Ben Affleck biography 2022
Ben Affleck biography Ben Affleck was born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California, but relocated to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his family. Affleck's parents, Tim - a former actor and director and a drug rehab counselor, and Chris - a schoolteacher and now one of his most prominent advisors - divorced not long after his birth, leaving Chris to care for sons Ben and Casey. The acting was in the family genes, as both Affleck brothers (Ben is 3 years older than Casey) wanted to become actors early on. By 8, little Ben landed his first role as a regular in The Voyage of the Mimi after an appearance in a Burger King commercial. In addition to his first acting role, 8-year-old Ben Affleck met his future partner, Matt Damon , who lived a few blocks away in Cambridge. The two had more than little league; they both wanted to become actors. Affleck was receiving parts here and there, such as in 1986's Wanted: The Perfect Guy, 1987's Hands of a Stranger, 1988's The Second