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title: Matt Damon filmography

text: "True Grit" (2010), and the science fiction films "Elysium" (2013) and "The Martian" (2015). In the latter, which earned over $630 million to become his highest-grossing release, Damon played a botanist stranded on Mars, for which he received an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. With box office receipts of over $3 billion in North America, Damon ranks among Hollywood's most commercially successful actors. Matt Damon filmography Matt Damon is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film "Mystic Pizza". After appearing in a

title: Matt Damon

text: York and having everybody turn and look". Before the film, Damon played the lead in the critically acclaimed drama, "The Rainmaker" (1997), where he was recognized by the "Los Angeles Times" as "a talented young actor on the brink of stardom." For the role, Damon gained most of the weight he had lost for "Courage Under Fire". After meeting Damon on the set of "Good Will Hunting", director Steven Spielberg cast him in the brief title role in the 1998 World War II film "Saving Private Ryan". He co-starred with Edward Norton in the 1998 poker film "Rounders", where he

title: Matt Damon

text: April 2012, Damon filmed "Promised Land", directed by Gus Van Sant, which he co-wrote with John Krasinski. Damon's next film with frequent collaborator Steven Soderbergh was "Behind the Candelabra", a drama about the life of pianist/entertainer Liberace (played by Michael Douglas) with Damon playing Liberace's longtime partner Scott Thorson. The film premiered on HBO on May 26, 2013. Damon starred in the science fiction film "Elysium" (2013), where he played former car-thief-turned-factory-worker Max DeCosta. He also appeared in the science fiction movie "The Zero Theorem" by Terry Gilliam in 2013. In 2014, he starred in George Clooney's "The Monuments Men",

title: Matt Damon

text: He came to prominence in 1997, when he wrote and starred in "Good Will Hunting," alongside Ben Affleck, which won them the Academy and Golden Globe awards for Best Screenplay and earned Damon a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He continued to garner praise from critics for his roles as the eponymous character in "Saving Private Ryan" (1998), the antihero in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), a fallen angel in "Dogma" (1999), an energy analyst in "Syriana" (2005), and a corrupt Irish-American police officer in "The Departed" (2006). Damon is also known for his starring roles as

title: Matt Damon

text: critics. "Damon outstandingly conveys his character's slide from innocent enthusiasm into cold calculation", according to "Variety" magazine. He played a fallen angel who discusses pop culture as intellectual subject matter with Affleck in "Dogma" (1999). The film received generally positive reviews, but proved controversial among religious groups who deemed it blasphemous. Damon's attempts at essaying leading characters in romantic dramas such as 2000's "All the Pretty Horses" and "The Legend of Bagger Vance" were commercially and critically unsuccessful. "Variety" said of his work in "All the Pretty Horses": "[Damon] just doesn't quite seem like a young man who's spent his

title: Matt Damon

text: romantic comedy "Mystic Pizza". As a student at Harvard, he acted in small roles such as in the TNT original film "Rising Son" and the ensemble prep-school drama "School Ties". He left the university in 1992, a semester - 12 credits - shy of completion of his Bachelor of Arts in English to feature in "Geronimo: An American Legend" in Los Angeles, erroneously expecting the movie to become a big success. Damon next appeared as an opiate-addicted soldier in 1996's "Courage Under Fire", for which he lost in 100 days on a self-prescribed diet and fitness regimen. "Courage Under Fire"

title: Matt Damon

text: filmmakers. The company produced and founded the short-lived mystery-hybrid series "Push, Nevada", as well as other projects. In March 2010, Damon and Affleck teamed up again to create Pearl Street Films, a Warner Bros. based production company. He lent his voice to the English version of the animated film "Ponyo", which was released in the United States in August 2009. The documentary which he narrated, "American Teacher", opened in New York in 2011 prior to national screening. He also voiced the lead character Cale Tucker in "Titan A.E.", took the narrative voice of the Stallion Spirit in "", and voiced

