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The life of Ben Affleck from blockbuster movies to high-profile relationships
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The life of Ben Affleck from blockbuster movies to high-profile relationships

  • Ben Affleck is an Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker. Before landing his first film roles, such as the 1997 film “Chasing Amy,” he starred in several television series, including “The Voyage of the Mimi.” (Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

  • Affleck teamed up with longtime friend Matt Damon to write the screenplay for the film Good Will Hunting. Both Damon and Affleck also starred in the film. The film won two Oscars in 1998, including one for Best Screenplay. (Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

  • In 1998, Affleck played a driller turned astronaut in the film Armageddon who must save the world from an asteroid. ((Photo by Touchstone/Getty Images))

  • Affleck’s tumultuous relationship with Jennifer Lopez has been making headlines for many years. Affleck and Lopez met in 2002 while filming the movie “Gigli.” They got engaged later that year, but never married. (AP)

  • Aside from his blockbuster movie roles, Affleck’s relationships have also garnered a lot of public attention. Affleck first met Jennifer Garner in 2000 while they were filming “Pearl Harbor.” They later met on the set of “Daredevil” in 2003. They made their relationship public the following year and married in 2005. Affleck and Garner divorced in 2015 but continue to support each other. They are parents of Violet Anne Affleck, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck and Samuel Garner Affleck. (Angela Weiss)

  • Affleck grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and often pays tribute to the city where he spent much of his childhood. Affleck has attended many Boston sports games and even filmed several movies in the city, including “The Town.” (Bryce Vickmark/Getty Images)

  • Affleck stepped into an iconic role that many actors had played before him when he first appeared as Batman in the 2016 film “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” After his debut in films such as “Justice League” and “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” he played the masked avenger several more times. (Dave J. Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)

  • Affleck and Damon have worked together many times since “Good Will Hunting.” The duo starred in the 2023 film “Air,” a film about Nike’s partnership with Michael Jordan. Affleck also directed that film. (JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)

  • America runs on Dunkin’ and so does Affleck. The actor has been an ambassador for the Massachusetts-based coffee chain for many years and has appeared in several commercials for the popular brand. He has even been spotted at the drive-thru counter. (Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

  • In 2021, Affleck and Lopez got back together and this time they tied the knot in 2022. In 2024, their relationship was overshadowed by breakup rumors as they were apparently living apart. (Johnny Nunez)

Ben Affleck has built a successful career in Hollywood over the years through his work as an actor, writer, producer and director of blockbuster films.

Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

His acting career began with the television shows “The Voyage of the Mimi” in 1984 and “The Second Voyage of the Mimi” in 1988.

Matt Damon is grateful that he is “boring” and “can’t imagine” living under scientific observation like his friend Ben Affleck

A few years later, Affleck appeared in the 1993 film “Confusion”.

In 1997, “Good Will Hunting” was released, a film that Affleck wrote with his Boston neighbor and longtime friend Matt Damon.

Damon and Affleck won an Oscar for their screenplay.

Affleck then appeared in films such as “Armageddon,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Forces of Nature,” “Dogma,” and “Pearl Harbor.”

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In 2003, he starred in “Daredevil” with Jennifer Garner, who became his wife in 2005. The couple divorced in 2018. The couple have three children together: Violet Anne Affleck, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck and Samuel Garner Affleck.

Affleck starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the film “Gigli.” He married Lopez in 2022.

The couple met in 2002, when she was still married to Chris Judd. She and Affleck were engaged by the end of the year, but split before tying the knot.

Affleck and Lopez began dating again in 2021 and married in 2022. The status of their marriage was called into question in 2024, as the couple appears to be living separately.

In 2010, Affleck directed and starred in the film The Town, which was shot in his home state of Boston and premiered at Fenway Park.

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Two years later, he directed and played the leading role in the film “Argo”.

Affleck’s other films include “Gone Girl,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” “Live by Night,” “The Way Back,” “The Last Duel,” “Deep Water,” and “Hypnotic.”

In 2023, he directed the film “Air,” which highlighted the partnership between Nike and then-rookie Michael Jordan.

In 2024, Affleck starred in the musical film This Is Me…Now, which chronicles Lopez’s life.

Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital.

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