Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have been pals for years, and that's not news to their fans. But one intriguing fact about the famous actors is that they used to share a bank account. It wasn't for shady purposes though, and it definitely had nothing to do with Ben Affleck having been kicked out of a casino.
The truth is, their bromance started a long time ago, and it was long before either Ben or Matt was worth millions that they shared that checking account. So, why'd they go to the bank together?
Just like every other actor starting out in Hollywood, both Matt and Ben were flat broke. They had been friends for ages even before either of them decided to pursue acting, of course.
As Distractify explains, Matt and Ben met when they were hardly tweens (10 and 8, respectively). They both grew up in Massachusetts, and "grew up together." They had a shared "obsession," explained Matt at one point. They both loved acting and making films — an inkling of what was to come for both kids.
So when they both started auditioning for roles, at just 16 (Matt) and 14 (Ben), the teens pooled their cash to try and make it stretch farther. As Express reported years ago, Matt explained that the two teens were actually "living adult lives as teenagers," dropping cash into their joint bank account to pursue their dreams (and pay their living expenses).
The shared account was only for trips to New York to audition, confirmed Express, and the two young actors were disciplined about their agreement. At the time, Matt was living in Boston, but he began traipsing to NY for better odds at landing auditions.
It's a heartwarming story in some ways, but in others, it is a bit sad. Matt later explained that he was fortunate back then that he didn't hit it big right away. Instead, he learned to deal with failure as a teen, decided to go to college, and later became an internationally famous actor.
Eventually, both men moved to Los Angeles — Matt first, then Ben later on — and began working on a screenplay together. That screenplay turned out to be 'Good Will Hunting,' the movie that really started it all for them — even though it almost wasn't made. At least, in Hollywood; the pair earned their first Oscar in 1997 with that movie, and they haven't slowed down since.
Odds are, they no longer share a bank account, because neither even needs an audition to get a job these days. But, they are still BFFs with a bromance for the ages, even after all this time. Nothing like becoming a millionaire and earning a global following for your acting chops — and with your best friend by your side, to boot.