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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Damon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Damon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Daily Show
Entertainment Tonight
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Oscars
The Graham Norton Show
Today
Teen Choice Awards
SNL Digital Shorts
Honest Trailers
Entourage
American Idol
30 Rock
The Jay Leno Show
Will & Grace
The Early Show
The Bernie Mac Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Celebrities Uncensored
Geeking Out
SmartLess: On the Road
Life of Kylie
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
The Bourne Legacy
Thor: Ragnarok
Ponyo
No Sudden Move
Field of Dreams
Deadpool 2
IF
Once Upon a Deadpool
Thor: Love and Thunder
Finding Forrester
Loving Highsmith
EuroTrip
Interstellar
Jersey Girl
Happy Feet Two
Chasing Amy
Saving Private Ryan
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Drive-Away Dolls
The Zero Theorem
Courage Under Fire
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Twelve
True Grit
Oppenheimer
Dogma
The Departed
Contagion
Ocean's Eleven
The Last Duel
School Ties
Rounders
The Adjustment Bureau
Stillwater
Titan A.E.
The Martian
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Jason Bourne
The Bourne Supremacy
We Bought a Zoo
Green Zone
Elysium
Downsizing
The Good Shepherd
The Informant!
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Good Will Hunting
The Brothers Grimm
Suburbicon
The Bourne Ultimatum
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Odyssey
Ford v Ferrari
The Rainmaker
Air
The Great Wall
The Bourne Identity
Inside Job
Production Credits
Gone Baby Gone
Air
The Leisure Class
The Accountant 2
The Last Duel
Small Things Like These
Kiss the Future
Good Will Hunting
Jason Bourne
Manchester by the Sea
City on a Hill
Project Greenlight
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