Matt Damon

Matt Damon
  • NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 19: *EXCLUSIVE* (1st row L-R) Allison Moorer, Matt Damon, Harry Zinn, Abbe Raven, StaceyAnn Chin, Viggo Mortensen, (2nd row L-R) Danny Glover, Chris Moore, Lupe Fiasco, Josh Brolin, Q'orianka Kilcher, Jasmine Guy, Harris Yulin, (3rd row L-R) Michael Ealy, Anthony Arnove, Darryl McDaniels, Nancy Dubuc, Rich Robinson, Christina Kirk and Kathleen Chalfant pose for a portrait backstage at History's NYC Premiere Of 'The People Speak' backstage at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 19, 2009 in New York City.

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  • Shakira's 'She Wolf' is something to howl about

    ...lyrics are wild enough - with her howling at the moon and crazy talk of lycanthropy in the title track, her lament of " Matt Damon 's not meant for me" in the chugging "Men in This Town," and her curses for an ex-boyfriend ("Hope the French fleas eat you both... |more

  • From 'Avatar' to 'Nine,' 21 movies for the holidays

    ...Clint Eastwood The story In apartheid-era South Africa , Nelson Mandela ( Morgan Freeman ) and rugby captain Francois Pienaar ( Matt Damon ) help unify the country. It's true Based on John Carlin's book, "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That... |more

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  • Viggo Mortensen, King of The Road

    ...of the Iraq War, Mortensen actively campaigned for Dennis Kucinich during the 2008 primaries. He's also featured alongside Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, and others in The People Speak, a new documentary based on Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United... |more

  • J.J. Abrams And Chris Pine Have Our Gratitude For Rebooting 'Star Trek'

    ...with Chris Hemsworth, and he did a great job. Maybe it would have been distracting to have someone as massively famous as Matt Damon in that role. ... The decision was made very early on to have actors who were not necessarily the most famous but the most... |more

  • She-wolves, monsters and lovers on new CDs

    ...kind of love that's better than getting "a fancy Gucci dress for free." The vamp with the bedroom hair references werewolves, Matt Damon and Angela Jolie; tells a neglectful lover "I'm starting to feel just a little abused/Like a coffee machine in an office";... |more

  • RTÉ.ie Entertainment: Kidman - Clarifies controversial remarks
    Nicole Kidman clarifies 'fetish' remarks

    ...in my private life." Hot bods, melodrama and romance - exactly what teens have been waiting for. The Coen brothers always do things differently. 'A Serious Man' is no exception. Will Matt Damon get an Oscar nomination for this? Don't bet against it.... |more

  • The Informant!

    We all want to do the right thing, but few of us ever put ourselves on the line for the sake of a greater good. In the early 1990s, family man Mark Whitacre decided to blow the whistle on a global price-fixing scam in the agricultural industry by |more

About Matt Damon

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor and philanthropist. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his screenwriting in Good Will Hunting, and was nominated for his lead performance in the same film. Growing steadily in popularity from the 1997 film, he has since matched up with A-list actors in mainstream films, and today is rated among the top actors in Hollywood.

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