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| Matt Damon |
Damon in 2009 |
| Born |
Matthew Paige Damon
October 8, 1970 (1970-10-08) (age 39)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation |
Actor, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active |
1988–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Luciana Bozán Barroso (2005–present) |
.^ Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and actor.- Matt Damon - WhoABC Celebrities Guide 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.whoabc.com [Source type: General]
^ Matt Damon is moving to California so he can be closer to Ben Affleck.
^ Damon is a reasonably talented actor, and a reasonably talented screenplay writer.- Matt Damon, Genius
The Website that Created The "Sarah Palin Quotes" Even Identified Them as Parodies That Had Been Made Up
Very Smart Sophisticate Fell for the Obvious Goof, Too 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC minx.cc [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Golden Globe nominations: Streep, Bullock, Clooney & Damon are faves .- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Official 2009 Golden Globe Nominations .- Matt Damon - News, Video, Photos, and Rumors from ShowHype 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC showhype.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I do agree that it’s Damon best performance.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Matt Damon’s Year 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Damon went on to star in films such as
Saving Private Ryan,
The Talented Mr. Ripley, the
Ocean's series, the
Bourne series,
Syriana,
The Good Shepherd,
The Departed,
The Informant! and
Invictus.
.^ Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (26 July 2007).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ The script eventually became Good Will Hunting, and received nine Academy Awards nominations, earning Damon and Affleck Oscars for Best Original Screenplay.- Matt Damon - WhoABC Celebrities Guide 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.whoabc.com [Source type: General]
^ Los Angeles - Oscar winners Matt Damon and Jamie Foxx are among the 23 media and entertainment people who will be honoured with gold stars on Hollywood's Walk of Fame this year, the award-givers said Friday.
.^ Matt Damon is already thirty-five.- TrekWeb.com - Matt Damon as James T. Kirk? ET Insider Says Abrams Already Has Shatner's "Blessing" 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC trekweb.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Hollywood actor Matt Damon has revealed that he was not at all surprised to discover that he is related to his best friend Ben Affleck .
^ The Good Shepherd, currently released and starring Matt Damon, Robert DeNiro and Angelina Jolie, had a close call in one scene with one of the supporting actors while filming.
.^ Matt Damon has been named the Sexiest Man Alive 2007.
^ People magazine has named actor Matt Damon as its Sexiest Man Alive for 2007.
^ Named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine in 2007.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ Damon, who became focused on Africa’s glaring water troubles after a visit arranged through Bono’s One Campaign , has co-founded a nonprofit group, H20 Africa Foundation , to work on water-supply projects.- Matt Damon’s Quest for Clean African Water - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The rap star is one of the most active voices in campaigning for assistance in Haiti — especially in the wake of natural disasters.- matt damon « ecorazzi.com :: the latest in green gossip 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.ecorazzi.com [Source type: General]
^ A report on water.org and founder Gary White is at Pitch.com , including: Today, White is the executive director and co-founder of a standard-setting nonprofit called Water.org.
Early life
.^ He was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
^ Matt Damon was born in 1970.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Well, I mean, she's a professor of early childhood education.- ENOUGH ROPE with Andrew Denton - episode 56: Matt Damon (23/08/2004) 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[1][2] .^ The 5'10" star is of English, Finnish and Scottish ancestry.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ As far as normality goes, Damon has a girlfriend, has no plans for immediate fatherhood and laughs when reminded of friend Ben Affleck's woes of turning 30.- Matt Damon The Bourne Identity 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.femail.com.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Researchers at the New England Historic Genealogical Society recently uncovered family lines that link Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as 10th cousins, once removed.- Matt Damon Picture, Video, Wallpaper, Profile, Gossip, and News at CelebrityWonder.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebritywonder.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[3][4] .^ Matt has an older brother named Kyle who is now a sculptor.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ His brother Kyle was born in 1967, and is a sculptor.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[2][5] .^ While his parents were still together, their family lived in Newton, before eventually settling for a divorce, where Damon and his brother moved with his mother to Cambridge.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ When he was 2, though, his parents divorced and he moved, with Nancy, to nearby Cambridge.
