"I go to the Methodist Church, [my] kids [are] baptised and I got introduced to Christianity a little bit later in life," he said. Admitting that he struggles with his "faith" and "belief", Affleck said what drew him to Christianity is the unconditional love and grace from God.
He has English, Irish, Scottish, German, Swedish, Swiss, Northern Irish (Scots-Irish), Welsh and French ancestry. The surname "Affleck" is of Scottish origin, and his middle name, "Géza", was the name of a family friend. He was raised in a mostly Episcopalian family.
Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975.
And about 150 years later in 2003, Affleck dropped $7.1 million on the 87-acre property in Riceboro where slaves toiled back before the civil war. The property was originally home to a 'thriving' rice plantation known as Hampton Pastures and was owned by Roswell King.
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Why does Ben Affleck have a house in Georgia?
The Argo actor, who recently married Jennifer Lopez after they famously rekindled their romance last year, initially bought his sprawling, 35-hectare Georgia estate in 2003, when the couple were first dating.
After nearly two years of marriage, the "Maid in Manhattan" star and the Oscar winner are living apart, according to Access Hollywood and People. This relationship update comes shortly after Lopez, 54, attended the 2024 Met Gala without Affleck, 51, by her side.
Affleck's weight tends to swing depending on his current role. He weighed about 198 pounds for 'The Town' and as much as 225 pounds for 'Batman v Superman. ' He's been working out during the pandemic and we currently estimate his weight to be around 200-210 pounds.
Ben Affleck has quite the collection of body art. There's no hiding all that ink. “I actually do have a number of tattoos but I try to have them in places where you don't have to do a lot of cover up — they get sort of addictive, after a while,” Ben Affleck told “Extra” in 2016.
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's friendship spans 4 decades. How it all began. The childhood friends from Massachusetts cemented their star statuses with “Good Will Hunting” — and have been working together ever since.
“They both want their moms to fly in and spend time together, but Christine [Affleck] has never really gelled with Lupe [Lopez], so they've always been tactfully kept apart,” says the source, explaining that Ben's mom is “wary” of his second marriage.
When he was 13, Affleck was cast in a television show that spent a year filming in Mexico. He learned the basics over time, then he continued practicing as an adult. In an interview with Kelly Clarkson, Affleck explained that he was inspired to study harder when his daughter Violet began learning Spanish.
Ben Affleck is committed to maintaining his sobriety amid troubles in his marriage to Jennifer Lopez, a source exclusively tells In Touch. “He's managed to stay fully sober,” the insider reveals, noting that “it came off as pretty insensitive” when Jennifer, 54, launched an alcohol line, Delola, in April 2023.
1. Brad Garrett. The Everybody Loves Raymond alum is just a few inches shy of being 7 feet tall. With his 6ft 8 inches of height, he's the tallest actor in Hollywood that we could find.
Situated in the heart of Beverly Hills, the mansion spreads over 38,000 square feet. It boasts of 12 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, an indoor pickleball court, a gym, a salon, spas, a 155-feet long inground infinity pool, an outdoor kitchen, and several lush lawns.
Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is a supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Artists Equity and were also co-owners of Pearl Street Films.
The 'Big House', as the primary mansion is known, is a remarkable imitation of a plantation house and is located on 35 hectares of land overlooking the North Newport River on Hampton Island, Georgia. It is considered one of the crown jewels along the coast of Georgia.
Located 30 minutes outside Atlanta, Rick Ross' spectacular Georgia mansion lies in Fayetteville. Not only is his Georgia house the largest house in Georgia, but it's one of the largest homes in the United States. Sitting at over 45,000 square feet, Ross purchased the property for over $5.8 million.
The Oscar winner, 49, purchased a sizeable property outside Savannah, Georgia, as a vacation getaway in 2003, paying a reported $7.11 million for it, according to the Wall Street Journal. He was dating his new wife Jennifer Lopez, 52, when he originally bought the estate.
