data/processed/Ben_Affleck.final_en.timeline.json

{
  "entity": "Ben Affleck",
  "entity_slug": "Ben_Affleck",
  "lang": "en",
  "source_file": "data\\processed\\Ben_Affleck.merged.timeline.json",
  "source_kind": "merged_timeline",
  "events": [
    {
      "year": 1972,
      "event": "Born on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California.",
      "evidence": "Affleck was born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt on August 15, 1972, in Berkeley, California.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 1972,
      "event": "Born on August 15",
      "evidence": "Born on August 15, 1972",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 1981,
      "event": "Appeared in The Dark End of the Street",
      "evidence": "in an independent film, The Dark End of the Street (1981)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1984,
      "event": "Starred in The Voyage of the Mimi",
      "evidence": "star of the PBS children's series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1986,
      "event": "Appeared in Wanted: A Perfect Man",
      "evidence": "appeared in the ABC after school special Wanted: A Perfect Man (1986)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1991,
      "event": "Played Patrick Duffy's son in Daddy",
      "evidence": "played Patrick Duffy's son in the television film Daddy (1991)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "event": "Supporting role in School Ties",
      "evidence": "had a supporting role as a prep school student in School Ties (1992)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1992,
      "event": "Uncredited appearance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer",
      "evidence": "uncredited appearance as a basketball player in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film (1992)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
      "event": "Appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused.",
      "evidence": "He later appeared in the independent comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and several Kevin Sm",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1993,
      "event": "Played a high school quarterback in Against the Grain",
      "evidence": "played a high school quarterback in the NBC television series Against the Grain (1993)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "event": "Beginning of career: leading role in 'Pearl Harbor'",
      "evidence": "Played the role of the autistic accountant in the action thriller Mr. Wolff (The Accountant)",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 1997,
      "event": "Won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Good Will Hunting.",
      "evidence": "Affleck gained wider recognition when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Ori",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "event": "Debut as a leading man in Armageddon",
      "evidence": "Armageddon, released in 1998",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "event": "Wins the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Will Hunting",
      "evidence": "win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "event": "Met Joe Kindregan, who had A-T",
      "evidence": "While filming Forces of Nature in 1998, Affleck befriended ten-year-old Joe Kindregan (198",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1998,
      "event": "Set up Pearl Street Films with Matt Damon",
      "evidence": "He and Damon had set up Pearl Street Films in 1998",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 1999,
      "event": "Starred in Dogma with Matt Damon",
      "evidence": "Affleck and Damon had an on-screen reunion in Kevin Smith's religious satire Dogma",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2000,
      "event": "Spoke at a rally at Harvard University",
      "evidence": "spoke at a rally at Harvard University in support of an increased living wage",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "event": "Meeting with Jennifer Garner on the Pearl Harbor set",
      "evidence": "In 2001, he met Jennifer Garner on the Pearl Harbor set, where he subsequently finds",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2001,
      "event": "Starred in Pearl Harbor",
      "evidence": "Affleck reunited with director Michael Bay for the critically derided war drama Pearl Harb",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "event": "First dated Jennifer Lopez from 2002 to 2004",
      "evidence": "Affleck first dated Jennifer Lopez from 2002 to 2004",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 2,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "event": "Narrated a documentary, Occupation",
      "evidence": "narrated a documentary, Occupation (2002)",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "event": "First appearance in Jenny From The Block music video",
      "evidence": "Actor appears in the Jenny From The Block music video.",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "event": "Meeting with Cheyenne Rothman",
      "evidence": "In his personal life, he had some relationships, particularly with actress Che",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "event": "Meeting with Jennifer Lopez during the filming of Troubled Love",
      "evidence": "Starting from July 2002, he shares his life with the singer Jennifer Lopez, whom he meets",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "event": "Unhand Hilarie Burton's breasts without her consent",
      "evidence": "Several hours after the video's republication, Ben Affleck apologized to",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "event": "Planned wedding on September 14, 2003, postponed",
      "evidence": "their planned wedding on September 14, 2003, was postponed",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "event": "Starred as a blind superhero in Daredevil",
      "evidence": "The first of these was Daredevil (2003), in which Affleck starred as the blind superhero.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "event": "Starred as a reverse engineer in Paycheck",
      "evidence": "In his last film role of 2003, Affleck starred as a reverse engineer in the sci-fi thrille",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "event": "Meeting with Jennifer Lopez on the Elektra set",
      "evidence": "Contacts her in the summer of 2004 during the Elektra film shoot where he acts",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "event": "Starred as a bereaved husband in Jersey Girl",
