matt damon

American actor and Academy Award winning screenwriter Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He first catapulted to fame in 1997 after co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed drama Good Will Hunting alongside good friend and fellow actor Ben Affleck.

Matt Damon's impressive filmograhy includes international blockbusters like Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripely (1999), Dogma (1999) and the Ocean's Eleven flicks. His most noteworthy role to date has been that of butt-kicking spy Jason Bourne in the popular Bourne series. He is ranked as one of the top 35 highest grossing film actors of all time.

In 2007, People magazine voted Damon as the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Damon has been linked to a bevy of Hollywood beauties over the years including the likes of Winona Ryder, Claire Danes and Penelope Cruz. He married bartender Luciana Bozan Barroso in a civil ceremony on December 9, 2005 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau near New York City Hall. The couple have three children together.

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• Ben Affleck-Hosted Fundraiser for Elizabeth Warren Draws Big Stars, Big Bucks

  
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  Tina Daunt The actor joined up with Matt Damon and "The Office’s" John Krasinski to raise more than $250,000 at a star-studded fundraiser for Warrens senatorial campaign. read more
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  Sinchronicity  presents a list of nominees for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, which will air from 8pm on July 22 on Fox. Choice Movie: Action Abduction Act of Valor Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Red Tails Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Choice Movie Actor: Action Tom Cruise – Mission: Impossible – ...
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  Hollywoods summer season usually jump starts in May. 2012 is not exception. The good news is: we didnt start with a dud. Marvels The Avengers kicked off the season in a pretty big way.
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• Review: The Bourne Supremacy

  
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  Review: The Bourne Supremacy Whenever a film franchise sees a change in the director’s chair, you have to wonder how much the style of the film is going to be altered. This change could be good or bad depending on the circumstances and the quality of the directors that you’re talking about. It’s a risky ...
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• Could the Dalai Lama really have been poisoned with a scarf?

  
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  A small quote received some attention last week because it combined several components that are most frequently reserved for a film plot starring Helen Mirren, Matt Damon and Damon’s snug black shirt. The components are as follows: mysterious women, assassination plots, secret agents and the spiritual leader of ...
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• Zac Efron Battles It Out With Justin Timberlake For A 2012 Teen Choice Award

  
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  The 2012 Teen Choice Awards will be held on July 22, 2012 and we will get to see Zac Efron battle it out with Justin Timberlake for a 2012 Teen Choice Award! Both former Disney stars are up for Choice Movie Actor: Drama! Here are all of the nominees in the category: Matt Damon, “We Bought a Zoo” Zac Efron, ...
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• Review: The Bourne Identity (2002)

  
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  Review: The Bourne Identity (2002) If I asked you to think about the genre of film involving espionage, you might think of James Bond right off the bat. It’s understandable due to the fact that they’ve been making Bond movies since the sixties I believe and it’s easily the most popular spy franchise in film. ...
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• Celebrity Impressions-Denzel-Pacino-Kevin Spacey-Matt Damon….

  
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• All The Harvard Boys, Try to Outsmart Me… But I’m Will Hunting

  
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  -Matt Damon Submitted by: Unknown Via: interweber
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• Top 10 Corrupt Movie Cops

  
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  A pparently our friends over in the criminal justice department are also big movie dorks as well. And what kind of movie would they like the best? The kind with corrupt officials of course! So I stumbled upon this list the other day about movie cops gone bad. Seems like an easy topic to list off, but there were ...
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• Matt Damon Purchases $13 Million Home In Elite Pacific Palisades Neighborhood

  
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  It appears Good Will Hunting actor and Boston native Matt Damon plans to spend more time in Hollywood with his family, as he’s allegedly purchased a $13-million luxury modern home in the exclusive Pacific Palisades beach neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Grant Kilpatrick-designed estate has a contemporary decor ...
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• Matt Damon is Leasing $15 Million Palace

  
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  Actor  Matt Damon has reportedly purchased a $15 million palace in Pacific Palisades, Calif., near Hollywood. The home will surely be big and bright enough for the 41-year-old actor’s four little girls and wife Luciana Bozán Barroso , 36. The 13,508 square foot, (3)three-Story contemporary mansion in ...
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• A sequel I actually want to see: District 9 follow-up ELYSIUM

  
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  One of my favorite films of the last decade was the low-budget sci-fi movie District 9. In my review, I said that it’s such a distinctly moving, poignant and provocative film that makes you ponder long after the end credits roll. Not long after I saw the film, there’s immediate buzz for an inevitable sequel, ...
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• The Real Question For Matt Damon, Jon Lovitz , and Ariana Huffington

  
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• Tony Gilroy Says ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Will Present “A Wider Horizon” to Franchise’s Mythos

  
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  The Bourne Legacy  is not only one of the most highly-anticipated films of the summer, it’s a unique chance to revisit the blockbuster franchise with a different star at the helm. Meanwhile, co-writer/director  Tony Gilroy, one of the key creative voices behind the original trilogy ,  is preserving the ...
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• Pittsburgh: “Hollywood of the East”

  
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  Pittsburgh? You’re from Pittsburgh?Well, yes I am! I love this town, and it is now gaining a reputation as “Hollywood of the East.” Not only was Dark Knight Rises filmed here, but there are currently two other productions being filmed in Pittsburgh. Out of the Furnace has a stellar cast that includes  Christian ...
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• 5 Stars Who Lost Weight for a Role

  
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  Losing weight is never easy, but when it’s for a role, these actors and actresses have all stepped up to the challenge. Some simply felt their character was skinnier than them so decided to drop the weight, while for others the weight loss was required as they played people who were starving or sick. These 5 stars ...
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• Liberaces Former Lover Details Secret Romance

  
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  As Liberaces larger-than-life story is set to hit the big screen in 2013 (staring Matt Damon and Kurt Russell), Scott Thorson, a former lover of the flamboyant entertainer, gives insight into the fascinating world of the late performer. ETs special correspondent Christina McLarty sat down with Thorson, currently known ...
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