title: Matt Damon filmography

text: Matt Damon filmography Matt Damon is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film "Mystic Pizza". After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, Damon was cast by Francis Ford Coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama "The Rainmaker". His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in "Good Will Hunting", a drama which he also co-wrote with Ben Affleck. They won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and Damon was nominated for

title: Matt Damon

text: that garnered Damon the most recognition or awards include: Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is ranked among "Forbes" magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards, from eight nominations, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his

title: Matt Damon

text: regard to who in the United States is tasked with the responsibility of fighting wars. Damon is a supporter of the Democratic Party, and has made several critical attacks against Republican Party figures, but has also expressed his disillusionment with the policies of President Barack Obama. In 2012, Damon, Ben Affleck, and John Krasinski hosted a fundraiser for Democratic Senate nominee Elizabeth Warren. Damon had a working relationship with the Obama administration, primarily due to his friendship with former Harvard roommate and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to President Obama, Jason Furman. In 2010, Matt Damon narrated the

title: Matt Damon

text: Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer and screenwriter. He is ranked among "Forbes" magazine's most bankable stars and is one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. Damon has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, from five nominations, two Golden Globe Awards, from eight nominations, and has been nominated for three British Academy Film Awards and six Emmy Awards. Born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Damon began his acting career by appearing in high school theater productions. He made his professional acting debut in the film "Mystic Pizza" (1988).

title: Matt Damon

text: documentary film "Inside Job" about the part played by financial deregulation in the late-2000s financial crisis. On March 13, 2018, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck announced they will adopt the inclusion rider agreement in all their future production deals through their Pearl Street Films. In October and December 2017, Damon made headlines when he made a series of comments regarding a large movement of backlash against sexual harassment and misconduct. On October 10, Sharon Waxman, a former reporter for "The New York Times," mentioned that Damon, along with Russell Crowe, made direct phone calls to her to vouch for the

title: Matt Damon

text: incredibly respectfully." In another series of interviews during December 2017, Damon advocated for a "spectrum of behavior" analysis of sexual misconduct cases, noting that some are more serious than others. The comment caused offence to prominent members of the #MeToo movement and the public for being tone-deaf in "understand[ing] what abuse is like". On January 17, 2018, Damon apologized on "The Today Show" for his social commentary stating: "I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a while." Damon met Argentine Luciana Bozán Barroso in April 2003 while filming "Stuck on You" in Miami. They became

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: Damon and Pythias (play) Damon and Pythias is the only surviving play by Richard Edwards. Written circa 1564 and first printed in 1571, the play chronicles the Greek friendship story of Damon and Pythias. It was originally performed by the Children of the Chapell for Queen Elizabeth, possibly during the Christmas season between 1564 and 1565. On September 10, 1996, an all-female cast gave a single performance at the Globe Theatre in London. The play begins with the philosopher Aristippus musing on his newfound position as a courtier in King Dionyusius's court in Syracuse. Carisophus enters, looking to join with

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: Carisophus soon meets Damon on the street and has him arrested on suspicion of spying. Against the advice of his trusty counselor Eubulus, King Dionysius condemns Damon to die. Pythias protests his friend's innocence and declares their bond of true friendship. Dionysius agrees that he will keep Pythias prisoner for the next two months while Damon settles his affairs in Greece. If Damon returns before the two months are up, then Pythias will be cleared of suspicion. If he does not return, then Pythias will be executed in his stead. The two months pass with no sign of Damon, and

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: of marriage or wives but a focus on two men becoming "second selves." Cicero writes that the perfect male friendship is "above all other things in human life." Damon and Pythias (play) Damon and Pythias is the only surviving play by Richard Edwards. Written circa 1564 and first printed in 1571, the play chronicles the Greek friendship story of Damon and Pythias. It was originally performed by the Children of the Chapell for Queen Elizabeth, possibly during the Christmas season between 1564 and 1565. On September 10, 1996, an all-female cast gave a single performance at the Globe Theatre in

title: Matt Damon

text: a krill named Bill in "Happy Feet Two". In January 2012, it was announced that Damon had signed a multiyear deal to be the voice of TD Ameritrade advertisements, replacing Sam Waterston as the discount brokerage's spokesman. Damon donates all fees from the advertisements to charity. In 2013, Damon appeared in a 20-second advertisement for Nespresso, directed by Grant Heslov, with whom he worked on "The Monuments Men". The deal earned Damon $3 million. Damon also provided voice-over for United Airlines's resurrected "Fly the Friendly Skies" advertisement campaign in 2013. Damon was the founder of H2O Africa Foundation, the charitable

