Home : : Ben & Matt -- Not Like Family, They ARE Family

Ben & Matt -- Not Like Family, They ARE Family

Posted Oct 9th 2009 1:15PM by TMZ Staff

We all thought it, but it's actually true -- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are related. How do you like them apples?

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon

The New England Historic Genealogical Society concluded the Oscar-winning man-friends are actually 10th cousins ... once removed, the Boston Herald reports. They share a common 10th great-grandfather, William Knowlton of Ipswich, a bricklayer who died in 1655.

It also turns out Ben is an 11th cousin to Barack Obama and Matt is related to "six or seven" presidents.

What a family gathering that would make.

Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, ben affleck, BenAffleck, cousin, good will hunting, GoodWillHunting, matt damon, MattDamon, oscar, related, relatives

Comments [31]
SHARE |
4ie6

Relevant Posts

Reader Comments

(Page 1 of 3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments

1. Ooooooooo - Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

Posted at 2:50PM on Oct 9th 2009 by atabaw

2. Bigger question...Who cares?

Posted at 4:01PM on Oct 9th 2009 by s0o

3. Small world, getting smaller everyday. Some professors say we are all related, And that National Geographic report that took 350,000 peoples DNA,from around the world, show that we are all connected....Think about it

Posted at 2:58PM on Oct 9th 2009 by homie1kanobe

4. YEAAAAAH, but I bet they could still hail and get a Taxi cab faster in Boston than President Obama could....

Posted at 3:03PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Tell The Truth

5. To #2 poster.... it is also said we share DNA with a mouse...so what does it matter.... I couldn't careless who is related to who 10 times out....

Posted at 3:11PM on Oct 9th 2009 by duh

6. that's cool

Posted at 3:11PM on Oct 9th 2009 by mao

7. Hah? Wut? You guys make no sense.

This is wicked retahhhhded!

Posted at 3:11PM on Oct 9th 2009 by xcrunk

8. Seriously, we're all cousins if we go back far enough...yawn. Matt and Ben are my cousins too...snooze. Yep...snore.

Posted at 3:15PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Tricia

9. Has anyone seen my twin?

Posted at 3:16PM on Oct 9th 2009 by dopple gangerbanger

10. If they're related, shouldn't someone tell them to stop f*ckin' each other?

Posted at 3:23PM on Oct 9th 2009 by ECW

11. DNA is science...this An`t science it`s made up BS sells.NO one other than the seller can prove that it is true.I`ll sell TMZ soem swamp ground in vegas for a dollar.You are thier=your storys are also BS...PS don`t quit your pugjob OR you`ll all be on the streets buying make up meth from rat spit

Posted at 3:33PM on Oct 9th 2009 by in the know

12. who cares

Posted at 3:33PM on Oct 9th 2009 by ric

13. yeah and they were also Lovers when they were teen !

Posted at 4:20PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Dean

14. That explains why they are both terrible actors.

Posted at 4:20PM on Oct 9th 2009 by DUH!

15. Typical inbred New Englanders.

Posted at 4:25PM on Oct 9th 2009 by EJones

| 1 | 2 | 3 | Most Recent | Next 15 Comments

Add your comments

Please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments.

When you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. To leave another comment, just use that password.

To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.