Ben Affleck: Mind-Blowing Facts About The Hollywood Actor

Boldt was the last name of his mother. His father was a janitor in Harvard, as well as his ex-girlfriend back in college. Matt’s character in Good Will Hunting is a janitor.

“Ben’s dad was a janitor in the Yard and his girlfriend was a janitor in my dorm, so I was sensitive to kids making a mess. All of that was in the soup of Good Will Hunting,” Matt said in an interview in 2013.