^ For the first two years of his life, Matt lived in the seriously expensive Newton district of Boston.
[2][6]
.^ Grew up next door to radical historian Howard Zinn .- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Matt Damon is moving to California so he can be closer to Ben Affleck.
^ You wanna read a real history book, read Howard Zinn’s People’s History of the United States.
[8] .^ Matt attended Cambridge Ridge and Latin School which is located in Cambridge and he performed in a number of theater productions during his time there.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ He, too, attended Harvard University – ultimately receiving a PhD in government.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ And, I saw recently that the Free Nelson Mandela ribbon was in there from 1986 or 1988, probably 1988 when I graduated high school, and all the kids were wearing those ribbons.- Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman Interview, Invictus - MoviesOnline 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.moviesonline.ca [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[9] .^ While in Harvard, kept on skipping classes to pursue acting projects, which included the TNT original film, Rising Son, and prep-school drama, School Ties.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ In 1991, Damon ditched Harvard 12 credits shy of his bachelor's degree in English, choosing instead to co-star opposite Brian Dennehy as a medical school dropout in the made-for-cable movie, "Rising Son" (TNT, 1990).
^ He made his feature film debut in " Mystic Pizza ," followed by the TNT telefilm "Rising Son."- Matt Damon Biography at CelebrityWonder.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebritywonder.com [Source type: General]
[10] While at Harvard, he studied English and lived in
Lowell House. He did not take part in student theater generally, but did appear in
A... My Name is Alice (in one of the three male roles usually performed by women).
[11] .^ It was until his film, Geronimo: An American Legend, was expected to be a big success that he decided to drop out of university completely.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ He attended this university from 1988 to 1991 and dropped out his Junior year to pursue acting.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ Dropped out of Harvard 12 credits short of graduating to pursue his acting career.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[12]
Acting career
Early years
.^ Matt's first film role was a one-line part in Mystic Pizza (1988).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ One of his first movie roles was a one-line part in Mystic Pizza (1988) starring Julia Roberts .- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ After making his feature debut (with one line) in 1988's Mystic Pizza, Damon performed with the prestigious American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge and with various Harvard theater groups.- Matt Damon DVDs, Matt Damon DVD Rentals, Rent Matt Damon Movies at Netflix Today 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.netflix.com [Source type: General]
[13] .^ Matt Damon will appear again (and again) as Jason Bourne.
^ Onscreen, he'd be lampooned when a Matt Damon puppet appeared in the South Park team's big hit Team America: World Police.
^ There was Hill, director of 48 Hours and The Warriors: there were Gene Hackman and Jason Patric: there was Wes Studi who'd just broken through in Dances With Wolves and Last Of The Mohicans: AND there was the eco-friendly, deeply spiritual, pro-Native American message.
[10] .^ Courage Under Fire 1996 R , 155 min.- Matt Damon - Movies 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.filmsandtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Courage Under Fire (1996) 7.- Matt Damon - Movies 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.filmsandtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Before Good Will Hunting was released in 1997, Damon won some measure of recognition for his role as a drug-addicted soldier in Courage Under Fire ; various industry observers praised his performance and his dedication to the part, for which he lost forty pounds and suffered resulting health problems.- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
- Matt Damon Movies 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.blockbuster.com [Source type: General]
.^ He'd suffered for the part, rather dangerously losing 40 pounds without the help of a professional nutritionist (it took years for his metabolism to return to normal), but his efforts were worthwhile.
^ Damon has nine $100 million-plus films on his résumé — two of which have crossed the $200 million level.- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Gyllenhaal, meanwhile, doesn't have the blockbuster background that Damon does (only "The Day After Tomorrow" topped $100 million), but he's undeniably one of the biggest stars in Ho...- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[14][15] .^ Matt Damon has taken up boxing in a bid to lose weight.
