Casey Affleck
Birth name	Caleb Casey Affleck
Born	August 12, 1975 (1975-08-12) (age 32) Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Spouse(s)	Summer Phoenix
Official site	CaseyAffleck.com

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Biography

Early life

Affleck was born Caleb Casey Affleck in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Chris Boldt, a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Affleck, a drug counselor, janitor, auto mechanic, bar tender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston.^[1] When Affleck was five, he broke his arm and almost had to have it amputated; he spent 12 hours in surgery as the doctors worked to repair his severely infected compound fracture. As a child he had numerous pets, including cats, snakes, guinea pigs, turtles and a dog named "Pepper". Affleck went to George Washington University and later transferred to Columbia University in New York City where he majored in Physics, Astronomy, and Western Philosophy.^[2] After attending for a brief time, Casey dropped out to focus on his acting career. The garden of the historical society of Falmouth Falmouth is a town located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... The George Washington University (GW), is a private, coeducational university located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The school was founded in 1821 as The Columbian College in the District of Columbia by Baptist ministers using funds bequeathed by George Washington. ... Columbia University is a private research university in the United States and a member of the prestigious Ivy League. ...

Career

Affleck's first movie role was in Gus Van Sant's 1995 dark comedy film To Die For, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Nicole Kidman as a troubled teenager. After starring the following year in the box office flop Race the Sun (co-starring Halle Berry), he appeared in two films featuring older brother Ben Affleck: Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting. The movie was a major hit and jump-started the careers of Matt Damon and the Affleck brothers. Ben Affleck and Damon went on to win the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Affleck then starred in the underground movie Desert Blue, a film which met with limited success, but also featured rising star Kate Hudson. He took time off from acting before playing another role. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To Die For is a 1995 film written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard (ISBN 0595269397), and directed by Gus Van Sant. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ) (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning American film actor. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian[1] Academy Award winning actress. ... Race the Sun is a 1996 dramedic movie, mainly starring Halle Berry and James Belushi. ... Halle Maria Berry (born August 14, 1966[1]) is an American actress. ... Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film actor, director, and Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning screenwriter. ... Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy written and directed by Kevin Smith about two comic book artists: Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian-identified woman. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Matthew Paige Matt Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American screenwriter and actor. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Desert Blue is a 1998 American comedy/drama film directed by Morgan J. Freeman and starring Brendan Sexton, Kate Hudson, Ethan Suplee, Christina Ricci, Casey Affleck, Peter Saarsgard, Sara Gilbert, and John Heard. ... This article is about the actress. ...

He next starred in the black comedy Drowning Mona with Bette Midler, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell, and Danny Devito. The movie performed poorly at the box office and with critics. He then starred in the 2001 psychological horror movie Soul Survivors, co-starring Luke Wilson, Wes Bentley, and Eliza Dushku. Affleck later admitted in an interview to Nylon Magazine that he was ashamed to have been involved with both films. Drowning Mona is a 2000 U.S. crime comedy starring Danny DeVito as Wyatt Rash, a local police chief from Verplanck, New York, who investigates the mysterious death of Mona Dearly (played by Bette Midler), a spiteful, loud-mouthed, cruel and around the town highly unpopular woman, who drove her... Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her first name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22, 1958) an American film actress and a writer of books for children. ... Neve Adrianne Campbell (born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. ... Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. ... The Soul Survivors were an American R&B group, known for their 1967 hit Expressway to Your Heart, which was the first hit by Philadelphia soul producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. ... Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor. ... Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, and Mena Suvari in a promotional photo for American Beauty Wes Bentley (born September 4, 1978) is an American actor. ... Eliza Patricia Dushku (born December 30, 1980) is an American film actress, who has appeared in several Hollywood movies such as True Lies, Bring It On, and Wrong Turn. ...

However, Affleck followed them up with a re-make of the Rat Pack movie Ocean's Eleven, directed by Steven Soderbergh. The 2001 release had a star-studded cast, including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts. Affleck played Virgil Malloy, one of the pair of brothers hired to drive the getaway vehicle. Affleck would return to this character in Ocean's Twelve in 2004, and Ocean's Thirteen, released in June 2007, where he has several scenes which take place in Mexico and in which he has extended dialog in Spanish. Affleck lived in Mexico as a child and speaks Spanish fluently.^[3] This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Oceans Eleven is the name of two American heist films: the original of 1960, and the remake of 2001. ... Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and Oscar-winning director. ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–99), and his rise as an A-List movie star... William Bradley Brad Pitt(born December 18, 1963) is an American actor and film producer. ... Andy Garcia at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, December 7, 2001 Andy García (born April 12, 1956) is a Cuban-American actor. ... Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American film actress and former fashion model. ... Oceans Twelve is a 2004 film that takes place after the events of the 2001 movie Oceans Eleven. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. ...

