"IT" list '98
June 26 Issue
"Casey Affleck
Age 22. Why him? Let's face it, "younger brother" isn't the easiest label to shake - just ask Frank Stallone, Roger Clinton, or Daniel Baldwin. But scene-stealing turns as an alienated teen in 1995's To die for and as a scrappy drinking buddy in the Academy Award winning Good Will Hunting means Ben isn't hardly the only Affleck worth watching. Work HabitsRemaining completely self-depreciating about his spot on the Hollywood food chain (the guy lives rent-free with his grandmother in manhattan - 'nuff said). "I'm a total fraud. It's not even like I get a lot of scripts that aren't for crazy loudmouth obnoxious guys, but once I'm doing something, I just pace along and say to myself, 'This sucks. That sucks.' Being panicked makes me focused in a way." Next? The star-studded ensemble 200 Cigarettes, where he shares screen time with christina Ricci and Courtney Love; Desert Blue, a comedy-drama; and Committed in which he plays Heather Graham's brother."
