Ben Affleck

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Birthday: September 15, 1972
Age: 39
Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Berkeley, CA
Hometown: Santa Monica, CA
Big Break: Good Will Hunting
Biography

Ben Affleck was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, CA. Affleck began acting a young age. He appeared in several films in the early 90's like School Ties, Dazed and Confused and Mallrats. Affleck gained national attention when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won an Oscar for best screenplay for Good Will Hunting.

Soon after, Affleck's career took off. He had major roles in Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, The Sum of All Fears as well as many other motion pictures. He garnered much publicity for his high-profile relationships with stars like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Lopez. Affleck married actress Jennifer Garner in 2005 and they welcomed their first child later that year.

Did you know…
  • Ben's teeth are capped
  • He was accidentally knocked unconscious during the filming of Reindeer Games
  • He and Matt Damon sold the Good Will Hunting script for $600,000
  • Checked into Promises rehab in 2001 due to alcoholism
  • He brought his mom as a date to the Academy Awards when he won for Good Will Hunting
  • Huge fan of the Boston Red Sox
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Planning to get your loved one something really cool this year? Getting your dad that iPhone 4 he’s been wanting? Or maybe you’re getting your brother that really fancy laptop he asked for?

Garbage. It’s all garbage, at least compared to this over-the-top celebrity Christmas presents. Celebs love to do things big, and for the biggest time of the year, it only gets more outrageous. Here are 10 extravagant celebrity Christmas presents.

Paris Hilton: Pink Bentley: Paris bought her own Christmas present—a $285,000 pink Bentley Continental GT. The dashboard is diamond-encrusted. At this point, I’m surprised the woman doesn’t get Tinkerbell encrusted with diamonds.

Mariah Carey: Rolls Royce Phantom: No surprise here, these two live like royalty. Nick Cannon gifted his wife with a $400,000 Rolls Royce Phantom. It included a personalized license plate that reads “mommyMC”
There are a lot of celebs who make their drug and alcohol problems public. Sometimes, very public (cough* Charlie Sheen *cough). We're all morbidly intrigued with stars like Lindsay Lohan and Mel Gibson, who gradually become drugged-up messes in the middle of a meltdown.

Sometimes these celebs get over their issues, and sometimes they show up to a red carpet event with rotting teeth.

Other celebrities work hard to keep their addictions in check. They quietly enter rehab, quietly recover, and then get right back into the spotlight. Here are some celebs we didn't know were recovering addicts.

Daniel Radcliffe: When the Harry Potter star recently revealed his sobriety, we had no idea he'd had a problem. "I became so reliant on alcohol to enjoy stuff," he said. "There were a few years there when I was just so enamored with the idea of living some sort of famous person’s lifestyle that really isn’t suited to me."
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Is this a year for babies, or what? Something about 2010 had people going at it with each other like they're trying to repopulate the Earth.

According to a source for Life & Style, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck are expecting their third child, a baby boy. The duo already has two daughters: five year-old Violet and Seraphina, 2. Garner hasn't confirmed the news, but the source is apparently a good family friend.

Ben is reportedly thrilled to have a "little sports buddy…he can’t wait to take his son to baseball games and play catch with him." And Jen "feels like she won't know what to do. She’s close to her two sisters, and her instincts were spot-on with the girls. But she never had a brother and doesn’t know the drill.”

Here's a tip: put a video game controller in their hand. Parenting complete. Good luck taking it away from them for the next 20-30 years, though.
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Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are slowly becoming "that" couple. You know, the couple that ignores their friends at dinner parties because they're too busy groping each other under the table. And Jennifoux has taken it up a notch by dressing alike. Gag.

The two were spotted walking in New York City's West Village the other day. They both wore black leather jackets, black shirts, aviators, and military boots. They were pretty much identical except that Justin wasn't carrying an oversized purse.

But these two are by no means the first celebrity couple to dress alike. And away we go:
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner are expecting another baby! The couple are parents to Violet Anne, 5 and Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, 2. I wonder if they will stick to flower names + normal girl name combinations for their third child as well. Daisy Jessica, Petunia Megan, Sunflower Brittany? I should never be allowed to name children.

The couple’s representative has released a one-word statement to the Associated Press saying they are “thrilled” to have a baby on the way. No other details have been released but it’s believed that Jennifer is in her second trimester. Sources say they have been trying to add to their family for a while now, the Garner-Affleck clan wants to “out-baby” the Jolie-Pitt clan. I kid. I kid.

A source says, “She’s always wanted three kids. This was her plan all along.”
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Leo's are known for being confident, powerful, and maybe a little vain.

Huffington Post says, "many Leo's are attracted to the theater, the performing arts and public relations, for you truly understand the importance of putting on a good presentation."

It's no wonder so many celebs are Leo's.

If plan on having a kid that you hope will be famous one day, aim to have a Leo baby and try to get preggers sometime at the end of October.Let's look at the Sexiest Leos, those hot celebs that were born between July 22 and August 23:

Jennifer Lopez: embodying the Leo characteristic of "optimism" having recently told Vanity Fair, "I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love...it's still my biggest dream."

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I wish I could tell people the reason for my awful haircut is that I’m getting into character, but I don’t see that working.

Celebs, on the other hand, have the luxury of blaming their changing looks on the colorful roles they take on. And because stars are called out for every flaw, sometimes getting a bad haircut—or even shaving it all off—can be liberating. Other times, it leaves them feeling like the lead singer of a 90s punk band, and they opt for extensions. Here are 10 celebs and the bad haircuts they got for movie roles.

Natalie Portman: When Natalie Portman was filming V for Vendetta, her long, beautiful locks were chopped off during filming. In a single shot, the one-take-wonder had her natural hair shaved-off while the cameras were rolling, and she was in character crying.

Javier Bardem: Javier Bardem’s Dora The Explorer haircut in No Country for Old Men was so bad, it left the actor depressed.

Costar Josh Brolin claimed: “[Javier] was depressed during the process…he felt like he wouldn’t have sex for three months. Full-blown depression. I mean, bad.”

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A best friend is an amazing person to have in your life. You can rely on them, confide in them, make fun of their insecurities and get away with it…

We love seeing celebs find friends among each other. Mostly because there’s more chance for public drama, but you know, we’re happy for them too. Here are ten Hollywood BFFs that are still going strong.

Courteney Cox & Jennifer Aniston: These two must’ve really gotten into character on the set of Friends. Their fictional friendship became a real-life relationship that’s lasted years. And husbands.

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck: They grew up together...
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Alex Rodriquez is the latest celebrity to be found involved in the illegal high stakes Hollywood poker ring.

Star magazine has learned that A-Rod played in other high-stakes no-limit Texas Hold ‘em games sometime in the last several months. This high stakes games usually have buy-ins of $40,000.

A-Rod first drew attention...
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If we’ve learned anything from Scorsese movies, it’s that you can’t have an illegal underground poker ring without hookers and blow.

It’s now being revealed that the million dollar gambling games that recently busted A-list stars like Toby Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, included cocaine and prostitutes.

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