Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were close friends long before they became Hollywood stars. The two grew up together and were recognized in the entertainment industry side by side after winning an Oscar for the film. Goodwill hunting, which they co-wrote and in which they starred. Over the years, fans have had general questions about the actors, including who is older and who has the highest net worth. Here are the answers to those questions, and more about their friendship.

Which actor is older?

Damon was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just outside Boston, to his parents Nancy and Kent. Her mother was a professor of early childhood education at Lesley University and her father worked in finance and real estate. Damon has a brother, a younger brother named Kylie. His family moved to the nearby town of Newton, but when Damon was 2 his parents divorced and he and Kylie returned to Cambridge with their mother. When Damon was 10, he met a child who lived in the neighborhood named Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt.

Affleck is two years younger than her boyfriend because he was born August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California to parents Chris and Tim. When he was 3, the family moved to Falmouth, Massachusetts, where his younger brother Casey was born and eventually settled in Cambridge. Like Damon, Affleck’s parents also separated and divorced when he was a child. After meeting Damon, who lived a few blocks away when he was 8, they became quick friends.

Damon and Affleck were roommates when they started the business

Affleck and Damon attended the same high school and took acting lessons together. The duo then traveled to Los Angeles to pursue their acting careers and appeared in some movies and TV shows before becoming the big stars they are today.

“We rented this house on the beach in Venice and 800 people came and stayed with us and got drunk,” Affleck previously recalled to Forbes. “Then we ran out of money and had to find an apartment. It was as if everything was exciting. So we lived in Glendale and Eagle Rock and we lived in Hollywood, West Hollywood, Venice, near the Hollywood Bowl, everywhere. We would be kicked out of certain places where we would have to upgrade or downgrade depending on who had the money.

“We were both in love with the same thing – acting and making movies,” Damon said. Entertainment tonight in 2016. “I think we fed off the obsession with each other for years that were truly formative, important and which have bound us for life.

Affleck and Damon became household names after the 1997 release of Goodwill hunting when they won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Who has higher net worth today?

Pre-Goodwill hunting Affleck has had a few minor and supporting roles in a number of films including dad, Buffy the vampire slayer, School Ties, and Dazed and confused. After his Oscar win, Affleck landed the lead and lead roles in blockbusters Missing girl, Armageddon, and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to name a few. He has worked behind the camera as well as the production and direction of several films including The city, in which he also starred, and Argo which earned him another Oscar. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Affleck is worth $ 150 million.

But is he worth more than Damon?

The talented Mr. Ripley star has her boyfriend beaten in terms of net worth. Since winning the Oscar for Goodwill hunting, Damon showed his versatility as an actor. He was in the three Oceans series of films and played the main character Jason Bourne in the Bourne Detective novels. Damon has also starred in a number of other critically acclaimed films including The dead, Invictus, The Martian, and True courage. In addition to his acting projects, he co-founded a production with Affleck. Today, Celebrity Net Worth estimates that Damon is worth $ 170 million.