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: preparations are made for Pythias's execution. Meanwhile, Carisophus meets with Aristippus in order to ask his friend to defend him should Damon return. Aristippus refuses and breaks their bond of friendship, saying that it is not like the true friendship between honest men like Damon and Pythias and that he will not protect Carisophus. The scene shifts back to the gallows, where Pythias and Groano await the king's final judgement. Pythias still trusts that Damon will return, but does not fear death, telling Groano the hangman "O thou minister of justice, do thine office by and by, / Let not

title: What They Play

text: What They Play What They Play was a video game-centric website aimed at helping parents learn about content in video games, helping them decide what games their children should play. It was the first of several websites to launch under "What They Like, Inc.", other sites featuring books, movies and music followed. The site was launched in 2007 by two former Ziff Davis members Ira Becker, executive vice-president of the Game Group, and ex-1UP.com writer and Senior vice-president of the Game Group John Davison. Davison announced his departure from Ziff in August 2007, with Becker's announcement soon following. The two

title: Damon Pierce

text: Nuggit. During the 90's, most of the bondage featured in Wicked Pictures was Damon's work. Damon's bondage rigging is not only featured in magazines, but many adult films as well. Damon Pierce met director and performer Chloe Nicole and begin doing bondage for her movies that she produced for Vivid. Damon also met Ernest Green and was asked to do bondage for all of Green’s movies which he produced for Vivid, Adam and Eve and Bizarre and Bonview. He began working for many other adult companies creating creative bondage BDSM scenarios for their movies. Damon Pierce Damon Pierce, creator and

title: Matt Damon

text: show. It culminated in a planned skit on September 12, 2006, when Damon stormed off after having his interview cut short. Damon appeared in several of E! Entertainment's top ten "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" spoofs. On January 24, 2013, Damon took over his show and mentioned the long-standing feud and having been bumped from years of shows. It involved celebrities who were previously involved in the "feud", including Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, and Sarah Silverman. Damon appeared on "Hardball with Chris Matthews" in December 2006, and while discussing the ongoing war in Iraq, expressed concern about inequities across socioeconomic classes with

title: Matt Damon

text: Academy Award nomination for producing "Manchester by the Sea" (2016). In addition to acting in films, Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and has established two production companies with Affleck. He has been involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org. Damon is married to Luciana Bozán Barroso, and they have four daughters together. Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second son of stockbroker Kent Telfer Damon and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. His father had English and Scottish ancestry, and his

title: Matt Damon

text: twin in "Stuck on You" (2003), which received a mixed critical reception. His major releases in 2004 included starring roles in the sequels "The Bourne Supremacy" and "Ocean's Twelve". Both films earned more than $280 million at the box-office. In a review for "The Bournce Supremacy", BBC's Nev Pierce called the film "a brisk, engrossing and intelligent thriller", adding, "Damon is one hell of an action hero. He does a lot with very little, imbuing his limited dialogue with both rage and sorrow, looking harder and more haunted as the picture progresses". For the film, he earned an Empire Award

title: Damon Salvatore

text: bedside after finding out about her dying with vampire blood in her system, causing her to start the transition to Vampire. Damon decides to firstly try to kill Rebekah with a White Oak Stake, yet she overpowers him. Rebekah is shot at through the Window and Damon escapes. Later in part of a plan with the Sheriff and Meredith Fell, Damon uses Matt as bait to draw out the deputies and Pastor Young. After dispatching the deputies, Damon decides to take out some aggression on Matt and is about to snap his neck when stopped by the new vampire Elena.

