Matt Damon is an American actor, who earned much prominence for his portrayal in the film entitled, Good Will Hunting. He was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Kent Telfer Damon and Nancy Carlsson-Paige. Damon was baptized with the real name of Matthew Paige ‘Matt’ Damon and has the combination of Scottish and English as well as Finnish and Swedish ancestry. Damon has a brother named Kyle, who is an artist and a sculptor. On the other hand, he together with his family relocated to Newton, where they lived for not less than two years. However, after his mother and father divorced, Damon and his brother moved together with their mother. In addition, Damon entered the Harvard University from year 1988 up to year 1992 bbut did not graduated. While he was still on the said school, he took English and lived in Lowell House.
On the other hand, in year 1988, at the young age of eighteen, Damon had his first film role in the romantic comedy film entitled, Mystic Pizza. While he was still in Harvard, he pursued acting nd also performed small roles in various productions like in the film of Rising Son. In year 1992, Damon had a in the film called, Geronimo: An American Legend, together with Gene Hackman and Jason Patric as well. he then appeared in the 1996 Courage Under Fire. In year 1990s, he and Affleck wrote a screenplay about a young math genius thrown across the Hollywood. The script ultimately turned to be Good Will Hunting in year 1997 and earned nine Academy Awards nomination. In year 1997, Damon portrayed the lead role in the drama called, The Rainmaker. Steven Spielberg includes him in the 1998 film entitled, Saving Private Ryan.
He then earned much attention in several film roles, including his portrayal in the 1999 film of The talented Mr. Ripley. He also appeared in the 2003 film of Stuck on You. On the following year, he appeared in the two sequels of Ocean’s Twelve as well as the 2007 Oceans Thirteem. He also portrayed the role of Jason Bourne in the 2002 film of The Bourne Identity. In year 2006, Damon appeared together with Robert De Niro in the film called, The Good Shepherd. On the following year, he also appeared in the film of Youth Without Youth and in the 2008 biopic entitled, Che. In year 2010, he collaborated with Paul Greengarss fo the thriller called, Green Zone. On the other hand, Damon is set to appear in the upcoming film entitled, We Bought a Zoo and in Elysium.
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