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Ben Affleck: Acting
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Affleck, younger brother to actor Ben Affleck, told People Daily that being a dad to his two young sons is his most rewarding role to date. Affleck and wife Summer Phoenix, have a 3-year-old son named Indiana, and their second son was born in January. His name has not been released.
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Ben Affleck went on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on May 25th, and went on a vulgar rant about cowardly Democrats caving in on Iraq spending bill. Ben Affleck, who is a Democrat himself who was part of the show's panel, was asked their thoughts about the Democrats giving in on the Iraq spending bill. (All swear words have been replaced with ***) Affleck called the Democrats these f***ing people and said they live in fear of being called cowards and of looking like p***ies. (click to read more)
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Ben Affleck could host "The Screen Savers." The man is that geeky. The Oscar-winning actor drops words such as "scuzzy tube drive" and "Fujix Pictography 4000 color printer" the way other Hollywood stars drop names. Catch Martin's one-on-one interview with the tech-savvy heartthrob on Wednesday's show.
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From an early age, Affleck shows an interest in acting. After appearing in a Burger King ad, he lands the part of C.T. Granville on the PBS miniseries The Voyage of the Mimi. The 13-episode educational program follows the crew of the Mimi exploring the ocean. "I was [a kid] when I did this science show," he tells Entertainment Weekly in 2007. "Sometimes I think I grew up too fast."
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Affleck admits that his days as tabloid fodder have had a role in making him cautious about exposing his family to it. "We try to, as best we can, to, you know, maintain some privacy for our child. It's hard.
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When Ben Affleck asked his mom for a dog as a kid, she made him walk an imaginary one for a week. "When he came up two days short, he didn't get a dog," she told PEOPLE in 1998. "That was harsh. It was wise, but harsh."
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