.^ Damon was required to be on medication for several years to correct the stress inflicted on his adrenal gland, but maintains it was worthwhile to properly reflect his character's anguish and to show the industry how committed he was to the role.- Matt Damon - Photos, Videos, Wallpapers and more at CelebritySpud.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.celebrityspud.com [Source type: General]
^ The war film was an opportunity for Damon to show his dedication by undergoing an extensive weight loss to help portray his character, as he was required to lose 40 pounds in 100 days (for only two days of shooting).- Matt Damon - Photos, Videos, Wallpapers and more at CelebritySpud.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.celebrityspud.com [Source type: General]
^ He'd suffered for the part, rather dangerously losing 40 pounds without the help of a professional nutritionist (it took years for his metabolism to return to normal), but his efforts were worthwhile.
[13][15] .^ Auditioned for a role in To Die For (1995) which was eventually given to Joaquin Phoenix .- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Turned down the lead role in The Quick and the Dead (1995).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[16]
Breakthrough
.^ They run a successful diner on Martha's Vineyard but Kinnear has ambitions to be an actor and drags a reluctant Damon off to Hollywood.
^ Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), in which they co-star.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Casey Affleck and Matt Damon talk about their childhood friendship.- Departed - Matt Damon | SPIKE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
.^ That writer is william goldman, the film we all saw was his script.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ For years, rumors have swirled that Matt Damon and his co-writer Ben Affleck received more than just advice and “notes” from Kevin Smith and/or Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman, but did you know Damon grew up next door to Zinn – the same Zinn mentioned in the film?
^ Why do you all think these two haven’t written another script and made it????- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
[12] .^ Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for Good Will Hunting (1997), in which they co-star.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Good Will Hunting was nominated for 9 Academy Award s, one of which, Matt won for Best Original Screenplay along with Ben Affleck.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Damon and Affleck, fittingly, were honoured together, sharing the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
[17][18] .^ Filmography Biography Awards Worked With Photos Born: October 8, 1970 Occupation: Actor, Executive Producer Biography: Going from obscure actor to Hollywood golden boy in just a handful of years, Matt Damon became an instant sensation when he co-wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting .- Matt Damon Filmography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: General]
^ The Oscar-winning actor got to the finish line a couple of minutes ahead of his dad and was, of course, sporting a Boston Red Sox hat to support his favorite team.- mavrixonline.com: Matt Damon Archives 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC mavrixonline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ For years, rumors have swirled that Matt Damon and his co-writer Ben Affleck received more than just advice and “notes” from Kevin Smith and/or Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman, but did you know Damon grew up next door to Zinn – the same Zinn mentioned in the film?
[17] .^ A happier box-office fate met The Bourne Supremacy , Damon's return to the role of Jason Bourne in 2004.- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
^ For the role of Jason Bourne, he was paid a whopping $10 million - a far cry from the $600,000 he got for Rounders.
^ The executive producers of the series and the subsequent feature film, Stolen Summer , were actor/screenwriters Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and producer Chris Moore Read More .- Matt Damon Filmography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.fandango.com [Source type: General]
[19] .^ After Rounders, he appeared briefly with Affleck in Kevin Smith's Dogma (they also turn up in Chasing Amy and Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back), but his next big "solo" role was as the weird and sinister Thomas Ripley, murdering and taking the place of playboy Jude Law in The Talented Mr Ripley.
^ Damon would also pop up very briefly in Jersey Girl, directed by old pal Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck .
^ Forget pricey Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Brad Pitt and Tom Hanks, if you want to make some money as a film producer: Hire Matt Damon.
.^ The same could not be said of Damon's second film that year, Steven Spielberg 's Saving Private Ryan .- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
^ Saving Private Ryan (1998) 26.- Matt Damon - Movies 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.filmsandtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Before the Oscars, before the big money, Steven Spielberg had already cast Matt in his forthcoming war epic, Saving Private Ryan.
[12]
Hollywood star
Damon has been known to choose a wide variety of film roles, from his portrayal of murderer
Tom Ripley in
The Talented Mr. Ripley,
[13] for which he received a
Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor,
[20] to a
fallen angel who discusses
pop culture as intellectual subject matter in
Dogma, in which he co-starred with Affleck (1999); from a
conjoined twin in
Stuck on You, to a film he co-wrote with friend
Casey Affleck and
Gus Van Sant with limited dialogue—the low budget experimental film
Gerry.
