Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck may have gotten a lot of attention when he took home the best picture Oscar for Argo this year, but he is hardly the first actor who has had behind-the-camera aspirations. Actors and actresses have been finding success in the director's chair for decades, and celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Gosling are carrying on the tradition with their own interests in making films. Click through to see how stars have made — and will make — their directorial debuts.

Baseball season is in full swing, and Ginnifer Goodwin and Julianne Hough teamed up to open last night's Dodgers game with the first pitch in LA. Many other stars have had the honor of taking the mound to throw the first pitch for their favorite baseball teams as well. Victoria Beckham donned an LA Dodgers jacket to throw the ceremonial ball, while Matthew McConaughey suited up in Mets gear to show his skills in NYC. Tom Cruise packed some heat on his pitch at a professional baseball game in Japan, and Gisele Bündchen showed off her muscles on the mound in Boston.

Plenty of other celebrities have had the honor of the inaugural throw — click through the gallery to see the rest of the stars who have thrown the first pitch!

In the first episode of Nicole Richie's AOL web series, Candidly Nicole, the star looked into removing her "tramp stamp," which she described as a "cross going down the crack tattoo." During her on-camera doctor's visit, Nicole said, "I was 16 and an idiot and didn't want my parents to see." She went on to add that "I'm not that girl" but ultimately decided against the laser tattoo removal. "If it was a one-time thing, I would do it," Nicole said in the webisode. "But I'm not going back every two months, you know. That's too much upkeep."

In honor of Nicole's attempt to remove one of her nine tattoos, let's take a look at other celebrities who have famous body ink.

Ben Affleck went casual during an errand run in Santa Monica yesterday. He stepped out in the middle of his latest challenge: living on $1.50 a day to raise awareness about extreme poverty. Ben announced earlier this month that he would be joining the Live Below the Line movement and will try to scrape by on $1.50 a day from Monday, April 29, through Sunday. He announced over Twitter that he's participating in the challenge on behalf of his charity, Eastern Congo Initiative. Before his poverty mission, Ben had a fun family day with his daughters and wife Jennifer Garner over the weekend. Ben and Jen cheered for daughter Seraphina during a track meet with a group of other children, and also visited a farmers market.

A-list families filled their weekends with sports, fancy lunches, and cute costumes. The Garner-Afflecks got in the competitive spirit while cheering on Seraphina Affleck at her Sunday track meet in LA, while Blue Ivy Carter made an appearance in Paris to lunch with Beyoncé Knowles. Orlando Bloom carried his little cowboy, Flynn Bloom, to brunch in LA, while Kourtney Kardashian saw the sights in Santorini with her sailor Mason Disick. Click through to see how other celebrities spent time with their kids over the past few days!

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner cheered on their daughter Seraphina as she crossed the finish line at her track meet on Sunday in Pacific Palisades. Along with her proud parents, Sera also had the support of older sister Violet, who helped her younger sister prep for her race by accompanying for her prerun stretches. It was a loving afternoon for Jen and Ben, who showed PDA in the stands. Adding to the family fun, Ben also treated his daughters to a trip to the farmers market that day as well.

Seraphina is not the only one in the family to receive praise for her accomplishments. It was recently announced that Ben will receive an honorary doctorate from Brown University on May 26. It's the season for special recognition, as Ben's best friend Matt Damon just got an award last week from Harvard.