Ben Affleck

He noted that the line between politics and entertainment is becoming increasingly blurry, as Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill O'Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh all came from the entertainment business. Film. Larry King asked Affleck if he would consider running for office, and Affleck admitted to contemplating the proposition. Television. During the first day of the Democratic Convention, Affleck was featured on Larry King Live with Tucker Carlson and Al Sharpton. A list of prominent film and television appearances, often with Aykroyd writing as well, includes:. In 2004, Affleck actively campaigned for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. He has been inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.

He won the California State Poker Championship on June 20, 2004, taking home the first prize of $356,000, and qualifying him for the 2004 World Poker Tour final tournament. He received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for Driving Miss Daisy. He has been tutored by poker professionals Amir Vahedi and Annie Duke. In 1977 he received an Emmy Award for writing on SNL; he later received two more nominations for writing, and one each for acting and Outstanding Comedy-Variety series. Affleck is also an avid poker player, regularly entering local events. As of 2004, it was the second largest live music promoter in the world with seven venues and 22 amphitheaters in the United States and Canada. Most recently, he has been romantically linked with Alias star Jennifer Garner, who costarred alongside him in Daredevil; perhaps due to the fact that Garner is somewhat less rich-and-famous than Lopez, attempts by the media to dub this pairing "Bennifer II" have, so far, been unsuccessful. Its mission is to promote African-American cultural contributions of blues music and folk art.

Affleck also had a high-profile romance with actress Gwyneth Paltrow. In 1992, Aykroyd, along with many other notable music and Hollywood personalities, founded the House of Blues. They broke up in 2004, with both blaming the media attention. He was born with syndactylism (webbed toes). Both subsequently lost fans and credibility, probably due in part to the saturation of Affleck/Lopez interviews and projects, and especially after the notorious failure of Gigli, which in part was due to the negative publicity (generated for no apparent reason except for the fact they were both famous) which led to the couple being dubbed "Bennifer". He gained fame on the American TV show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1979 where he was known for his impersonations of celebrities like Julia Child and Tom Snyder and for his recurring role as a huckster. In 2002 it was announced that he was engaged to actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, and the relationship between the two received an extremely ham-handed treatment by the entertainment media. Daniel Edward Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a comedian, actor and screenwriter.

Affleck's most recent films, including Gigli, Paycheck, Jersey Girl, and Surviving Christmas have been box office bombs. 2004: Christmas with the Kranks. Along with Matt Damon and producer Chris Moore, Affleck founded the production company LivePlanet, through which the three friends created the documentary series Project Greenlight. 2004: 50 First Dates. He is also known for his roles in many of Kevin Smith's films - all of them, in fact, except for Clerks. 2003: Bright Young Things. He came to national attention when he and good friend Matt Damon wrote the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), for which they won an Academy Award for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. 2002: Crossroads, Unconditional Love.

He was a child actor, having roles on television series and made-for-television movies when young. the Spider, Evolution, Pearl Harbor, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion. He currently lives in Santa Monica, California. 2001: Earth vs. Born in Berkeley, California, he grew up in the Boston, Massachusetts area. 2000: Loser, Stardom, The House of Mirth. Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972), is an American actor. 1999: Diamonds.

The Dark End of the Street (1981). 1998: Antz, Blues Brothers 2000. Granville. 1997: Grosse Pointe Blank. The Voyage of the Mimi (TV Series) (1984) – C.T. Bilko. Granville. 1996: Celtic Pride, Feeling Minnesota, My Fellow Americans, Sgt.