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Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972),〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ben Affleck Biography (1972-) )〕 better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Affleck began his career as a child actor, starring in the PBS educational series ''The Voyage of the Mimi'' (1984, 1988). He later appeared in ''Dazed and Confused'' (1993) and various Kevin Smith films including ''Chasing Amy'' (1997) and ''Dogma'' (1999). Affleck gained fame when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Good Will Hunting'' (1997). He then starred in high-profile films including ''Armageddon'' (1998), ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), ''Pearl Harbor'' (2001), ''Changing Lanes'' (2002) and ''The Sum of All Fears'' (2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in ''Daredevil'' and the much-derided ''Gigli'' (both 2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in ''Hollywoodland'' (2006). His directorial debut, ''Gone Baby Gone'', which he also wrote, was well received in 2007. He then directed, co-wrote, and starred in ''The Town'' (2010). For the political thriller ''Argo'' (2012), which he directed and starred in, Affleck won the Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and BAFTA Award for Best Picture. In 2014, he starred in the psychological thriller ''Gone Girl''. Starting in 2016, Affleck will portray Batman in the DC Extended Universe, starting with ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', and will direct, write and star in ''Live by Night'' in 2017. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart member of the Democratic Party. His younger brother is actor Casey Affleck, with whom he has worked on several films including ''Good Will Hunting'' and ''Gone Baby Gone.'' Following high-profile relationships with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez, Affleck married Jennifer Garner in 2005. Affleck has two daughters and a son with Garner, from whom he separated in June 2015. ==Early life== Benjamin Geza Affleck-Boldt〔 was born in Berkeley, California.〔He is listed as "Benjamin G. Affleckbold"; born on August 15, 1972 in Alameda County according to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 〕 The surname "Affleck" is of Scottish origin; he also has English, Irish, German and Swiss ancestry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ben Affleck Interview for THE TOWN - Interviews )〕 His parents named him Geza after a Hungarian friend who survived the Holocaust. His mother, Christopher Anne "Chris" (née Boldt),〔Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', PBS, October 14, 2014〕〔(A reunion report, and a ringtail cat | Harvard Magazine Mar-Apr 2010 ). Harvardmagazine.com (September 25, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 was raised on New York's Upper East Side by her mother Elizabeth (née Roberts), director of public information at the Museum of Modern Art for over 30 years, and her mother's second husband, Samuel Shaw, an attorney.〔(Ben Affleck On Acting and Activism ). Bostoncommon-magazine.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Interview: Ben Affleck, Argo director and star - Page 3 - Chicago Tribune ). Articles.chicagotribune.com (October 10, 2012). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(SAMUEL SHAW Obituary: View SAMUEL SHAW's Obituary by New York Times ). Legacy.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Samuel P. Shaw Sr. Obituary: View Samuel Shaw's Obituary by The Cambridge Chronicle ). Legacy.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 Chris's father, O'Brien "Obie" Boldt, was a Democratic activist and professor of political science at the City University of New York.〔(Englewood Activist O'brien Boldt, 86 - June 02, 2004 - The Record, Bergen County, NJ - News ). Record-bergen.vlex.com (June 2, 2004). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(People, Dec. 26, 1938 - TIME ). Content.time.com (December 26, 1938). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Urban Cinefile AFFLECK, BEN: PEARL HARBOR ). Urbancinefile.com.au. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Paid Notice: Deaths BOLDT, O'BRIEN - New York Times ). Nytimes.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 Chris was educated at Radcliffe College and Harvard University,〔(Ben in Talk Magazine ). Angelfire.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 and taught at the Brearley School before working as a public elementary school teacher for 30 years.〔(The Gossip Column | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson ). Thecrimson.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Christopher Anne Affleck - Events - 20th Anniversary Luminaries ). Breakthroughgreaterboston.org (April 25, 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Affleck's father, Timothy Byers Affleck of Rhode Island, was an actor and stage manager with the Theater Company of Boston in the mid-1960s〔(DAVID WHEELER, Father Of The Boston Theatre Scene | Actors' Equity Association ). Actorsequity.org (January 27, 2012). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(PERFORMANCES | Off-Broadway ). Larrybryggman.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(The Cocktail Party | News | The Harvard Crimson ). Thecrimson.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 and worked alongside Dustin Hoffman,〔(Sunset cowboy calls the shots | Dustin Hoffman | Quartet ). Smh.com.au. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Loosely Speaking ). Bostonphoenix.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 Robert Duvall, Blythe Danner,〔Schneider, Karen S.. (February 21, 2000) (Good Time Hunting - Personal Success, Ben Affleck ). People.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Jon Voight〔(Bad Boy, Introspective » Quest ). Questmag.com (February 24, 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 and James Woods.〔(FILM; Ben Affleck Shocker: I Bargained With Devil for Fame - New York Times ). Nytimes.com (September 10, 2000). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Actor turned poker player James Woods tells all - Poker - ESPN ). Sports.espn.go.com (June 1, 2006). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 During Affleck's childhood, Timothy worked as an auto mechanic,〔 a carpenter,〔 a bookie,〔〔(Reality Check - Rehab, Substance Abuse, Coping and Overcoming Illness, Ben Affleck ). People.com (August 20, 2001). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 an electrician,〔 a bartender〔Atkinson, Kim. (May 15, 2006) (The Other Affleck ). Boston Magazine. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 and a janitor at Harvard University.〔(THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: Malick gave Good Will Hunting its ending ). Tomshone.blogspot.ie (January 5, 2011). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 While Affleck has described his father as a "very smart guy", his chronic alcoholism often made Affleck's childhood "scary and trying."〔〔(THR Cover: Confessions of Ben Affleck ). The Hollywood Reporter (October 10, 2012). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 His parents divorced when he was eleven and Affleck was raised by his mother.