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: Aristippus in friendship. Aristippus pretends to agree, though he knows that Carisophus is dissembling and the bond is false. Damon, Pythias and Stephano then arrive in Syracuse as part of their travels. The two have been traveling from Greece, and their arrival does not go unnoticed. Carisophus plots to use them in order to advance his own position in court. Damon and Pythias learn about the paranoia and tyranny of King Dionysius and his willingness to kill his subjects. Their servant Stephano begs them to leave before anything terrible can befall them, but the two decide to stay in Syracuse.

title: Matt Damon

text: life amidst the dust and dung of a Texas cattle ranch. Nor does he strike any sparks with [Penelope] Cruz." He was similarly deemed "uncomfortable being the center" of Robert Redford's "The Legend of Bagger Vance" by Peter Rainer of "New York" magazine. During this period, Damon joined two lucrative film series—"Ocean's Trilogy" (2001–2007) and "Bourne" (2002–2016)—and produced the television series "Project Greenlight" (2001–2005, 2015). In the former's first installment, Steven Soderbergh's 2001 ensemble film "Ocean's Eleven", which is a remake of the Rat Pack's "Ocean's 11" (1960), he co-starred as thief Linus Caldwell. The role was originally meant for

title: Matt Damon

text: at Harvard, he wrote an early treatment of the screenplay for "Good Will Hunting" as an exercise for an English class. Damon was a member of the Delphic Club, one of the University's select Final Clubs. In 2013, he was awarded the Harvard Arts Medal. Damon received an Academy Award for the screenplay of "Good Will Hunting" in 1998. Damon entered Harvard in 1988, where he appeared in student theater plays, such as "Burn This" and "A... My Name is Alice". Later, he made his film debut at the age of 18, with a single line of dialogue in the

title: Matt Damon

text: by the winners of the show. Damon began 2002 with writing and starring in "Gerry", a drama about two friends who forget to bring water and food when they go hiking in a desert. The reviews for the film were generally positive, but it was a box-office failure. He then played amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne in Doug Liman's action thriller "The Bourne Identity" (2002). Liman considered several actors for the role, before he finalized Damon. Damon insisted on performing many of the stunts himself, undergoing three months of extensive training in stunt work, the use of weapons, boxing, and eskrima.

title: Matt Damon

text: and improving the lives of children at home in Canada, the United States, and around the world. Damon is also a spokesperson for Feeding America, a hunger-relief organization, and a member of their Entertainment Council, participating in their Ad Council public service announcements. Damon is a board member of Tonic Mailstopper (formerly GreenDimes), a company that attempts to halt junk mail delivered to American homes each day. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel had a running gag at the end of his ABC television show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", where he apologized for not being able to interview Damon at the end of each

title: Matt Damon

text: of the Hong Kong police thriller "Infernal Affairs". Assessing his work in the two films, Manohla Dargis of "The New York Times" wrote that Damon has the unique "ability to recede into a film while also being fully present, a recessed intensity, that distinguishes how he holds the screen." "The Departed" received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Picture. According to "Forbes" in August 2007, Damon was the most bankable star of the actors reviewed, his last three films at that time averaged US$29 at the box office for every dollar he earned. Damon had an uncredited

title: Matt Damon

text: Damon said that before "The Bourne Identity" he was jobless for six months, and many of his films during that period under-performed at the box-office. He doubted on the film's financial prospects, but it proved a commercial success. Reviews for the film were also positive; Roger Ebert praised it for its ability to absorb the viewer in its "spycraft" and "Damon's ability to be focused and sincere". For his role, "Entertainment Weekly" named Damon among "the decade's best mixer of brawn and brains." Damon voiced the role of Spirit in the animated film "" (2002) and later played a conjoined

title: Matt Damon

text: Mark Wahlberg, who refused it in favor of other projects. The film was successful at the box-office, grossing $450 million from a budget of $83 million. Damon, alongside Affleck and others, produced the documentary series "Project Greenlight", aired on HBO and later Bravo, which helps newcomers develop their first film. The series was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in 2002, 2004 and 2005. Damon later said that he and Affleck felt proud that the show helped launch the careers of several directors; Damon later served as the executive producer of a number of projects directed

