When it comes to Ben Affleck, there's not much room for middle ground. He's reached major milestone highs, and his lows. Affleck announced Tuesday that he recently sought professional treatment for alcohol addiction, the second time (at least publicly) the father of three has entered rehab. Across his career, Affleck has weathered tabloid objectification, suffered personal strife and yet each time turned what many might consider a dead-end into new opportunity to pursue his passions. Good Will Hunting opened in 1997 to critical acclaim, landing Ben and Matt the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The Boston native pushed past one hit wonderdom to verifiable box office hitmaker, courtesy of parts in Armageddon, Forces of Nature, Shakespeare in Love and Bounce. Affleck had hit an admittedly rough patch in his career in 2003 when Daredevil was universally panned. He summarized this five-year period to The Guardian, "When you're a young man in your 20s, part of that is making mistakes and learning from them. I just made those in front of everybody, rather than privately." Affleck tied the knot with Hollywood darling Jennifer Garner in 2005, welcomed daughter Violet Affleck that same year and set the stage for a career comeback with his directorial debut in 2007's "Gone Baby Gone". In 2015, the lovebirds announced their separation.
