a decent and professional person."
• "I kinda see my current position like this: Here's your five minutes in the toy store, so you gotta do all the good movies you can before Chuck Woolery rings the bell."
• "Rumors about me? Calista Flockhart, Pam Anderson, and Matt Damon. That's who I'm dating."
• "I hate the whole reluctant sex-symbol thing. It's such bull----. You see these dudes greased up, in their underwear, talking about how they don't want to be a sex symbol."
• "I'm not known for having great relationships with ex-girlfriends, but I've been able to continue one with Gwyneth that's really valuable." - Entertainment Weekly. 11.10.00
• "I'm just going to sit around my house in underwear and order pizza." (on his summer plans)
• "I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need to feel something for the woman and entertain the vain hope that it may lead to a relationship."
• "You are so wonderful. You are so beautiful. I have wanted to meet you for the longest time. I'm hitting on you because you're husband is on the other side of the room." (to Maria Shriver at a post-Oscar party)
• "I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity."
• "Sometimes it's Britney Spears, and sometimes it's Carrie Fisher. I can't tell if I have a Lolita Complex or an Oedipus Complex." - about the celebrity women the tabloids falsely link him to

• Teen Choice Awards: Film - Choice Actor, PEARL HARBOR (2001)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actor - Drama/Romance, BOUNCE (2000)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance, FORCES OF NATURE (2000)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi, ARMAGEDDON (1999)
• Academy Awards: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) - shared with Matt Damon
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast for SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Screenplay, Original, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Matt Damon
• Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Newcomer of the Year - screenwriting, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Matt Damon
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Matt Damon
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture Screenplay – Original, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Matt Damon
• National Board of Review: Special Achievement in Filmmaking, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Matt Damon

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