Ben Affleck grabs lunch with daughter Seraphina in Santa Monica as Matt Damon shares throwback story

Ben Affleck grabs with daughter Seraphina in Santa Monica … after pal Matt Damon reveals advice he gave him in high school theater

Ben Affleck was pictured in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, grabbing lunch with his daughter Seraphina.

The A-list actor, 50 – who is married to Jennifer Lopez, 53 – donned a black & blue shadow plaid western shirt with dark blue jeans held up by a black belt. 

The Air star rounded out his ensemble with black and white Nike sneakers and sported a beard on the daytime outing in Southern California.

Seraphina, 14, donned a black t-shirt with a multicolored graphic on the front with blue jeans and white sneakers. She sported a shaggy black hairdo on the outing.

Affleck is father to three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, 51 – daughters Violet, 17, and Seraphina, and son Samuel, 11. Lopez is mother to twins Emme and Maximilian, 15, with ex-husband Marc Anthony, 54.

Out and about: Ben Affleck, 50, was pictured in Santa Monica, California on Thursday, grabbing lunch with his daughter Seraphina, 14

Affleck is nearly a year removed from exchanging vows with Lopez in Las Vegas July 16. 

He and Lopez then took part in an August 20 wedding ceremony at his estate outside of Savannah, Georgia.

Affleck was recently at the center of an amusing story told by his longtime friend and frequent costar Matt Damon, 52, who appeared on the SmartLess: On the Road podcast with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett.

Damon in the appearance opened up about a discussion he had with Affleck when they were in the same high school theater program as teens in Massachusetts.

‘When he arrived at the high school, I had to set him straight ’cause I was the lord of that theater department,’ Damon said. 

He continued: ‘I went up to him, like, first day and pulled him up and was like, “Hey, you know it’s different here in the theater.”‘

Damon said he told Affleck, ‘You’re not gonna get by on your looks,’ adding, ‘And we were both like, 5-foot-2.’

The A-list actor - who is married to Jennifer Lopez, 53 - donned a black & blue shadow plaid western shirt with dark blue jeans help up by a black belt

The A-list actor – who is married to Jennifer Lopez, 53 – donned a black & blue shadow plaid western shirt with dark blue jeans help up by a black belt 

Affleck appeared with his longtime friend Matt Damon in LA promoting the film Air in March

Affleck appeared with his longtime friend Matt Damon in LA promoting the film Air in March

Damon said Affleck arrived with a bit of hype after appearing in an 1986 ABC afterschool special, adding ‘He was like the big star of our school.’

The pals would go on to appear in the 1992 film School Ties, five years before they both broke out with the 1997 classic Good Will Hunting, for which they jointly wont the Oscar for Best Screenplay.

They have since worked together on films such as 1999’s Dogma, 2001’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, 2021’s The Last Duel and this year’s Nike film Air.

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