title: Google Play Movies & TV

text: Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. TV shows on Google Play are only available in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States. Google Movies was launched in May 2011 and rebranded under the "Google Play" banner in March 2012. Availability of movies was introduced in Korea in September 2012, movies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain in October 2012, movies in Brazil and Russia in December 2012, movies in India and Mexico in March 2013, TV shows in the United Kingdom in July

title: Matt Damon

text: mother is of five-eighths Finnish and three-eighths Swedish descent (his mother's family surname had been changed from the Finnish "Pajari" to "Paige"). Damon and his family moved to Newton for two years. His parents divorced when he was two years old, and Damon and his brother returned with their mother to Cambridge, where they lived in a six-family communal house. His brother Kyle is now an accomplished sculptor and artist. As a lonely teenager, Damon has said that he felt that he did not belong. Due to his mother's "by the book" approach to child-rearing, he had a hard time

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: thy hand tremble, for I tremble not to die." Dionysius orders him to die, but Damon rushes in to stop the execution. Dionysius's heart is so moved by their display of perfect friendship that he stays Pythias's execution. The king goes so far as to ask to become a third friend to them, and Damon and Pythias agree. Dionysius joins with them in amity and resolves to cease acting as a tyrant and listening to flatterers. The play ends with Eubulus throwing Carisophus from the court and delivering a speech on the virtues of true friendship. Eubulus notes that true

title: Damon Salvatore

text: him. Afterward Damon is confronted with a bar of newly turned vampires for Jeremy to kill concedes that it's the quickest way, however balks when Klaus takes control and compels the newly turned vamps to kill Matt Donovan. In Catch Me If You Can Damon tells the boys to run since Jeremy isn't ready to take on all these vampires. Later when Elena arrives her and Damon argue over the killing of innocents and tells her to take Matt home while he and Jeremy take care of Klaus's newly turned vampires. However Kol shows up and has killed all the

title: Google Play Movies & TV

text: Google Play Movies & TV Google Play Movies & TV is an online video on demand service operated by Google. The service offers movies and television shows for purchase or rental, depending on availability. Google claims that most content is available in high definition, and a 4K Ultra HD video option was offered for select titles starting in December 2016. Content can be watched on the Google Play website, through an extension for the Google Chrome web browser, or through the mobile app available for Android and iOS devices. Offline download is supported through the mobile app and on Chromebook

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text: 2013, movies in Italy in November 2013, a major expansion of movies in 13 new countries in December 2013 and 38 new countries in March 2014, movies in Belgium, Philippines, Switzerland, and Uganda in May 2014, movies in Ireland in July 2014, movies in Austria in September 2014, movies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland, Macedonia, Malta, Slovenia, Taiwan, and Ukraine in November 2014, movies in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore in July 2015, movies in Turkey in March 2016, and movies in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam in November 2016. Google Play

title: Google Play Movies & TV

text: of release. Rented content has an expiration time, listed on the content's detail page. On computers, content can be watched on a dedicated Movies & TV section of the Google Play website, or through the Google Play Movies & TV Google Chrome web browser extension. On smartphones and tablets running the Android or iOS mobile operating systems, content can be watched on the Google Play Movies & TV mobile app. Offline download and viewing is supported on Chromebooks through the Chrome extension, and on Android and iOS through the mobile app. Computers running Microsoft Windows and Apple macOS operating systems

title: What Kate Does

text: What Kate Does "What Kate Does" is the 106th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's "Lost" and third episode of the sixth season. It was written by executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed in September 2009 by Paul Edwards. "What Kate Does" was first aired February 9, 2010, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada. Kate Austen is the character on whom the episode is centered. In December 2007, Kate Austen chases after James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway), who escapes from the Others' captivity in the island's temple and is grieving over

