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A.R. Rahman invited onto Oscar board

Digital Spy - Found Jul. 2, 2009
... to membership.'Other entertainment talents to be extended an invitation included Peter Gabriel, Emily Blunt and Casey Affleck, as well as the...
Rogen, Hathaway get Oscar invitees - Chicago Daily Herald
Hugh Jackman's Academy Honour - MaleFirst Mens Magazine
Host Jackman now a voter, too - Miami Herald
Jackman, Hathaway join Picture Academy - Digital Spy
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Cinema Blend

Posted on July 2, 2009, 4:02 am

Academy Woos Young Generation

Daily Beast - Found Jun. 30, 2009
... to 134 members of the film community, including Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, James Franco, Emily Blunt, Casey Affleck and comic actors Michael...
Academy offers spots to Jackman, Franco - Hollywood Reporter
Jackman, Rogen, Hathaway among Oscar invitees - USA Today
Rogen, Hathaway, Jackman, Franco, Rudd Join the Academy - E! Online
Academy offers membership to Jackman, Franco - Hollywood Reporter
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Telegraph and Argus

Posted on June 30, 2009, 5:45 am

Stars Invited To Join Oscars Organization

Hollywood - Found Jul. 1, 2009
Heath Ledger's ex-girlfriend Michelle Williams, Casey Affleck and Emily Blunt are among the 134 stars and filmmakers who have been invited to
Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway Asked to Join A-Team - People
Welcome to the Academy, Seth Rogen (Among Others) - New York Times
Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway Asked to Join A-Team - People
Jackman invited to join movie academy - The Age
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WAWS FOX30

Posted on July 1, 2009, 6:10 am

Alba follows apology to charity with donation

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found Jun. 19, 2009
The 28-year-old actress had been in Oklahoma City filming the movie 'The Killer Inside Me' with co-stars Casey Affleck and Kate Hudson.
Jessica Alba Sends a Check to Charity for Shark Stunt - EOnline.com
Alba writes cheque for poster damage - Digital Spy
Alba makes donation after shark incident - UPI
Jessica Alba - Jessica Alba Apologises With Cash - Contactmusic
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Posted on June 19, 2009, 1:26 pm

Casey Affleck Wants Your Joaquin Phoenix Footage

MTV - Found May. 18, 2009
Attention amateur concert videographers and collectors of trainwreck footage: Casey Affleck wants your handiwork for his upcoming film on actor-

Posted on May 18, 2009, 6:49 am

Seth Rogen, James Franco, Hugh Jackman and more invited to join ...

WMBF - Found 4 hours ago
Other prospective new members include Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, James McAvoy, Amy Ryan, Michelle Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Brendon Gleeson...
Rahman invited to become Oscar voter - Now Running
Hugh Jackman?s Academy honour - NZCity
Rahman, Danny Boyle invited to become Oscar voters - Yahoo! India
Seth Rogen, James Franco, Hugh Jackman and more invited to join ... - KNDO KNDU
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Posted on July 4, 2009, 3:58 am

Destinta Theatres in Bridgeville, North Versailles to get digital ...

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Found 5 hours ago
In addition to Cera, Hirsch and Rogen, the actors are: Casey Affleck, Emily Blunt, Viola Davis, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Anne Hathaway...

Posted on July 4, 2009, 2:51 am

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck among celebs to Ante Up for Africa

Las Vegas Weekly - Found 22 hours ago
Matt Damon, Ben and Casey Affleck, Mekhi Phifer, Jason Alexander, Charles Barkley, Hank Azaria, Brad Garrett, Reggie Miller and Sarah...
Damon, Affleck gamble for charity - Times of India
This poker player is Moneymaker by name, money maker by nature - Sydney Morning Herald
Jeff Lisandro and WSOP Main Event Survivors on the Penultimate Week ... - Houston Chronicle
Jeff Lisandro and WSOP Main Event Survivors on the Penultimate Week ... - Globe Investor
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Poker News

Posted on July 3, 2009, 9:39 am

Slide Show: Downtown Tulsa becomes movie set

Tulsa World - Found Jul. 3, 2009
Actor Casey Affleck takes a break during shooting Monday.

Posted on July 3, 2009, 4:49 am

Best of IFC July 2009

Examiner.com - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Two men (Casey Affleck, Matt Damon) get lost in the desert without food or water. The Limey.

Posted on July 2, 2009, 12:18 pm

Casey Affleck Biography

Casey Affleck
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Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck, June 2006
Born Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt
August 12, 1975 (1975-08-12) (age 33)
Falmouth, Massachusetts,
United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s) Summer Phoenix (2006 - present)
Official website

Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an acclaimed Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated American actor. He has acted in films such as Good Will Hunting, Ocean's Eleven, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Gone Baby Gone. He is the younger brother of Ben Affleck.

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Early life

Affleck was born Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the son of Chris Ann (née Boldt), a school district employee and teacher, and Timothy Affleck, a drug counselor, social worker, janitor, auto mechanic, bartender, and former actor with the Theater Company of Boston. He is the younger brother of Ben Affleck.1 As a child he had numerous pets, including cats, snakes, guinea pigs and turtles.2 Affleck went to The George Washington University, later transferring to Columbia University in New York City, where he majored in physics, astronomy, and Western philosophy.3

Career

Affleck's first movie role was as a sociopathic teenager in Gus Van Sant's 1995 dark comedy To Die For, alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Nicole Kidman.4 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: Chasing Amy and Good Will Hunting. The latter was a major hit and jump-started the careers of Matt Damon and the Affleck brothers. Both Ben and Damon went on to win the Academy Award For Best Original Screenplay. Affleck then starred in the underground movie Desert Blue, a film that met limited critical or commercial success, but also featured rising star Kate Hudson.5 He took time off from acting before playing another role.

