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Casey Affleck Profile |
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Birth Date: August 12, 1975
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Birth Place: Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth Name: Caleb Casey Affleck
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975 in Falmouth,
Massachusetts) is an American actor. Affleck spent his youth
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and briefly attended Columbia
University before dropping out to concentrate on acting. He
is the younger brother of actor Ben Affleck.
Casey Affleck was born Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt on August
12, 1975 to Chris, a school district employee, and Tim, a
former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. When Casey
was five, he broke his arm and almost had to have it
amputated, spending 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". Later in his life he
would become a vegan.
Casey went to George Washington University. Casey then
transferred to Columbia University in New York City and
majored in Physics, Astronomy, and Western Philosophy. After
attending for a brief time, Casey dropped out to focus on
his acting career.
Gus Van Sant's To Die For opened the doors for the
20-year-old actor. Casey played alongside Joaquin Phoenix
and Nicole Kidman. This movie later introduced him to many
new people.
In 1996, Casey starred in the unknown movie Race the Sun,
co-starring Halle Berry. The film was a major bust, but came
out on both VHS and DVD.
One year after Casey’s major movie flop, he appeared in two
films featuring older brother Ben Affleck. Casey played a
small role in Chasing Amy. Later that year, Casey again
worked under Gus Van Sant in the film Good Will Hunting,
where he plays a friend to both his brother and fellow actor
Matt Damon. The movie was a major hit and jump-started the
careers of Damon and the Affleck brothers. Ben and Matt
co-wrote the screenplay and were later rewarded with an
Oscar.
After co-starring in two of his older brother's movies,
Casey aimed to escape his brother's shadow. He starred in
the underground movie Desert Blues, a film which met with
limited success. This movie was a gateway movie to success
for Affleck's co-star, Kate Hudson.
After Desert Blues, Casey decided to take time off from
acting before playing another role. He was offered the
script for the black comedy Drowning Mona and jumped at the
opportunity. The movie also starred many well-known names
such as Bette Midler, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell, and
Danny Devito.
In 2001, Casey wanted to experiment more with his acting
talents. He starred in the psychological horror movie Soul
Survivors, co-starring Luke Wilson, Wes Bentley, and Eliza
Dushku.
Next on Casey’s billing list was 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. In his
most famous role to date, Casey 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, slated for release in June 2007.
After reaching success in his movie career, Casey decided to
write his own movie, like his older brother Ben. Casey
teamed up with Matt Damon to write a film about two friends
who get lost while hiking in the desert. Once again, Affleck
worked with Gus Van Sant on the 2002 film, entitled Gerry.
More recently, Casey Affleck starred in the film The Last
Kiss.
Casey Affleck recently married Summer Phoenix, fellow
actress and girlfriend of six years. The couple were
introduced by Joaquin Phoenix, Affleck's best friend and
Summer's brother. After it was discovered that Summer was
pregnant, Affleck proposed to her at the end of 2003. Five
months later, son Indiana August was born in Amsterdam. They
wed two years later in a private ceremony in Georgia. Guests
included Joaquin Phoenix, and Ben Affleck with his wife,
Jennifer Garner, and daughter, Violet.
Casey is now involved with many animal rights movements and
campaigns for PETA. He is a strict vegan. |
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Other Information |
Brother of actor Ben Affleck
Attended Columbia University, majoring in Physics. During
this time he lived with his grandma in Manhattan.
Currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Summer
Phoenix, and son, Indiana August.
Is of Scottish-Irish descent
In the March issue of Nylon Magazine, Casey Affleck admits
to being ashamed of two movies in his career: Drowning Mona
(2000) and Soul Survivors (2001).
Is a vegan.
Best friends with Joaquin Phoenix.
Appeared with brother Ben Affleck in two 1997 movies,
Chasing Amy (1997) , Good Will Hunting (1997) and in "200
Cigarettes" (1999).
His older brother, Ben Affleck, and his fiancée's older
brother, River Phoenix, have both played versions of
characters played by Harrison Ford. Ben Affleck played Jack
Ryan in The Sum of All Fears (2002), and River Phoenix
played the young Indy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989).
He and fiancée Summer Phoenix welcomed a son, Indiana
August, on May 31, 2004, in Amsterdam.
Brother-in-law of Jennifer Garner, Joaquin Phoenix, Rain
Phoenix and Liberty Phoenix.
He and Summer Phoenix were a couple for six years before
they married
He and his brother Ben Affleck have both had on screen
romances with Liv Tyler: Lonesome Jim, Armageddon and Jersey
Girl. |
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