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Matt Damon Matt Damon is an American actor, screenwriter, and producer born in 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He rose to fame co-writing and starring in Good Will Hunting, earning an Oscar for screenplay. Known for Bourne series, The Departed, and Oppenheimer, he is one of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors.
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Matthew Paige Damon is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes's most bankable stars in 2007, and in 2010 was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Matthew Paige Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 8, 1970,...
Matthew Paige Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on October 8, 1970, the second son of Kent Telfer Damon, a stockbroker, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University
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Birth of Matt Damon.
personalHe left the school in 1992, a semester (12 credits) shy of completing his...
He left the school in 1992, a semester (12 credits) shy of completing his Bachelor of Arts in English to feature in Geronimo: An American Legend in Los Angeles, erroneously expecting the movie to be a big success
careerThey sold the screenplay to Castle Rock in 1994, but after a conflict with the...
They sold the screenplay to Castle Rock in 1994, but after a conflict with the company, they convinced Miramax to purchase the script
careerAlso during this time, Damon said he had heard a story from Affleck that...
Also during this time, Damon said he had heard a story from Affleck that Gwyneth Paltrow, a co-worker on a feature film of his, had been harassed by Weinstein in 1996, but thought "she had handled it" because they continued to work together, and Weinstein "treated her incredibly respectfully"
personalRipley in 1999 During the early 1990s, Damon and Affleck wrote Good Will...
Ripley in 1999 During the early 1990s, Damon and Affleck wrote Good Will Hunting (1997), a screenplay about a young mathematics genius, an extension of a screenplay Damon wrote as an assignment at Harvard, having integrated advice from director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, and writer/di
careerHe was eliminated from the 1998 WSOP by poker professional Doyle Brunson
He was eliminated from the 1998 WSOP by poker professional Doyle Brunson
personalThe two later parodied their roles from the film in Kevin Smith's 2001 movie...
The two later parodied their roles from the film in Kevin Smith's 2001 movie Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
careerDamon with his wife Luciana Bozán at the 2009 Venice International Film...
Damon with his wife Luciana Bozán at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival Damon met his wife, Luciana Bozán, while filming Stuck on You in Miami in April 2003
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