title: Damon Salvatore

text: All Ye Faithful". Elena kisses him goodbye. In 'After School Special', Damon is at the Lake House training Jeremy, along with Matt Donovan. Klaus shows up and threatens Damon, wanting him to get Jeremy's mark completed earlier rather than later. Damon is shown to be reluctant, not wanting to hurt innocents for Elena's sake, but Klaus follows through with his plans regardless. Later in the episode Elena calls Damon and confesses she's in love with him and it's the 'most real thing she's ever felt in her entire life', in a moment of weakness Damon tells her to come see

title: What Kate Does

text: week." VanDerWerff of the "LA Times", Ryan of the "Chicago Tribune", Sepinwall of "The Star-Ledger", Jensen of "Entertainment Weekly" and Mark Medley of the "National Post" also found the episode to contain humorous lines. This episode was watched by 11 million American viewers and 1.57 million Canadian viewers. What Kate Does "What Kate Does" is the 106th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's "Lost" and third episode of the sixth season. It was written by executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz and directed in September 2009 by Paul Edwards. "What Kate Does" was first aired February 9, 2010,

title: Damon Stoudamire

text: attempted to pattern his game after his childhood hero. As he grew older, Damon began to play basketball at Irving Park in the Portland–Irvington neighborhood and at the Matt Dishman Community Center in Portland. Stoudamire attended Holy Redeemer grade school (a Catholic school) and Harriet Tubman Middle School, then attended Woodrow Wilson High School. During his junior year in high school, his grandmother Wanda died of cancer. He would later tattoo Wanda's face and her address on his left arm in remembrance. He was accepted to attend and play basketball at Oregon, but chose to attend Arizona instead. Stoudamire attended

title: Google Play Movies & TV

text: devices. A variety of options exist for watching content on a television. Google Play Movies & TV offers movies and television shows for purchase or rental, depending on availability. Google states that "Most movies and TV shows on Google Play are available in high definition", with a resolution of 1,280×720 pixels (720p) or 1,920×1,080 pixels (1080p). Google added a 4K Ultra HD video option for select titles in December 2016, and began offering content in 4K HDR quality in the United States and Canada in July 2017. Users can pre-order select content to have it delivered automatically at the time

title: Merton of the Movies (play)

text: best plays about Hollywood. The play (rather than the novel) was used as the basis for the 1924 silent film "Merton of the Movies" in which Glenn Hunter reprised his Broadway role. Merton of the Movies (play) Merton of the Movies is a 1922 satirical comedy play by George S. Kaufmann and Marc Connelly. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. The play, a satire of the film industry, follows Merton Gill, a store clerk who dreams of being a movie star. He saves his small salary and (having studied acting via correspondence school) goes to Hollywood

title: Matt Damon

text: Greengrass. In 2017, Damon played the lead role in Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall", a hit internationally and a disappointment at the domestic box office. The film, and Damon's casting, were not well received by critics. Later in 2017, he starred in two satires, George Clooney's 1950s-set "Suburbicon", which was released in October, and Alexander Payne's comedy "Downsizing", which was released in December. Along with Ben Affleck and producers Chris Moore and Sean Bailey, Damon founded the production company LivePlanet, through which the four created the Emmy-nominated documentary series "Project Greenlight" to find and fund worthwhile film projects from novice

title: Matt Damon

text: and played the minor role of scientist Dr. Mann, in Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar". In 2014, Damon appeared as a celebrity correspondent for "Years of Living Dangerously". He played the main character, astronaut Mark Watney, in Ridley Scott's "The Martian" (2015), based on Andy Weir's best-selling novel of the same name, a role that earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and his second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Having not returned for the fourth film in the "Bourne" film series, Damon reprised his role in 2016's "Jason Bourne", reuniting with Paul

