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This Is What 40 Looks Like

6:00 AM PDT 10/9/2012 by Stephen Galloway

After flaming out, the one-time wunderkind now, improbably, is an Oscar-baiting auteur with "Argo," as he opens up about his wife, mistakes and how he turned his career around: "I'm never, ever, ever going to do anything where I don’t absolutely kill myself to get it right."

On Aug. 15, Ben Afflleck -- Oscar-winning wunderkind of Good Will Hunting, other half of "Bennifer," skyrocketing superstar who soared, sank and sizzled again thanks to his directing endeavors Gone Baby Gone and The Town -- turned 40.

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