Matt Damon
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Biography
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes' 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 and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Damon made his acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988) before gaining prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and Linus Caldwell in the Ocean'strilogy (2001–2007). He received a nomination for an Academy Award. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for playing an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). He also acted in The Rainmaker (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Syriana (2005), The Departed(2006), The Informant! (2009), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Contagion (2011), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Stillwater (2021), Air (2023), and Oppenheimer (2023), the last of which is his highest-grossing feature.
On television, Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He was Emmy-nominated for his guest role in 30 Rock in 2011 and hosting Saturday Night Live in 2019. He also produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) and the film Manchester by the Sea (2016). Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and established two production companies with Affleck, Artists Equity, and Pearl Street Films. He has been involved in charitable work with organizations including the One Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org.
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Honest Trailers
Entourage
American Idol
30 Rock
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Will & Grace
The Bernie Mac Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Golden Globe Awards
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Celebrities Uncensored
Geeking Out
SmartLess: On the Road
Life of Kylie
Ocean's Eight
The Bourne Legacy
Thor: Ragnarok
Ponyo
Field of Dreams
No Sudden Move
Once Upon a Deadpool
Deadpool 2
IF
The Oscars
Finding Forrester
Thor: Love and Thunder
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Loving Highsmith
EuroTrip
Interstellar
Jersey Girl
Happy Feet Two
Chasing Amy
Drive-Away Dolls
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Saving Private Ryan
The Zero Theorem
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Eleven
Courage Under Fire
Ocean's Twelve
True Grit
Oppenheimer
School Ties
Contagion
Dogma
The Departed
The Bourne Identity
The Instigators
Ford v Ferrari
We Bought a Zoo
The Last Duel
Inside Job
Downsizing
The Martian
Jason Bourne
Elysium
The Rainmaker
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Green Zone
Titan A.E.
The Informant!
Rounders
The Good Shepherd
Good Will Hunting
The Bourne Supremacy
The Great Wall
Air
Stillwater
The Adjustment Bureau
The Bourne Ultimatum
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
The Brothers Grimm
The Odyssey
Suburbicon
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