Chosen as one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful People in the World [1999]

Ranked #77 in Premiere's 2002 annual Power 100 List.

Confirms engagement to Jennifer Lopez, after giving her a reported $3.5 million ring. (Nov. 2002)

With the exception of Clerks. (1994), he has appeared in all of Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films.

Appeared with wife Jennifer Garner in two movies, Pearl Harbor (2001) and Daredevil (2003). It would have been three, but Affleck's small scene in Elektra (2005), was cut from the final film.

His girlfriend Jennifer Garner announced she is 3 months pregnant with their first baby. (May 7, 2005)

Is a fan of the Red Sox baseball team

Brother-in-law of Summer Phoenix

Ranked #41 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.

Friend of and frequent collaborator with actor Matt Damon.

Dated Gwyneth Paltrow. [1998 - Jan 1999]

Dropped out of Occidental College after 1 year, where he had studied Middle Eastern studies.

Chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World [2000]

Is a devoted fan of the baseball team Boston Red Sox

2002: Voted Most Eligible Bachelor by People Magazine.

Dated Jennifer Lopez [July 2002 - January 2004].

When he was little, he asked his mom for a dog, and she tested him by making him walk an imaginary dog for a week. Ben only lasted for 5 days and didn't get the dog.

Owns vintage Ms. Pac-Man and Millipede video-arcade games.

Brother of actor Casey Affleck.

Dec. 2007 - Ranked 50 in EW's The 50 Smartest People In Hollywood.

Fined $135 for driving in Massachusetts with a suspended license. [1999]

Over an eight month period between late 2007 and early 2008, he made three separate trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo to bring attention to the plight of that country.

Fluent in Spanish.

Was originally set to play "Don Haskins" in Glory Road (2006), but pulled out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.

He and wife Jennifer Garner both had movies open on January 26 2007: His was Smokin` Aces (2006) and hers was Catch and Release (2006/II).

Turned down the part of Bobby Mercer in Four Brothers (2005), as he found the script to be "ultra-violent". The part eventually went to Mark Wahlberg.

Has a fear of flying.

His father was at one time a janitor at Harvard University, the inspiration for Will Hunting`s job at MIT in Good Will Hunting (1997).

Winner of the 2006 Venice Film Festival`s Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his role in "Hollywoodland".

Besides being known as the title character in the Daredevil franchise, is also known as Superman in the George Reeves bio-pic "Hollywoodland".

Is an avid fan of Robert Englund.

Was to have cameos in two Kevin Smith produced movies but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts. The two movies were Vulgar (2000) and Big Helium Dog (1999).

At one point after Good Will Hunting (1997) was released, Affleck was writing a script with Matt Damon and his brother Casey Affleck. The plot concerned teenagers in a half way house. It is not clear if this script will ever be completed.

Tom Clancy wrote a script for a new Jack Ryan film entitled "Red Rabbit", with him in mind. "Red Rabbit" is set in the early 1980s, (when Clancy`s novel version of Ryan was about Affleck`s age) and chronicles a Soviet plot to kill Pope John Paul II only a few years into his reign.

Brother-in-law of Summer Phoenix.

Quit smoking in December 2005 for his daughter, Violet.

His wife, Jennifer Garner, gave birth to a daughter, Violet Anne Affleck, on December 1 2005, in Los Angeles, California.

Had four different stunt men for Daredevil (2003), each one with a different specialty (fighting, wire works, etc.). He tried to do as much of his own stunts as he possibly could, feeling that it would add more credibility to the film.

Prior to achieving leading man status, he was often cast as a bully.

As of 2005, has a total of seven Razzie Nominations (including three for Worst Actor) and two "wins".

In 1999, he was nominated for the Razzie Award, Worst Screen Couple in the movie _Armageddon (1998)_ with actress Liv Tyler. In 2004, he was again nominated for, and subsequently "won", the Worst Screen Couple Award with co-star Jennifer Lopez in the movie Gigli (2003). One year later (2005), he was nominated, once again, for Worst Screen Couple, this time with both of the actresses (Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler) in the film Jersey Girl (2004).

Is a staunch Democrat and has supported Senator John Kerry`s 2004 presidential campaign.

When he was dating Jennifer Lopez, hated the paparazzi referring to them as "Bennifer."

In 2001, was filming four movies simultaneously: Pearl Harbor (2001), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Changing Lanes (2002), and The Sum of All Fears (2002).

Appeared in a prop photo used in the movie Mermaids (1990).

Is a first-time uncle to younger brother Casey`s son, Indiana August, who was born on May 31st 2004 in Amsterdam to Casey and his fiancee, actress Summer Phoenix, who is the youngest sister and sibling to the late River Phoenix`.

He won $356,000 by winning the California State Poker Championships in June 2004 - defeating some of the best poker players in the world in the process.

He learned to speak Arabic.

Jennifer Lopez wrote the song "Dear Ben" about him and how much she loved him.

Speaks Spanish and French.

s a devoted fan of the baseball team Boston Red Sox.

In the fall of 2003, he volunteered to spend several days with disabled children.

Has a Boston Celtics logo painted on the basketball court at his house.

Is getting paid $1.5 million dollars for doing commercials for L`Oreal Shampoo. (2003)

Growing up, the Marvel Comic book character Daredevil was his hero. He got to play the character in the 2003 movie.

He was inspired to contribute to the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, which supports cancer research at Los Angeles Children`s Hospital, after meeting Molly Hanna, who died of cancer in 2002. She was a student in his mother`s fifth-grade class.

Named People Magazine`s "Sexiest Man Alive" (2002)

Voluntarily entered Promises Rehabilitation Center in Malibu, California for alcohol abuse. [31 July 2001]

His mother is Irish and father is Scottish.

Is known for being a very good impressionist. He usually picks one of his costars while filming a movie and studies them. He displays his impressions on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992) almost every time he is a guest. While filming The Sum of All Fears (2002), he chose to study co-star Morgan Freeman. When he showed Morgan his impression on set, it was so accurate Freeman told him, "You ever do that again, I`ll kill you".

Charlie Sheen drove him to Promises Rehabilitation Center in August, 2001

Was an extra with friend Matt Damon in Field of Dreams (1989).

Auditioned for Corey Haim`s part in License to Drive (1988).

Owns 5 motorcycles.

Has his teeth capped.

He and Matt Damon sold their Good Will Hunting (1997) script for $600,000.

Dropped out of the University of Vermont after 1 semester.

Graduated from Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School in 1990.

He was accidently knocked unconscious by football player Dana Stubblefield during the filming of Reindeer Games (2000). Stubblefield slipped, and Affleck was knocked down. He was taken to the hospital, but fully recovered.