.^ Damon has nine $100 million-plus films on his résumé — two of which have crossed the $200 million level.- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ This is probably going to be Matt Damon’s year in that he’s got two big films coming out – The Informant and Invictus, now that the Green Zone has been pushed to next year.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Matt Damon’s Year 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Read more from this blogger: Movie Review: Bourne Identity/Supremacy .
^ Damon next stars in " The Bourne Ultimatum ," in which he reprises the title role of Jason Bourne from the hit action thrillers " The Bourne Identity " and " The Bourne Supremacy ."- Matt Damon Biography at CelebrityWonder.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebritywonder.com [Source type: General]
^ George Clooney - Oceans 12 .- Matt Damon The Bourne Identity 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.femail.com.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Matt Damon The Bourne Supremacy 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.femail.com.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The successful crime comedy-drama eventually had two other sequels, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Appears in two of the six summer 2007 "threequels": Ocean's Thirteen (2007) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Had never made a sequel until he made Ocean's Twelve (2004) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004), both in the same year.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
[13] .^ Are you saying it's Greengrass or no 'Bourne'?- News: Interview: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman On Invictus | Latino Review 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.latinoreview.com [Source type: General]
^ No Jason Bourne here!- Brutally Honest: Meet Matt Damon... Idiot 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.brutallyhonest.org [Source type: General]
^ Matt Damon tired of Jason Bourne .
Shows what we know."
[21].^ Terry Gilliam wanted Damon for Brothers Grimm .
^ By Dorothy Damon met Beardon when he was working as a technical advisor on the grim Cold War spy film The Good Shepherd, in which Damon played a fictionalized version of legendary CIA counterintelligence chief James Angleton.- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Click through for the large poster: Finally, a promotional poster for Terry Gilliam’s upcoming The Brothers Grimm which stars Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as travelling con-artists who encounter a genuine fairy-tale curse which requires genuine courage instead of their usual bogus exorcisms.
[22][23] .^ Robert De Niro 15 Minutes .- Matt Damon The Bourne Identity 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.femail.com.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
- Matt Damon The Bourne Supremacy 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.femail.com.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In this sequel to Analyze This, mobster, Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro), is returned to the care of...- Departed - Matt Damon | SPIKE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ The two movies virtually intersect at one point (in Berlin, 1945), but don't confuse Robert De Niro's lengthy, absorbing spy drama "The Good Shepherd" with Steven Soderbergh's black-and-white throwback "The Good German."- Matt Damon: News & Videos about Matt Damon - CNN.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC topics.cnn.com [Source type: General]
- Matt Damon: News & Videos about Matt Damon - CNN.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[13] .^ Damon's next appearance, a cameo in Youth Without Youth, would be a reunion with his Rainmaker director Francis Ford Coppola.
^ Eventually, he found himself on a short-list of two to star in Francis Ford Coppola's take on The Rainmaker.
^ Francis Ford Coppola cast him in The Rainmaker (1997) after seeing him in Courage Under Fire (1996).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
.^ July 24, 2009 at 8:25 am .- Thanks from Matt Damon | ONE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.one.org [Source type: General]
^ Mark Whitacre Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) (voice: English version) ....- Matt Damon 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ The English-language version of Ponyo is scheduled for a limited American release on August 14.
[26][27]
.^ Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, and Francois Pienaar held a press conference for their new film " Invictus ."- News: Interview: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman On Invictus | Latino Review 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.latinoreview.com [Source type: General]
^ Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman acquired the film rights to the book, and he will play a post-prison Nelson Mandela with friend Eastwood directing.
^ So it is that Invictus, the new Clint Eastwood film about Nelson Mandela and the 1995 Rugby Worl...
[28]
Upcoming films
.^ Originally cast as Dan White in Milk (2008/I), but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts with Green Zone (2010).- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Belgian actress Cecile de France will star opposite Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's supernatural drama 'Hereafter' for Warner Bros.
^ Matt Damon wants to have Clint Eastwood's career.
.^ Steven Soderbergh working on Liberace film and wants Michael Douglas .
^ Jeff Bridges discussed True Grit at the Miami Herald : True Grit starts filming in March.
^ Then I'll make a film with the Coen brothers, True Grit, with Jeff Bridges.
