Affleck, Wahlberg, Damon, and Evans are still very rich (2024)

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Did Affleck and Damon go to Harvard? ›

After being inseparable through grammar and high school, Damon enrolled in Harvard University, though he and Affleck remained close. Two years later, Affleck attended the University of Vermont. Affleck explained that he chose the school because he wanted to be with his high school girlfriend.

Suddenly finding themselves with leverage, Affleck and Damon's agent was able to push studios to commit to allowing them to appear in the film. “When we finally sold it, we sold the script for $650,000,” he said. “We split it, $325,000 each.” With money in the bank, Affleck and Damon were ready to splurge.

Wahlberg has earned millions from his successful career in Hollywood as an actor and producer. He has acted in blockbuster films such as "Ted," " Planet of the Apes," " Transformers" and "The Departed," among many others.

Affleck and Damon are still the best of friends today — so it only makes sense that Damon was the first person the media turned to when rumors buzzed in 2021 of a rekindled romance between Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. (The pair got together in 2002 before calling off their engagement in 2004.)

Ben Affleck received an honorary degree from Brown University today. The Argo star attended the graduation ceremony and was lauded for his work as a director, actor, writer and producer. Maybe we'll have to call him Dr. Affleck now, since the Rhode Island school awarded him a Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

At age 18 he landed a small part in Mystic Pizza (1988) and also enrolled in Harvard University as an English major. After appearing in the television movie Rising Son (1990), he left Harvard to pursue an acting career just 12 credits short of graduation.

Affleck's net worth is estimated to be around $150 million and Damon's is an estimated $170 million. Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle.

Damon turned down the film despite an offer that included receiving 10% of the box office back end, which would've meant a $250 million payday for him. During a recent interview with Chris Wallace, the “Avatar” offer got brought up again and prompted Damon to explain his thought process behind turning it down.

The script started with a playwriting class

Famously Affleck and Damon wrote the script together, but it was not always a project for both of them.

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Did Ben Affleck go to Harvard? ›

After they graduated high school, they remained close friends while Damon attended Harvard University, and then Affleck went to the University of Vermont two years later.

Matt Damon has reportedly offered advice to his best friend Ben Affleck amidst ongoing speculation about the actor's marriage to Jennifer Lopez. The couple, affectionately known as Bennifer, rekindled their romance in 2021 after nearly two decades apart and married the following year.

Mark Wahlberg has admitted he often gets mistaken for Matt Damon. The 46-year-old actor might be a star in his own right, but he has admitted people often come up to him to praise him for movies he never starred in, as they believe he is fellow Hollywood hunk Matt Damon.

According to a Parade interview from 2007, Affleck first met Damon in the early 1980s when they were 8 and 10, respectively. The two lived two blocks away from each other in Cambridge, Massachusetts, loved baseball and acting, and went on to attend Cambridge Rindge and Latin high school.

Harvard University

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Matt Damon dropped out of Harvard.

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He pursued studies in history and literature, earning a magna cum laude degree in 1967. He was the first professional actor to ever give a commencement speech at Harvard in 2005.