Casey Affleck
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| Casey Affleck | |
 "Tom" in 200 Cigarettes |
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| Birth name | Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt |
| Born | August 12, 1975 (age 31) Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA |
| Official site | http://www.caseyaffleck.com |
| Notable roles | "Virgil Malloy" in Ocean's Eleven |
| Spouse(s) | Summer Phoenix |
Caleb Casey Affleck-Boldt (born August 12, 1975) is an American actor born in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Younger brother of Ben Affleck, Casey spent his youth in Cambridge, and briefly attended Columbia University before dropping out to concentrate on acting.
Affleck became engaged to Summer Phoenix, his girlfriend of four years, on January 9, 2004. On May 31, 2004, Phoenix gave birth to their son, Indiana August, in Amsterdam. On June 3rd 2006, Affleck and Phoenix wed in Georgia. Older brothers Ben Affleck (along with wife, Jennifer Garner and daughter, Violet Affleck) and Joaquin Phoenix were present for the ceremony.
Casey Affleck was born Caleb Casey Affleck in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Growing up as an Aflleck, he was one out of two sons. The other sibling was his older brother, Ben. Growing up in Falmouth must have been exciting and troubling for this star. He is a child of a broken home. Casey's mother, Chris, and his father, Tim, were unhappy with their life and marriage and decided it was time they got a divorce. Caset was also involved in a very tragic injury at the young age of five. Casey broke his arm and almost had to have it amputated. Casey spent 12 hours in surgery as the doctors worked to repair his compound fracture that was severely infected. As a young kid he had anumerous amounts of pets. Some included cats, snakes, guinea pigs, turtles and a dog named "Pepper." Later in his life he would become a vegan. [1]
Casey later would go off to college. He first went to George Washington College. Casey then transferred to Columbia College in New York and major in Physics, Astronomy, and Western Philosophy (www.caseyaffleck.com). After attending for a little while Casey dropped out to focus on his acting career. Casey's first major motion picture was an unknown film called "Race the Sun." It also starred Halle Berry (www.imdb.com).
[edit] Selected filmography
- Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
- Tales from Earthsea (anime)
- Gone Baby Gone (2006)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2006)
- The Last Kiss (2006)
- Lonesome Jim (2005) .... Jim
- Ocean's Twelve (2004)
- Gerry (2002)
- Ocean's Eleven (2001)
- American Pie 2 (2001)
- Hamlet (2000)
- Committed (2000)
- Drowning Mona (2000)
- American Pie (1999) (uncredited)
- 200 Cigarettes (1999)
- Good Will Hunting (1997)
- Chasing Amy (1997)
- Race the Sun (1996)
- To Die For (1995)
- Soul Survivors (2001)
