Actor Ben Affleck's dad, Timothy Byers Affleck, doesn't think the actor was "pining" over Jennifer Lopez before their romantic reunion but admitted he had "no idea" about the pair rekindling. I talk to my kids about their lives when I see them, and they share with me what they want to share.. Early life. Suggest an alternative Affleck himself won the Golden Globe Award, Directors Guild of America Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Director, becoming the first director to win these awards without a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Further Resources Title Author Link Type [2][3] His family moved to Massachusetts when he was three,[4] living in Falmouth, where his brother Casey was born, before settling in Cambridge. [87][88] LivePlanet's biggest success was the documentary series Project Greenlight, aired on HBO and later Bravo, which focused on first-time filmmakers being given the chance to direct a feature film. [289] He appeared in a global warming awareness video produced by the Center for American Progress Action Fund in 2007. "[200] Pete Hammond of Deadline described it as "a part he was born to play", writing that he "beautifully and knowingly" delivered "an unforgettable portrait of the uncle you wish you had. [69] Affleck then appeared opposite Courtney Love in the little-seen ensemble comedy 200 Cigarettes (1999). And his relationship with his father impacted his life in a very negative way while he was growing up. Ben Affleck's parents are Timothy Byers Affleck and Christopher Anne Boldt. [159] He starred as an autistic accountant in the action thriller The Accountant (2016), which was an unexpected commercial success. Ben Affleck is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is of mostly English, Irish, German, and Scottish ancestry. [12] Affleck has described this period of his life as "dreamlike": "It was like one of those scenes in an old movie when a newspaper comes spinning out of the black on to the screen. H "Affleck" ca ng c ngun gc t Scotland. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. [228] He has appeared as a discussion panelist at many events, including at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,[229] the Global Philanthropy Forum,[230] and the Clinton Global Initiative. [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. She is reportedly a graduate of Harvard University. [436], Affleck appeared on the PBS genealogy series Finding Your Roots in 2014. [167] He later described it as a "difficult" on-set experience. [305] In the week of the presidential election, he appeared on Saturday Night Live to jokingly endorse Senator John McCain. Theyre not perfect. His major Awards include three Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards. [146] Affleck's performance as a poker boss was considered a highlight of the poorly reviewed thriller Runner Runner (2013). Timothy Byers Affleck Boldt Age Byers Affleck is in his seventies. [79] However, Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote "the blandly handsome Affleck couldn't convince that he'd ever so much as been turned down for a date, much less lost the love of his life to his best friend". Casey Affleck, renamed as Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt, was born on August 12, 1975. After a career downturn, Affleck made a comeback by portraying George Reeves in the biopic Hollywoodland (2006), winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. I never said to him, 'I was just raped.' He is the son of famous American actor Casey Affleck, the oldest Affleck brother, and his former wife, Summer Phoenix. Affleck worked "sporadically" on Mimi from the age of eight to fifteen in both Massachusetts and Mexico. That doesn't have to be the label on your head. Affleck has Irish, Scottish, German, and English ancestry (the surname "Affleck" is Scottish), and is . Timothy Affleck, who is also father to actor Casey Affleck, noted that he hasnt seen my kids in so long due to COVID-19 and their busy work schedules. Their family sir name is from the Scottish Origin. I just wish people would focus on the good work my son does in Congo the women he helps there, he continued. The actor's shark-like grin, cocky petulance and bullying frat-boy swagger befit his character. Timothy Byers Affleck was an aspiring playwright who was "mostly unemployed." He worked sporadically as a carpenter, auto mechanic, bookie, electrician, bartender, and janitor at Harvard. I think he learned how to skate on charm. [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. [188] Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair said it was hard to avoid the movie's "meta angle": "Affleck handles his self-conscious task with a generous humilitygiving a performance built not out of histrionics or big actor moments, but instead from the messy details of a man in a plateaued distress". [321] He donated to the 2008 Congressional campaign of Pennsylvania's Patrick Murphy,[322] and to the 2010 Senate campaign of Kirsten Gillibrand. Awards!' After losing that job he juggled a lot of other jobs including stints