Matt Damon Biography (1970-)

Full name, Matthew Paige Damon; born October 8, 1970, in Cambridge, MA; son of Kent Damon (a tax preparer and stockbroker) and Nancy Carlsson-Paige (a professor of childhood education); married Luciana Barroso, December 9, 2005; children: Alexia (stepdaughter). Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: October 8, 1970; Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Extra, The Good Mother (also known as The Price of Passion), Buena Vista, 1988
Steamer, Mystic Pizza, Samuel Goldwyn, 1988
Charlie Dillon, School Ties, Paramount, 1992
Second Lieutenant Britton Davis, Geronimo: An American Legend, Columbia, 1993
Edgar Pudwhacker, Glory Daze (also known as Last Call), Columbia TriStar, 1995
Specialist Ilario, Courage Under Fire, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Executive number two, Chasing Amy (also known as Comic Strip), Miramax, 1997
Rudy Baylor, John Grisham's "The Rainmaker" (also known as TheRainmaker), Paramount, 1997
Will Hunting, Good Will Hunting, Miramax, 1997
Mike McDermott, Rounders, Miramax, 1998
Private James Francis Ryan, Saving Private Ryan, DreamWorks Distribution, 1998
Himself, Return to Normandy (documentary; also known as The Making of "Saving Private Ryan"), 1998
Himself, Into the Beach: "Saving Private Ryan" (documentary short), 1998
Loki/Larry, Dogma, Lions Gate Films, 1999
Tom Ripley, The Talented Mr. Ripley (also known as The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Trouble Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley), Miramax, 1999
Himself, "The Talented Mr. Ripley": Making the Soundtrack (documentary short), Paramount 1999
Himself, Inside "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (documentary short), Paramount, 1999
Voice of Cal, Planet Ice (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Himself, Reflections on "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (documentary), 2000
Voice of Cale, Titan A.E. (animated; also known as Titan: AfterEarth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Rannulph Junuh, The Legend of Bagger Vance, DreamWorks, 2000
John Grady Cole, All the Pretty Horses, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Steven Sanderson, Finding Forrester, Columbia, 2000
Linus Caldwell, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and O11), Warner Bros., 2001
Voice of Luke Trimble, The Majestic, Warner Bros., 2001
Himself, Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma (documentary short), LionsGate Films Home Entertainment, 2001
Himself and Will Hunting, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Dimension, 2001
Voice of Spirit, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (animated; alsoknown as Spirit), DreamWorks, 2002
Jason Bourne, The Bourne Identity (also known as Die Bourne Identitat), Universal, 2002
Title role, Gerry, ThinkFilm, 2002
Kevin, The Third Wheel, Miramax, 2002
Matt, bachelor number two, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'un homme dangereux), Miramax, 2002
Himself, Saltlake Van Sant (documentary short), Miramax, 2003
Bob, Stuck on You, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Donny, EuroTrip, DreamWorks, 2004
Public relations executive number two, Jersey Girl, Miramax, 2004
Jason Bourne, The Bourne Supremacy (also known as Die Bourne Verschworung), Universal, 2004
Linus Caldwell, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros., 2004
Himself, "Saving Private Ryan": Boot Camp (documentary short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004
Himself, Making "Saving Private Ryan" (documentary), 2004
Himself, "Saving Private Ryan" Miller and His Platoon (documentaryshort), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004
Narrator, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (documentary short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2004
Himself, Sur les traces de Gerry (documentary short; also known asFrom Gerry to Elephant), 2004
Voice, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (animated documentary short), IMAX, 2005
Wilhelm Grimm, The Brothers Grimm, Miramax, 2005
Bryan Woodman, Syriana, Warner Bros., 2005
Mr. Aaron, Margaret, Fox Searchlight, 2006
Edward Wilson, The Good Shepherd, Universal, 2006
Colin Sullivan, The Departed, Warner Bros., 2006
Jason Bourne, The Bourne Ultimatum, Universal, 2007
Film Work
Producer, Stolen Summer, Miramax, 2002
Executive producer, Speakeasy, Miramax, 2002
Executive producer, The Third Wheel, Miramax, 2002