      "evidence": "Affleck's poor critical notices continued in 2004 when he starred as a bereaved husband in",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "event": "Acclaimed performance as George Reeves in Hollywoodland",
      "evidence": "Affleck began a career comeback in 2006 with his acclaimed performance as Superman actor G",
      "source_langs": [
        "en",
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 2,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "event": "Debut as a director with Gone Baby Gone",
      "evidence": "Release of his first directorial long-metric film, Gone Baby Gone",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "event": "Keynote speaker at Joe Kindregan's high school graduation",
      "evidence": "In 2007, Affleck was the keynote speaker at Kindregan's high school graduation ceremony in",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "event": "Expressed concern about conspiracy theories regarding Barack Obama",
      "evidence": "expressed concern about conspiracy theories claiming Barack Obama was an Arab or a Muslim",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "event": "Birth of Seraphina",
      "evidence": "Seraphina was born on January 6, 2009.",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "event": "Starred as a congressman in State of Play",
      "evidence": "Affleck played a congressman in the political thriller State of Play.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "event": "Starred as a mid-level sales executive in The Company Men",
      "evidence": "In 2010, Affleck starred in The Company Men as a mid-level sales executive who is made red",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "event": "Directed Argo",
      "evidence": "Affleck soon began work on his next directorial project, Argo (2012), for Warner Bros.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "event": "Wins the Academy Award for Best Picture for Argo",
      "evidence": "Wins the Academy Award for Best Editing and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "event": "Hosted a fundraiser for Cory Booker",
      "evidence": "In 2013, he hosted a fundraiser for Cory Booker, and made donations to the Senate campaign",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "event": "Appeared on PBS genealogy series Finding Your Roots.",
      "evidence": "Affleck appeared on the PBS genealogy series Finding Your Roots in 2014.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "event": "Positive reception for 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'",
      "evidence": "This skepticism partly stems from the film Daredevil where Ben Affleck played the lead role.",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "event": "Appears in 'The Accountant'",
      "evidence": "Played the role of the autistic accountant in the action thriller Mr. Wolff (The Accountant)",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "event": "Interpret Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice",
      "evidence": "portray Batman in the DC cinematic universe",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "event": "Mixed reception for 'Live by Night'",
      "evidence": "He then began filming his fourth directorial project, Live by Night,",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "event": "Supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign",
      "evidence": "Affleck supported Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential election campaign.",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "event": "Accused by two women of inappropriate behavior during MeToo movement.",
      "evidence": "During the MeToo movement in 2017, Affleck was accused by two women of inappropriate behav",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "event": "Donated to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Sharice Davids, and Leann Jacobsen",
      "evidence": "In 2018, he made contributions to the Congressional campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "event": "Joins 'The Way Back'",
      "evidence": "On June 11, 2018, it was announced that director Gavin O'Connor and actor Ben Affleck joined 'The Way Back'",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "event": "Cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot",
      "evidence": "Later in 2019, Affleck made a cameo appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, having had li",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "event": "Supported Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Elizabeth Warren",
      "evidence": "I like Bernie, I like Biden, I like Warren but the thing is that most of all; I don't like",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "event": "Began dating Jennifer Lopez again in April 2021",
      "evidence": "Affleck and Lopez began dating again in April 2021",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "event": "Wedded in a Las Vegas ceremony on July 16, 2022",
      "evidence": "were married in a Las Vegas ceremony on July 16, 2022",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "event": "Realizes 'Air' and 'Hypnotic'",
      "evidence": "Returns both in front of and behind the camera for Air, a biographical film about the",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "event": "Born under a female identity",
      "evidence": "Born under a female identity, he comes out as transgender in 2024 under the name Fi",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "event": "Separated in April 2024",
      "evidence": "The couple separated in April 2024",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "event": "Divorced finalized in February 2025",
      "evidence": "The divorce was finalized in February 2025",
      "source_langs": [
        "en"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": false
    },
    {
      "year": null,
      "event": "Education: Harvard College",
      "evidence": "Played the role of the autistic accountant in the action thriller Mr. Wolff (The Accountant)",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    },
    {
      "year": null,
      "event": "Grew up in Cambridge",
      "evidence": "grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts",
      "source_langs": [
        "fr"
      ],
      "source_event_count": 1,
      "translated_to_en": true
    }
  ],
  "final_meta": {
    "total_events": 60,
    "translated_events": 22,
    "already_english_events": 38
  }
}