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 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.citation needed 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 mormon 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. In the latter film, several scenes take place in Mexico, where Affleck lived as a child, and in which he has extended dialogue in Spanish, which he speaks.6

After establishing his movie career, Affleck turned to screenwriting, teaming 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. Affleck also starred in the film The Last Kiss as a friend of Zach Braff's character and made a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix-directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside.

In 2007, he starred in the Western The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, playing Robert Ford to Brad Pitt's Jesse James. For this role he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture at the 65th Golden Globe Awards, a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture and an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards. He also starred in the critically acclaimed Gone Baby Gone in which he appeared as the main protagonist, Patrick Kenzie. The movie was directed by his brother, Ben Affleck, who later stated that as an actor, Casey is "the better Affleck."

In April 2008, director Ridley Scott had announced his new project The Kind One, a period noir drama set for release in 2010. Affleck has been cast in the lead role.7 Also in 2010, Affleck will be teaming up with Jessica Alba in The Killer Inside Me, a film adaptation of the 1952 novel of the same name.8

He will direct a documentary about the musical career of his friend and brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix; filming begins in early 20099. The official website for the film announced that he is seeking fan videos of Joaquin's live concert footage for possible inclusion in his film. 10

Personal life

Affleck married Summer Phoenix, his girlfriend of six years, on June 3, 2006.11 The couple were introduced by her brother, Joaquin. The couple have two sons, Indiana August, who was born on May 31, 2004 in Amsterdam12 and Atticus,13 who was born in November, 2007.14

Affleck is involved with many animal rights movements and campaigns for PETA and Farm Sanctuary.15

Affleck speaks fluent Spanish and resides in Los Angeles, California and Winter Park, Florida with his family.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1988 Lemon Sky Jerry TV
1990 The Kennedys of Massachusetts Robert (12-15) TV mini-series
1995 To Die For Russel Hines
1996 Race the Sun Daniel Webster
1997 Chasing Amy Little kid
Good Will Hunting Morgan O'Mally
1998 Desert Blue Pete Kepler
1999 200 Cigarettes Tom
American Pie Tom Myers Uncredited
Floating Prep #1
2000 Drowning Mona Bobby Calzone
Committed Jay
Hamlet Fortinbras
Attention Shoppers Jed
2001 Ocean's Eleven Virgil Malloy
American Pie 2 Tom Myers
Soul Survivors Sean
2002 Gerry Gerry Also Screenwriter
2004 Ocean's Twelve Virgil Malloy
2005 Lonesome Jim Jim
2006 The Last Kiss Chris
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Virgil Malloy
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Robert Ford Nominated - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
Gone Baby Gone Patrick Kenzie
2010 The Killer Inside Me16 Lou Ford
The Kind One17 Danny Landon

Other awards and nominations

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References

  1. ^ Casey Affleck Biography (1975-). Film Reference.com.
  2. ^ Out There: Casey Affleck. Peta2.net.
  3. ^ Casey Affleck Biography. Biography.com.
  4. ^ Schaefer, Stephen. Casey Affleck - Breakthrough Actor. Variety.com. 19 October 2007.
  5. ^ Roberts, Sheila. Casey Affleck Interview, Gone Baby Gone. MoviesOnline.ca.
  6. ^ Carroll, Larry. Casey Affleck says 'Thirteen' is better than 'Twelve'. MTV.com. 24 August 2006.
  7. ^ "Paste Magazine  :: News :: Ridley Scott, Casey Affleck take on The Kind One". Paste. 2008-04-17. http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7175/news/film/ridley_scott_taking_on_the_kind_one. Retrieved on 2008-04-27. 
  8. ^ "BD Horror News - 'Killer Inside Me' Finds New Director and Cast". BloodyDisgusting. 2008-11-17. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/14372. Retrieved on 2008-11-28. 
  9. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090116/film_nm/us_affleck;_ylt=AnnLzGxe.VvK8T98.Tr3u6ZxFb8C[ Casey Affleck to Direct a Documentary on Joaquim Phoenix] Yahoo News, January 17, 2009
  10. ^ Untitled Joaquin Phoenix Documentary. joaqdoc.com
  11. ^ [1]"Biography for Casey Affleck - IMDB
  12. ^ Casey Affleck - Profile. E! Online.com.
  13. ^ Affleck brothers strike gold on the silver screen
  14. ^ "Casey Affleck Welcomes a Second Child." People.com. 15 November 2007.
  15. ^ Alicia Silverstone naked PETA advert banned. My Park magazine. 21 September 2007.
  16. ^ "BD Horror News - 'Killer Inside Me' Finds New Director and Cast". BloodyDisgusting. 2008-11-17. http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/14372. Retrieved on 2008-11-28. 
  17. ^ "Casey Affleck Joins The Kind One Cast". FirstShowing.net. 2008-02-06. http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/02/06/casey-affleck-joins-the-kind-one-cast/. Retrieved on 2008-05-01. 

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