[29] Damon has also performed the role of Mr. Aaron in the drama
Margaret, which was scheduled for a theatrical debut in 2007 but is yet to be released due to production conflicts.
Box office performance
.^ Horror films Paranormal Activity and Saw XI topped the box office last weekend and should continue doing well over the holiday with no new scary movies going wide.- Matt Damon Hub | Matt Damon Gay Blog Report | Towleroad, News Daily for Gay Guys. 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.towleroad.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ The all-star cast and the filmmakers from the much-anticipated caper comedy 'Ocean's Thirteen' will be crossing the country for major events leading up to the June 8th release of the film.
^ A happier box-office fate met The Bourne Supremacy , Damon's return to the role of Jason Bourne in 2004.- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
.^ Guess who’s the most bankable of the lot..
^ I do agree that it’s Damon best performance.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Matt Damon’s Year 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ But in that film he probably had the 4th best performance.- Awards Daily's Oscar Countdown--Watching Oscar 24/7 » Blog Archive » Matt Damon’s Year 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.awardsdaily.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[33][34]
Producing career
.^ The film’s producer Chris Moore: .
^ When Live Planet, the production company he shared with Ben Affleck , made Running The Sahara, a documentary about endurance runners, he visited Africa and, learning of the horrific lack of fresh water, set up H2O Africa, a project to raise awareness of the problem.
^ His desire to help others get their careers off the ground led he and Affleck to create the HBO reality series, "Project: Greenlight" (2001- ), which documented and bankrolled untried aspiring filmmakers' attempts to create a motion picture to be released by Miramax - the show resulted in the films "Stolen Summer" (2002) and "The Battle of Shaker Heights" (2003), both executive produced by Affleck and Damon.
[35] .^ The duo also created and produced the short-lived "Push, Nevada" (ABC, 2002-03), an interactive mystery show that gave viewers the chance to solve the crime and win $1 million.
^ Push, Nevada [TV Series] .- Matt Damon - Ask.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
Project Greenlight was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002, 2004, and 2005.
[12]
In March 2010, Damon and Affleck teamed up again to sign a first-look production deal with
Warner Bros..
[36]Humanitarian work
Damon at the OneXOne benefit in San Francisco, October 2008
.^ George Clooney mocks 'unsexy' co-stars .
^ The third roll of the dice for George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and their merry band of...- Matt Damon - Boxxet 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.boxxet.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ George Clooney to direct Damon .
He has appeared in their print and television advertising.
.^ As part of his advocacy work on behalf of clean water and sanitation around the world, actor and advocate Matt Damon recently visited new water projects in India.- Thanks from Matt Damon | ONE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.one.org [Source type: General]
^ Posted by Steve Clemons, Sep 11 2008, 10:58AM - Link rich -- matt damon is not in line to be president of the united states.- Matt Damon Agrees with Lincoln Chafee - The Washington Note 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.thewashingtonnote.com [Source type: General]
^ "The United States makes no distinction between those who commit acts of terror and those who support and harbor terrorists.- Brutally Honest: Meet Matt Damon... Idiot 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.brutallyhonest.org [Source type: General]
[37]
Damon is a board member of Tonic Mailstopper (formerly GreenDimes), a company that attempts to halt junk mail delivered to American homes each day.
[38] .^ Matt Damon was shocked SHOCKED that Oprah Winfrey is quitting her show in 2011.
^ In an effort to promote “The Bourne Ultimatum,” Universal Studios hung a 50 ft billboard of Matt Damon’s face on the side of the NYC building where Matt lives with his family.