After establishing his movie career, Casey turned screenwriting and teamed up with Matt Damon to write the 2002 film Gerry about two friends who get lost while hiking in the desert, directed by Van Sant. More recently, Casey starred in the film The Last Kiss as a friend of Zach Braff's character. He also made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside. Gerry is a 2002 film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by and starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. ... The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film Lultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an American television and film actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ) (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning American film actor. ... Paul Balthazar Getty (born 22 January 1975) is an American film actor. ... Ringside is an indie pop band from Hollywood, California. ...

Personal life

Affleck married Summer Phoenix, fellow actress and girlfriend of six years, on June 3, 2006. The couple were introduced by her brother, Joaquin Phoenix, Affleck's close friend. The couple has a son, Indiana August, who was born on May 31, 2004 in Amsterdam. They are currently expecting their second child. Summer Joy Phoenix (born 10 December 1978 in Winter Park, Florida) is an American actress and model. ... is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (pronounced IPA: ) (born October 28, 1974), formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Grammy Award-winning American film actor. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig (Valiant, Determined, Compassionate) Location of Amsterdam Coordinates: , Country Province Government  - Mayor Job Cohen (PvdA)  - Aldermen Lodewijk Asscher Hennah Buyne Carolien Gehrels Tjeerd Herrema Maarten van Poelgeest Marijke Vos  - Secretary Erik Gerritsen Area [1][2]  - City 219 km²  (84. ...

Affleck is involved with many animal rights movements and campaigns for PETA and Farm Sanctuary. He is a strict vegetarian. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture... Farm Sanctuarys shelter in upstate New York. ...

Filmography

• To Die For (1995)
• Race the Sun (1996)
• Chasing Amy (1997)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• 200 Cigarettes (1999)
• American Pie (1999) (uncredited)
• Drowning Mona (2000)
• Committed (2000)
• Hamlet (2000)
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• American Pie 2 (2001)
• Soul Survivors (2001)
• Gerry (2002)
• Ocean's Twelve (2004)
• Lonesome Jim (2005)
• The Last Kiss (2006)
• Tales from Earthsea (anime) (2006)
• Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007)

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The 1999 film 200 Cigarettes stars Ben Affleck, Elvis Costello, Kate Hudson, Jay Mohr, Christina Ricci, Paul Rudd, Martha Plimpton, Casey Affleck, Courtney Love, Dave Chappelle, Janeane Garofalo, Guillermo Diaz, Gaby Hoffmann, Catherine Kellner, Brian McCardie, Nicole Parker and Angela Featherstone. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... American Pie is a 1999 film, the first by director Paul Weitz, written by Adam Herz. ... The year 1999 in film involved some significant events. ... Drowning Mona is a 2000 U.S. crime comedy starring Danny DeVito as Wyatt Rash, a local police chief from Verplanck, New York, who investigates the mysterious death of Mona Dearly (played by Bette Midler), a spiteful, loud-mouthed, cruel and around the town highly unpopular woman, who drove her... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Committed is a Miramax movie that opened in May, 2000. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... 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Spoiler warning: Gerry is a 2002 film directed by Gus Van Sant starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... Oceans Twelve is a 2004 film that takes place after the events of the 2001 movie Oceans Eleven. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Lonesome Jim is a 2005 film, directed by Steve Buscemi. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... The Last Kiss is a 2006 film which is based on the 2001 Italian film Lultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Tales from Earthsea is the official English title of Gedo Senki (ゲド戦記, loosely Geds War Chronicles), a feature film from Studio Ghibli is scheduled for release in Japan in July 2006. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the Battle of the Sequels 2, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil... The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 Western drama film adapted from Ron Hansens 1983 novel of the same name. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the Battle of the Sequels 2, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil... Gone Baby Gone is a movie set for release in 2007, staring Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan, also starring Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman. ... 2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the Battle of the Sequels 2, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and several film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Oceans Thirteen, Resident Evil...

References

External links

• Casey Affleck at the Internet Movie Database
• Casey Affleck Exclusive Interview on peta2