Bens Biography
Name: Benjamin Geza Afleck
Birthdate: August 15,1972 He was born in
Berkeley,California
Family: Father: Tim a Drug rehabilitation counsler
Mother: Chris a Teacher Brother: actor Casey Affleck
Education: Cambridge Rindge and Latin High
School,Unversity of Vermo,Occidental College
Ben's father was once an actor and director in the
Theater Company of Boston
Ben's parents divorced when he was twelve
Matt and Ben were both extras in the movie Field of Dreams
Matt describes Ben as the most well-read person he knows "He's certainly a lot smarter than I am," he said in Interview magazine
Matt and Ben shared a two-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles on Curson Avenue with a friend from Cambridge
Ben's father once worked as a janitor at Harvard
Ben tried to get a bit part in Courage Under Fire as an Iraqi but because he was filming Chasing Amy at the time contract issues prevented him from appearing in the movie
Both Ben and Matt hate to fly, so the two make frequent cross-country road trips together ben always does the driving and the two make up stories to keep him awake There's a notebook in the glove compartment for Matt to take notes if anything interesting develops Much of Good Will Hunting was written on these trips They say they can make it from coast to coast in 57 hours
My Favorite Links
Angelfire - Easiest Free Home Pages
WhoWhere? - The Best Communications Guide on the Web
Matt's Script Archive - Awesome Web Server Scripts
Email: kairea@yahoo.com
