Ben affleck and matt damon biography

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have one of the most long-lasting and famous friendships in Hollywood history.

The Boston natives have been best friends since Affleck was in his single digits, and their bond has led them to collaborate onscreen numerous times, including their Oscar-winning debut Good Will Hunting and most recently with The Last Duel and the Nike drama Air.

"Ben has always had an incredible charisma. People are just getting introduced to it through film," Damon told The Los Angeles Timesin 1999.

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"It's hard to think of your best friend as a movie star, but the fact that he is [stems from] the extent to which parts of the real him come through. He is somebody that everybody wants to be around."

After the success of the film, which won each of them their first Oscars for Best Original Screenplay, the duo considered going their separate ways professionally, but it didn't quite shake out that way.

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