218 - The Undeniably Authentic Ben Affleck (Season Two Finale - Part One)

<p>Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. His <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Ben_Affleck'>accolades</a> include two <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards'>Academy Awards</a> and three <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Awards'>Golden Globe Awards</a>. He began his career as a child when he starred in the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS'>PBS</a> educational series <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Voyage_of_the_Mimi'>The Voyage of the Mimi</a> (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dazed_and_Confused_(film)'>Dazed and Confused</a> (1993) and various <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Smith'>Kevin Smith</a> films, including <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallrats'>Mallrats</a> (1995), <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasing_Amy'>Chasing Amy</a> (1997) and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogma_(film)'>Dogma</a> (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Damon'>Matt Damon</a> won the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Screenplay'>Golden Globe</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay'>Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay</a> for writing <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Will_Hunting'>Good Will Hunting</a> (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_(1998_film)'>Armageddon</a> (1998), the war drama <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_(film)'>Pearl Harbor</a> (2001), and the thrillers <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sum_of_All_Fears_(film)'>The Sum of All Fears</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changing_Lan