as a carpenter, bookie, and a janitor at Havard. Stephen Holden of The New York Times described Affleck as an actor "whose talent has curdled as his tabloid notoriety has spread,"[107] while Joe Leydon of Variety found his onscreen role as a father "affecting". [438] The show's host, professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., stated: "We focused on what we felt were the most interesting aspects of his ancestry. A man who was deep into his alcohol addiction and barely present in his life when he was a kid. By ethnicity, he is of mixed ethnicity and holds an American nationality. "[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. "[197] Brian Truitt of USA Today said he "steals the movie": "He seems to have written the most entertaining character in the movie for himself, but we'll allow it. Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt sinh ngy 12 thng 8 nm 1975 ti Falmouth, Massachusetts, vi Christopher Anne "Chris" Boldt v Timothy Byers Affleck. He learned to speak Spanish during a year spent travelling around the country with his mother and brother. [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. "[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. [71][104] In his last film role of 2003, Affleck starred as a reverse engineer in the sci-fi thriller Paycheck (2003). He shot for The Flash in 2021 and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom in 2022. [236] In 2007, Affleck was the keynote speaker at Kindregan's high school graduation ceremony in Fairfax, Virginia. Born in Berkeley, CA on August 15, 1972, Affleck's mother, Christopher Anne "Chris" Boldt, was a Harvard-educated elementary school teacher, while his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, was an . [30] When Affleck was 13, he filmed a children's television program in Mexico. The world knows him as Ben Affleck - famous actor from Berkeley state of California. "[384] He also stated that he had never envisioned himself as a divorced person and that he had been reluctant to divorce because of the impact it would have on his children. But does this mean that Ben actually learned to hate him? The presence of his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, at the wedding ceremony is . Affleck began dating actress Gwyneth Paltrow in October 1997 after meeting at a Miramax dinner,[395] and they later worked together on Shakespeare in Love (1998). [316] In 2013, he hosted a fundraiser for Cory Booker,[325] and made donations to the Senate campaigns of both Booker and Alison Lundergan Grimes. Affleck was a longtime comic book fan, and, in 1999, had written a foreword for Kevin Smith's Guardian Devil about his love for the character of Daredevil. I think that's been a major factor in Ben's drinking. 'It has taken a toll on both of my sons,' the 74-year-old told Grazia last week. "[446] She said she met Affleck after being sexually assaulted by Weinstein during the Sundance Film Festival in 1997 and told him, while crying, that she had "just come from Harvey's and he said, 'Goddamnit, I told him to stop doing that. However, he was three they shifted to Massachusetts. [351][352][353][354][355] According to Lopez, Affleck's discomfort with the media scrutiny was one reason for their split[356] and, years later, she described it as her "first real heartbreak": "I think different time, different thing, who knows what could've happened but there was a genuine love there. [164] David Sims of The Atlantic described it as "a fascinating mess of a movie" and criticized Affleck's "stiff, uncomfortable" performance. [17][9] His father continued to drink heavily[7] and eventually became homeless, spending two years living on the streets of Cambridge. [88] Affleck and his partners signed a film production deal with Disney in 2002; it expired in 2007.[95][96]. His mother, Christopher Ann (nee Boldt) was a school teacher and father, Timothy Byers Affleck was as an aspiring actor who used to perform in one of the Boston theatres. [235], Affleck is a supporter of the A-T Children's Project. In March 2010, he was ruled insane, sent to California's state mental hospital, and ordered to stay away from the Affleck-Garner family for 10 years if released. Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. [316] Affleck hosted a 2012 fundraiser for Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren,[323] endorsed her in a Progressive Change Campaign Committee video,[324] and made a campaign donation. [415] Affleck returned to residential treatment in 2017[416][417] and, following a publicly documented relapse and intervention, again in 2018. Of course Ive heard of her. This is feeling, nuanced work from an actor some of us had prematurely written off. "[63] Later in 1998, Affleck had a supporting role as an arrogant English actor in the period romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love, starring his then-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow. By the end of the year, Affleck had become, in the words of GQ, the "world's most over-exposed actor". 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