Matt Damon
Full Name: Matt Damon
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Profession: Actor
Why Famous: Rose to fame following the success of the drama film "Good Will Hunting" (1997) from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend and actor Ben Affleck. The pair won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for their work.
Also starred in commercially successful films such as "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), the Ocean's trilogy, and the first three films in the Bourne series, while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as "Syriana" (2005), "The Good Shepherd" (2006), and "The Departed" (2006).
Born: October 8, 1970 (47 years old)
Star Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Married Life
- 2005-12-09 "Bourne" actor Matt Damon (35) weds Argentine-born Luciana Barrosa (29) at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau near New York City Hall
Historical Events in the Life of Matt Damon
- 1998-07-24 "Saving Private Ryan", directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns and Matt Damon, is released (Academy Awards Best Director 1999)
- 2001-12-05 "Ocean's Eleven" directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Julia Roberts premieres in Westwood, California
- 2002-06-06 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2002-06-14 "The Bourne Identity" directed by Doug Liman and starring Matt Damon is released in the US
- 2006-09-26 Martin Scorsese's "The Departed", starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Mark Wahlberg, premieres in New York City (Best Picture 2007)
- 2015-09-11 "The Martian" based on the novel by Andy Weir, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival
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