Editor, Gerry, ThinkFilm, 2002
Executive producer, The Battle of Shaker Heights, Miramax, 2003
Executive producer, Turning It Over, 2004
Executive producer, Feast, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Himself, Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001
Himself, Project Greenlight 2, HBO, 2003
Himself, Project Greenlight 3, HBO, 2005
Miniseries
Narrator, Journey to Planet Earth, 2003
Movies
Charlie Robinson, Rising Son, TNT, 1990
Cotton Calloway, The Good Old Boys, TNT, 1995
Specials
Seventeen: The Faces for Fall, The WB, 1998
The Untitled Jay Lacopo Project, Sundance, 1999
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
(Uncredited) Himself, Shirtless: Hollywood's Sexiest Men (documentary), AMC, 2002
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Reel Comedy: Stuck on You, Comedy Central, 2003
Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope, 2005
Red Carpet Confidential, CBS, 2005
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
Presenter, The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1999
Presenter, The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999
The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 2002 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2002
Episodic
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002
The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 1998, 2002
Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Mundo VIP, 1998
Himself, "Saving Private Ryan," HBO First Look, HBO, 1998
The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 1999
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999, 2002, 2003
Himself, "The Legend of Bagger Vance," HBO First Look, HBO, 2000
Himself, "Billy Bob Thorton," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2000
(Uncredited) Himself, Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 2001
(Uncredited) Himself, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 2001
Himself, "Matt Damon," Revealed with Jules Asner, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001, 2002, 2005
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 2002
(Uncredited) Himself, Extra (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine), syndicated, 2002
Himself, "Keep It on the Short Grass," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2002
Owen, "A Chorus Lie," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Bob Tenor, "Stuck on You," HBO First Look, HBO, 2003
Tinseltown TV (also known as Tinseltown.TV), InternationalChannel, 2003, 2004
Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Late Show Backstage and The Late Show), CBS, 2004
MovieReal, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
Himself, "Ocean's Twelve," HBO First Look, HBO, 2004
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
Enough Rope with Andrew Denton, ABC [Australian Broadcast Corp.],2004
Rove Live, Ten Network, 2004
The Panel, Ten Network, 2004
Mondo Thingo, ABC [Australian Broadcast Corp.], 2004
60 Minutes, CBS, 2004
Tout le monde en parle, 2004
GMTV, ITV, 2004, 2005
Himself, "Syriana," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005
Cinema mil, Televisio de Catalunya, 2005
Corazon de ... , 2005
"Bruce Willis," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2005
(Uncredited) Voice of himself, "The Unblinking Eye," Law & Order:Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), 2005
The Film Programme, BBC, 2005
Television Executive Producer
Series
Project Greenlight, HBO, 2001
Push, Nevada, ABC, 2002
Project Greenlight 2, HBO, 2003
Project Greenlight 3, HBO, 2005
Pilots
General Manager, 2003
Los Angeles, ABC, 2003
All Grown Up, CBS, 2003
Stage Appearances
(London stage debut) This Is Our Youth, London, 2002
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Ben Affleck) Good Will Hunting, Miramax, 1997
Gerry, ThinkFilm, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Diamond, Maxine and Harriet Hemmings, Matt Damon: A Biography, Pocket Books (New York City), 1998
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors andActresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, July 23, 2004, p. 22
Interview, December, 1997, p. 118
Los Angeles Times, November 30, 1997, pp. 3, 78-79
Parade, November 30, 2003, pp. 6-7
People Weekly, February 23, 1998, p. 87; August 2, 2004, p. 67
Teen People, August 1, 2004, p. 106
Time, December 1, 1997, p. 78

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