〔〔(PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: BEN AFFLECK -.a candid conversation with the hot young star about why women love actors, the perils of viagra, the truth about gwyneth and what he really thinks about matt damon.(Interview) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared ). Business.highbeam.com (December 1, 1999). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 His father's life "hit the skids" in Affleck's teens.〔〔〔(Ben Affleck talks about his new film, Argo ). Telegraph. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 When Affleck was sixteen, his father moved to Indio, California, completed rehabilitation, became an addiction counselor and later reconnected with his adult sons.〔〔McGinty, Kate. (January 5, 2013) (Palm Springs film festival: Ben Affleck spit on me | MyDesert.com Blogs ). Blogs.mydesert.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Ben Affleck's Hollywood Ending | Movies News ). Rolling Stone. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Ben in GQ ). Angelfire.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 The family moved to Massachusetts when Affleck was two;〔(Cinezine - Frank Discussions With Ben Affleck ). Viewaskew.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 living in Falmouth, where his brother Casey was born, before settling in Central Square, Cambridge.〔(Ben in Biography Magazine ). Angelfire.com (August 15, 1972). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Affleck was raised in a politically active, "very left-wing" household.〔〔(The 'Sum' and The Substance ). washingtonpost.com (May 30, 2002). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 He and his brother were surrounded by people who worked in the arts, were regularly taken to the theater by their mother, and were encouraged to make their own home movies.〔〔(Casey Affleck Talks AIN'T THEM BODIES SAINTS, His Brother, I'M STILL HERE, and More ). Collider.com (November 20, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Casey Affleck, Star of ‘Out of the Furnace,’ on His Hollywood Struggles ). The Daily Beast. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 The brothers auditioned for roles in local commercials and film productions because of their mother's friendship with a casting director.〔〔(Bond of Brothers ). Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 Affleck first acted professionally at the age of seven. His mother saved his wages in a college trust fund〔〔〔〔〔(Ben There Done That: Details Magazine ). Reocities.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 and hoped her son would ultimately become a teacher, worrying that acting was an insecure and "frivolous" profession. David Wheeler, a family friend, was Affleck's acting coach and later described him as a "very bright and intensely curious" child.〔Miller, Samantha. (December 2, 2002) (Sexiest Man Alive...Ben Affleck - Sexiest Man Alive, Ben Affleck ). People.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Damon, Affleck bring good will to Hub.(News) | HighBeam Business: Arrive Prepared ). Business.highbeam.com (May 6, 2000). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 When Affleck was thirteen, he filmed a children's television program in Mexico. He spent a year traveling around the country with his mother and brother and learned to speak Spanish.〔〔(Casey Affleck's time to shine ). Telegraph. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Affleck's Spanish Superiority ). Contactmusic.com (January 20, 2004). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Affleck later said that he has mixed feelings about his experiences as a child actor.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=March 2004 | blackfilm.com | features | interviews | jersey girl: an interview with ben affleck )〕〔Vary, Adam B.. (January 14, 2007) (The Voyage of the Mimi, Ben Affleck | Chasing Ben Affleck | Photo 2 of 15 ). EW.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Affleck On 'Argo' And The 1979 Hostage Crisis ). NPR (January 15, 2013). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 At age eight, Affleck became friends with ten-year-old Matt Damon, who lived two blocks away and had recently moved back to the area.〔(Ben Affleck Interview ). Angelfire.com (November 13, 1994). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Their mothers, who both worked in education and were acquaintances, made the introduction and encouraged them to spend time together.〔〔(Printing - New Again: Ben Affleck ). Interview Magazine (April 16, 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Ben There Done That: Details Magazine ). Oocities.org. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 They became extremely close while high school students at Cambridge Rindge and Latin.〔 Although they were in different grades, the friends had "identical interests" and spent their lunch breaks discussing their plans to become actors.〔〔〔(Interview With Ben Affleck ). Parade.condenast.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 Both were greatly inspired by their high school drama teacher Gerry Speca〔(Bond of Brothers ). Washingtonpost.com (October 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔(Casey Affleck is teacher’s 3rd Oscar nominee ). TODAY.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(Ben Affleck: Insecurity, Fear Good Motivators ). CBS News (September 12, 2010). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 and, as teenagers, they traveled to New York for acting auditions, saving money for train and airline tickets in a joint bank account.〔〔(CNN.com - Transcripts ). Transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 They had many summer jobs together, working as construction workers and cinema ushers.〔〔〔(Matt Damon On Child Actors, Ben Affleck, Fame And Acting With 'Esquire' ). Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕 While Affleck had high SAT scores,〔〔 he was an unfocused high school student with poor attendance.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PrimeTime: The Real Ben Affleck - ABC News )〕 He was accepted by the University of Virginia but instead followed a girlfriend to the University of Vermont, where he took Spanish classes.〔 He left the university months later with no credits, after fracturing his hip and realizing his love was unrequited. He then moved to Los Angeles, studying Middle Eastern affairs at Occidental College for a year and a half.〔(Global CitizenInterview of Ben Affleck on his new film Argo and his interest in ME ). Global-citizen.com. Retrieved on June 5, 2014.〕〔(With ‘Argo,’ Affleck goes global, comes into his own as director - Movies ). Boston.com (October 2, 2012). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕〔Singh, Ajay. (January 15, 2013) (Did Ben Affleck Major in Middle Eastern Studies From Oxy? - Schools - Eagle Rock, CA Patch ). Eaglerock.patch.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 Affleck dropped out when a creative writing professor ridiculed an early draft of the ''Good Will Hunting'' screenplay.〔〔(Ben Affleck Interview - Politics and College ). Movies.about.com (March 4, 2014). Retrieved on 2014-06-05.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ben Affleck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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