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Matt Damon

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Also Known As:
Matthew
Date of Birth:
October 8, 1970
Hometown:
Cambridge

Bio:
Matt Damon (born Matthew Paige Damon on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. He rose to fame in 1997 for co-writing and starring in Good Will Hunting with Ben Affleck, which won the Academy Award for Best Writing at that year’s Oscars. That same year, he starred in The Rainmaker, and received rave reviews from critics for his performance. Throughout the late 90s, Matt appeared in other well-known films, including Saving Private Ryan and The Talented Mr. Ripley. He became a recognizable star in the early 2000s thanks to his roles in popular two popular franchises, Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen, and The Bourne Identity trilogy. Matt’s other big movies include The Departed, The Brother’s Grimm, Stuck On You and Invictus. He also starred alongside Michael Douglas in the critically acclaimed HBO movie, Behind The Candelabra, in 2013. Besides acting and writing, Matt is also a producer, and started the production company Pearl Street Films with Ben in 2010.

Best Known For:
Matt is best known for co-writing and starring the Academy Award winning film Good Will Hunting, among other starring roles.

Personal Life:
Before meeting his wife, Matt dated Good Will Hunting co-star, Minnie Driver, and also had a two-year relationship with Winona Ryder. He dated Odessa Whitmire from 2001-2003, and right after they broke up, he met Luciana Barroso while she was bartending in Miami. They got engaged in Sept. 2005 and married just three months later. Together, Matt and Luciana have three daughters, Isabella, Gia and Stella, born in 2006, 2008 and 2010, respectively. They also raised Luciana’s daughter, Alexia (born 1999), from one of Luciana’s previous relationships, together.

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Matt Damon Disses Jennifer Lopez: She Made Ben Affleck Look Like ‘A Talentless Meathead’

Matt Damon may need to learn that ‘silence is golden.’ He got in trouble for comments over diversity and gay actors. Now, Matt said that Ben Affleck’s relationship with Jennifer Lopez was why Ben was once considered a ‘talentless’ hack!
Uh-Oh. Matt Damon, 44, opened his mouth again. The star of The Martian keeps saying things that get him in trouble. After he argued there was no need for diversity in filmmaking and suggested gay actors might want to stay in the closet, Matt seemed to diss Jennifer Lopez, 46, for making Ben Affleck, 43, look like a “meathead” when they were together!

September 30, 2015
Behind The Candelabra Review

‘Behind The Candelabra’ 5 Best Moments: Liberace’s Hot Sex & More

Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are incredible in this biopic of the iconic performer — check out five reasons this HBO production is one of the best made-for-TV movies ever!
Behind The Candelabra was the cable event of the year, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Michael Douglas stars as the flamboyant entertainer Liberace, and Matt Damon dumbs down as his secret young lover, Scott Thorson. In a movie designed to be as decadent as the subject himself, there are many moments we are totally obsessed with and have to analyze. Check out our favorite parts below, and be warned of SPOILERS AHEAD!

May 26, 2013
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