^ Tiffany Trees on the hills have been cut down,and waste water is being poured A&F continuously into rivers.- Matt Damon, Genius
The Website that Created The "Sarah Palin Quotes" Even Identified Them as Parodies That Had Been Made Up
Very Smart Sophisticate Fell for the Obvious Goof, Too 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC minx.cc [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Not worrying about any from the Saddam regime stopping by your house at any moment, to kill you, perhaps to rape your wife and/or daughter.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ RisingForce says on 10/Jan/10 Becaude downgrading other celebs to fit your incorrect estimate of 5'8" for Damon makes no sense.- Matt Damon Height - how tall 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebheights.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Come on, stop giving lipservice to this problem and start voting with your pocketbooks.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
.^ The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)] We're all signed on in principle, in the sense that we've all agreed that we want to do it, but we're not going to do it unless we have a great script.- Matt Damon - Biography 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.imdb.com [Source type: General]
^ Ben Dover - January 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm Damon is a great example why my family and I do NOT spend any money on movies.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ I guarantee when he calls in, I will give him the message.” I hang up the phone and told my wife: that’s the dream right there: completely living his life on his terms.
It was a gift given to me this past holiday season and I was so impressed that I'm now on the board of the company."
[39].^ George Clooney to direct Damon .
^ Matt Damon wants George Clooney and Brad Pitt to be abducted by aliens.
^ He's barely taller than Cheadle, unlike George Clooney and Pitt.- Matt Damon Height - how tall 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebheights.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[40] He was the founder of
H2O Africa Foundation, the charitable arm of the
Running the Sahara expedition,
[12][41] which merged with WaterPartners to create
Water.org in July 2009.
[42]
In the media
Kimmel and Damon
Comedian
Jimmy Kimmel has often stated near the end of his
ABC television show
Jimmy Kimmel Live "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." The line is a gag lampooning instances where shows cannot feature their last guest due to time constraints.
.^ No, I'M fucking MATT DAMON! Posted by: Spartacus at September 12, 2008 12:30 AM (qsGH+) .- Matt Damon, Genius
The Website that Created The "Sarah Palin Quotes" Even Identified Them as Parodies That Had Been Made Up
Very Smart Sophisticate Fell for the Obvious Goof, Too 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC minx.cc [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ With this part in the bag, Damon quit Harvard with 12 credits still needed for graduation.
^ Posted: September 16, 2006 Description: Matt Damon lets loose with a shocking string of profanities after getting...- Matt Damon Flips Out on Jimmy Kimmel | SPIKE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
It was later determined that the skit was entirely planned by Kimmel and Damon.
[43] .^ Hey Sarah - where’s the end of the line?- Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon’s Surprise | Sarah Silverman Online 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC sarahsilvermanonline.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, their publicists said Monday .- Matt Damon: News & Videos about Matt Damon - CNN.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ I would also like to say that, in my oh, so humble, opinion, Sarah Silverman is one of the most entertaining comedian-types who are also female.- I'm f*****g Matt Damon | MetaFilter 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.metafilter.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[44] Silverman also aired a clip of her singing a song entitled "
I'm Fucking Matt Damon" on January 31, 2008 on
Jimmy Kimmel Live.
.^ Jimmy's family bits (uncle, cousins) are played out; enough already, it was funny the first hundred times.- Matt Damon Flips Out on Jimmy Kimmel | SPIKE 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.spike.com [Source type: General]
^ Damon next to 5'6.5" Sarah Silverman: Click Here peteyork says on 29/Nov/09 Spacey and Mcgregor look noticeable taller against Clooney.- Matt Damon Height - how tall 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebheights.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ For Matt Damon, being a family man means having less time to work out.- Matt Damon: News & Videos about Matt Damon - CNN.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC topics.edition.cnn.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Sorry."
[45] .^ PM on February 6, 2008 Jimmy Kimmel?- I'm f*****g Matt Damon | MetaFilter 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.metafilter.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ PM on February 7, 2008 [ 1 favorite ] Jimmy Kimmel, now He's fucking Ben Affleck posted by Tenuki at 1:00 AM on February 25, 2008 [ 3 favorites ] « Older As national signing day approached, a small town i...- I'm f*****g Matt Damon | MetaFilter 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.metafilter.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Posted by: Alex at September 12, 2008 1:57 PM Ummm, except the difference here is "off topic" is that I'm not a celebrity, and I don't make money based off doing things other people like.- Jill Stanek - Matt Damon rips Sarah Palin 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.jillstanek.com [Source type: General]
[46]Political views
.^ On the upcoming Hardball College Tour with Chris Matthews on MSNBC, Matt Damon and Robert De Niro speak at George Mason University, and reveal who they hope will be elected president in 2008, among other things.
