Ben Affleck

theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:
Boston, MA

Education:
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; majored in English; left two semesters short of completing degree

Significant Other(s):
Skylar Statenstein, emergency-room doctor; born 1961; reportedly the model for Minnie Driver's character in GOOD WILL HUNTING; later married rock musician Lars Ulrich of Metallica
Kara Sands, model
Minnie Driver, actress; dated 1997
Claire Danes, actress; dated 1997
Winona Ryder, actress; dated 1998-2000
Wife: Luciana Barrosso; married 2005

Family:
Father: Kent Damon, realtor, former stockbroker; b. 1943; divorced from Damon's mother 1973
Mother: Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor
Brother: Kyle, artist; b. 1967
Daughter: Isabella Damon, b. 2006

Quote:
""...it would be harder to go through this without Ben. To see it happen to him makes it more real, too. It's great to be able to talk to him about what's going on, because so much of it is weird and trippy and a little unhealthy and creepy." -- The Boston Globe, July 19, 1998

Factoid:
In preparation for ROUNDERS, played in $10,000 buy-in Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the 1998 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas; lost during the first day

Feature Film Acting Credits:
THE INFORMANT, THE HUMAN FACTOR, GREEN ZONE (all scheduled for 2009)
MARGARET (2008)
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (2007)
THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE DEPARTED (2006)
SYRIANA, THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005)
OCEAN'S TWELVE, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, JERSEY GIRL, EUROTRIP (2004)
STUCK ON YOU (2003)
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THIRD WHEEL, GERRY (2002)
JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001)
THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, TITAN A.E., ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (2000)
DOGMA, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, ROUNDERS (1998)
CHASING AMY, GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE RAINMAKER (1997)
COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996)
THE GOOD OLD BOYS (1995)
GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993)
SCHOOL TIES (1992)
RISING SON (1990)

Academy Awards^®:
Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1997: GOOD WILL HUNTING

Best Achievement in Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1997: GOOD WILL HUNTING (w. Ben Affleck)
2 nominations, 1 Award

theOscarSite Facts:
Birthplace:	Boston, MA
Education:	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; majored in English; left two semesters short of completing degree
Significant Other(s):	Skylar Statenstein, emergency-room doctor; born 1961; reportedly the model for Minnie Driver's character in GOOD WILL HUNTING; later married rock musician Lars Ulrich of Metallica Kara Sands, model Minnie Driver, actress; dated 1997 Claire Danes, actress; dated 1997 Winona Ryder, actress; dated 1998-2000 Wife: Luciana Barrosso; married 2005
Family:	Father: Kent Damon, realtor, former stockbroker; b. 1943; divorced from Damon's mother 1973 Mother: Nancy Carlsson-Paige, professor Brother: Kyle, artist; b. 1967 Daughter: Isabella Damon, b. 2006
Quote:	""...it would be harder to go through this without Ben. To see it happen to him makes it more real, too. It's great to be able to talk to him about what's going on, because so much of it is weird and trippy and a little unhealthy and creepy." -- The Boston Globe, July 19, 1998
Factoid:	In preparation for ROUNDERS, played in $10,000 buy-in Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the 1998 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas; lost during the first day
Feature Film Acting Credits:	THE INFORMANT, THE HUMAN FACTOR, GREEN ZONE (all scheduled for 2009) MARGARET (2008) THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, OCEAN'S THIRTEEN (2007) THE GOOD SHEPHERD, THE DEPARTED (2006) SYRIANA, THE BROTHERS GRIMM (2005) OCEAN'S TWELVE, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, JERSEY GIRL, EUROTRIP (2004) STUCK ON YOU (2003) CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THIRD WHEEL, GERRY (2002) JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001)	THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE, TITAN A.E., ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (2000) DOGMA, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999) SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, ROUNDERS (1998) CHASING AMY, GOOD WILL HUNTING, THE RAINMAKER (1997) COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996) THE GOOD OLD BOYS (1995) GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993) SCHOOL TIES (1992) RISING SON (1990)
Academy Awards^®:	Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 1997: GOOD WILL HUNTING Best Achievement in Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) 1997: GOOD WILL HUNTING (w. Ben Affleck) 2 nominations, 1 Award