Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972), better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. His mother, Christine Anne “Chris” (née Boldt), is a school district employee and teacher, and his father, Timothy Byers Affleck, has been, at various times, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, writer, director, and was a former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. Affleck’s mother graduated from Harvard University and was a freedom rider in the 1960s; she teaches in Cambridge Public Schools. Affleck has Irish, Scottish, English, and German ancestry (the surname “Affleck” is Scottish). He was raised in a mostly Episcopal family. The two would later attend Cambridge Rindge and Latin School together, although they were in different grades. Throughout the 1990s, he had roles in Lifestories: Families in Crisis, as a steroid-abusing athlete, as well as in several films, including 1992′s School Ties (with Damon), the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie (uncredited), 1993′s Dazed and Confused, 1995′s Mallrats, and 1997′s Chasing Amy. He had the starring role in Smith’s Jersey Girl and has appeared in every View Askewniverse-Jersey film Smith has made to date, with the exception of Clerks.
Gwyneth Paltrow to Bless Us With a Song Once More Yes indeedy, the blonde wisp-angel is performing at this year’s Oscars. Also today: turns out The Walking Dead actually does need writers, Ben Affleck might be headed to Tehran, and MTV finally says no to Lauren Conrad. More » [link]