^ And in all fairness, we didn’t win the Iraq war, which is what Damon was referring to with the “idiot” comment.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ Matt Damon: “He’s [Kristol] an idiot — he wrote that we should be grateful to George Bush because he won the Iraq war.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
Responding to
Chris Matthews, Damon stated:
.^ Matt Damon is moving to California so he can be closer to Ben Affleck.
^ Matt Damon best bargain in Hollywood .
^ Matt Damon is planning to work with Ben Affleck again.
.^ Damon was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film (which netted an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for co-star Robin Williams).- Matt Damon - Photos, Videos, Wallpapers and more at CelebritySpud.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.celebrityspud.com [Source type: General]
^ Academy Award nominations included Best Supporting Actor (Law).- Matt Damon - Movies 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.filmsandtv.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Damon and actor Ben Affleck, close personal friends as well as co-stars in several films, developed a thriller about a young math genius, which they pitched around Hollywood.- Matt Damon - Photos, Videos, Wallpapers and more at CelebritySpud.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.celebrityspud.com [Source type: General]
[57] .^ Just this one time.- Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Iraq War Showdown: Bill Kristol Agrees to Debate Matt Damon After Actor’s “Idiot” Slam 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC bighollywood.breitbart.com [Source type: General]
^ I wouldn't waist my time on damon's height, its not a big mystery.- Matt Damon Height - how tall 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.celebheights.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ It was just one of those movies.- INT: Matt Damon - JoBlo.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.joblo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[58]
.^ Damon was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film (which netted an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for co-star Robin Williams).- Matt Damon - Photos, Videos, Wallpapers and more at CelebritySpud.com 2 February 2010 8:54 UTC www.celebrityspud.com [Source type: General]
^ The movie that won George Clooney a best supporting actor Academy Award is now out on DVD from Warner Bros.
^ It's a performance that caps off a banner year for the actor, as detailed by Washington Post writer Ann Hornaday: "If 2009 had a most valuable player award for the movies, it would have to go to Matt Damon….
.^ Finance would be raised by documenting the process and showing it as Reality TV. It was a huge success, with Project Greenlight 2 (which led to the making of The Battle Of Shaker Heights) gaining Damon and partner Affleck an Emmy nomination.
^ By June of 2006 they'd have another child, Isabella - more joy on top of Damon's third Emmy nomination for his Project Greenlight reality TV show.
^ The set is worth picking up if you dont already own them on DVD or want a complete collection of the first three films (a fourth one is in the works).
[59]
Damon was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2007.[60]
Damon won 'Best Ass-Kicker' and 'Guy of the Year' at the Spike Guys' Choice Awards of 2008.[61]
Filmography
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Further reading
- Altman, Sheryl and Berk, Sheryl. .^ Damon and longtime friend Ben Affleck endorsed Obama last year and have been vocal in their support of the Illinois senator.
- CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Damon rips Palin, calls her ‘terrifying’ « - Blogs from CNN.com 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com [Source type: General]
^ But this genius, Matt Damon, who spends his off hours splitting atoms...- Matt Damon, Genius
The Website that Created The "Sarah Palin Quotes" Even Identified Them as Parodies That Had Been Made Up
Very Smart Sophisticate Fell for the Obvious Goof, Too 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC minx.cc [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Attention, Matt Damon: BOOOOOOO! Get off the stage, clown.- Matt Damon on Sarah Palin: 'Terrifying': The Swamp 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC www.swamppolitics.com [Source type: General]
HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. ISBN 0061071455.
- Bego, Mark. .^ That Matt Damon, anything for a good car chase!
- Matt Damon: Movies: UGO 13 January 2010 12:10 UTC movieblog.ugo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1998. ISBN 0836271319.
- Diamond, Maxine and Hemmings, Harriet. Matt Damon a Biography. Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 1998. ISBN 0671026496.
- Nickson, Chris. Matt Damon: An Unauthorized Biography. Renaissance Books, 1999. ISBN 1580630723.
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Damon, Matt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Damon, Matthew Paige |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Actor, Writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
October 8, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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