Ben Affleck may have been a major movie star and regular tabloid fodder during the early 2000s, but the A-lister first rose to mainstream prominence for his talents on the other side of the camera after winning an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay back in 1997 when he co-wrote
Good Will Hunting with longtime best friend Matt Damon.
However, it would be another ten years until he made his directorial debut, and his reinvention as an acclaimed filmmaker led to a full-blown career renaissance.
Gone Baby Gone,
The Town and
Argo all received rave reviews from critics, with the latter netting him a second Academy Award for Best Picture, and he also won the Golden Globe for Best Director despite not even being nominated for an Oscar in the same category.
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The Stuber star later loaded his purchases into his car and headed home for the day.
The comedian began his career by making appearances on various podcasts and taking on small roles in TV shows and films before gaining wider attention for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, which ran from 2014 until 2019.
Just to be safe: The Silicon Valley actor also kept a small container of hand sanitizer attached to his belt during the run
He gained further exposure for the 2017 semi-autobiographical comedy The Big Sick, which he wrote and starred in.
The film was based on the early portion of his relationship with his now-wife Emily V. Gordon, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.