- 2005
Starting a Family
Affleck and Garner tie the knot in a top-secret ceremony on one of the islands of Turks and Caicos. Months later, on Dec. 1, Affleck becomes a father with the birth of the couple's daughter, Violet. He also stars in Hollywoodland as TV Superman George Reeves, which is his most serious role to date.
- 2007
Affleck the Director
Affleck appears on the cover of men's style magazine Details, where he discusses his directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone, starring his younger brother Casey. "There's something really great about directing," Affleck, 35, says. "If you don't like this movie, I'm the guy to see. I'm the guy to criticize." But Violet's daddy is also hopeful that the film will help critics see beyond "Bennifer" and his high-profile flops. "It was probably bad for my career," he says of his dating Lopez.
- 2008
Baby Number Two
Following their three-year wedding anniversary, Garner debuts her baby bump and Affleck confirms they're having another baby to long time pal, director-actor Kevin Smith. "[Ben] is a great dad, which I found not that surprising," Smith tells PEOPLE, "but it's a side of him that I never thought about before he became a dad." On January 6, they welcome their second daughter, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): MWD/X 17; Bauer Griffin
- Name
- Ben Affleck
- Date of Birth
- August 15, 1972
- Birth Place
- Berkeley, Calif.
- Relationships
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Jennifer Garner, wife (2005 to present)
Jennifer Lopez, ex-girlfriend (2002 to 2004, engaged)
Gwyneth Paltrow, ex-girlfriend (1998 to 1999)
Cheyenne Rothman, ex-girlfriend (1990 to 1997, on & off) - Children
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Violet Affleck, daughter (12/1/2005)
Seraphina Rose Elizabeth Affleck, daughter (1/6/2009
