Ben Affleck

A famous movie star Ben Affleck drew his first breath in a family of a medical man and a teacher. At the age of 7, his mother helped him to get a role in TV series The Voyage of the Mimi and it was enough for a young starlet to start dreaming of a successful career in the filmmaking industry. In addition, on a set of that TV project he met his best friend Matt Damon. They even attended the same school and were signed up with the same drama club.

After school, Ben entered the University but quickly understood that it wasn’t his cup of tea and moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career professionally.

However, it would be interesting to know that Hollywood didn’t welcome him with open arms. At first he appeared with bit roles in extras and supportive roles in several movies. In 1995 Affleck was noticed by a renowned producer Kevin Smith, who offered an uprising actor the main role in Chasing Amy. This project brought Ben his first fame and he proceeded with the main roles in such popular movies as Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, Shakespeare in Love, He’s Just Not That Into You and dozens of others.

Today, the celebrity is an A-list film performer, who keeps dealing not only with acting but also producing.

Are you ready to know something fascinating about the star? Here you go:

• He is a great poker player. He is such a pro gambler that in 2014 he was banned from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for card-counting.
• As a producer, he directed 7 movies with Argo being the most well-known one.
• The song Dear Ben by Jennifer Lopez is about the actor.
• He loves speed and has 5 motorcycles, driving them whenever he has a spare minute.
• As a teen, he starred in a Burger King commercial.