title: Matt Damon

text: Jason Bourne in the "Bourne" franchise (2002–2016) and as a con man in the "Ocean's" trilogy (2001–2007). For his supporting role as the rugby player Francois Pienaar in "Invictus" (2009) and his leading role as an astronaut stranded on Mars in "The Martian" (2015), Damon received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor, respectively. The latter also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Damon has received Emmy Award nominations for his portrayal of Scott Thorson in the biopic "Behind the Candelabra" (2013) and for producing the reality series "Project Greenlight". He also received an

title: Matt Damon

text: head of Miramax Italy, Fabrizio Lombardo. In her report, she suspected Lombardo of facilitating incidents of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct in Europe. However, Damon clarified later that the calls were solely to reassure of her of Lombardo's professional qualifications in the film industry. Waxman endorsed Damon's statement on Twitter hours later. Also during this time, Damon said that he had heard a story from Ben Affleck that Gwyneth Paltrow, a co-worker on a feature film of his, had been harassed by Weinstein in 1996, but thought "she had handled it" because they continued to work together, and Weinstein "treated her

title: Matt Damon

text: arm of the Running the Sahara expedition, which merged with WaterPartners to create Water.org in July 2009. He, along with George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, David Pressman, and Jerry Weintraub, is one of the founders of Not On Our Watch Project, an organization that focuses global attention and resources to stop and prevent mass atrocities such as in Darfur. Damon supports the ONE Campaign, which is aimed at fighting AIDS and poverty in Third World countries. He has appeared in their print and television advertising. Damon is also an ambassador for ONEXONE, a nonprofit foundation committed to supporting, preserving

title: Matt Damon

text: Also in 2009, Damon portrayed South Africa national rugby union team captain François Pienaar in the Clint Eastwood-directed film "Invictus", which is based on the 2008 John Carlin book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Changed a Nation" and features Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. "Invictus" earned Damon an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. "The New Republic" observed that he brought "it off with low-key charm and integrity." In 2010, he reteamed with director Paul Greengrass, who directed him in the "Bourne Supremacy" and "Bourne Ultimatum", for the action thriller "Green Zone", which flopped commercially

title: Matt Damon

text: the geopolitical thriller "Syriana" alongside George Clooney and Jeffrey Wright. The film focuses on petroleum politics and the global influence of the oil industry. Damon says starring in the film broadened his understanding of the oil industry and that he hoped the people would talk about the film afterward. Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" was mainly impressed with Clooney's acting, but also found Damon's performance "whiplash". In 2006, Damon joined Robert De Niro in "The Good Shepherd" as a career CIA officer, and played an undercover mobster working for the Massachusetts State Police in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed", a remake

title: Matt Damon filmography

text: earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Damon continued to gain praise for his collaborations with Soderbergh on the crime film "The Informant!" (2009) and the drama "Behind the Candelabra" (2013). In the former, he played the whistleblower Mark Whitacre and in the latter, he played Scott Thorson, the disgruntled lover of Liberace, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. In 2012, Damon and Affleck launched the production company Pearl Street Films. Their first project, "Promised Land", which Damon co-wrote and starred with John Krasinski, underperformed. Damon's biggest commercial successes in the 2010s came with the western

title: Matt Damon

text: nominations, including Best Actor for Damon; he and Affleck won Oscars and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He and Affleck were each paid salaries of $600,000, while the film grossed over $225 million at the worldwide box office. The two later parodied their roles from the film in Kevin Smith's 2001 movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back". Speaking of his "overnight success" through "Good Will Hunting", Damon said by that time he had been working in the cinema for 11 years, but still found the change "nearly indescribable—going from total obscurity to walking down a street in New

title: Matt Damon

text: plays a reformed gambler in law school who must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks. Despite meager earnings at the box-office, the film has developed a cult status over the years. Damon then portrayed antihero Tom Ripley in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999), a role for which he lost . Damon said that he wanted to display his character's humanity and honesty on screen despite his criminal actions. An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel of same name, the film costarred Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Cate Blanchett, and received praise from

title: Matt Damon

text: defining a self identity. He attended Cambridge Alternative School (now Graham and Parks) and then Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, where he was a good student. Damon performed as an actor in several high school theater productions. He credited his drama teacher, Gerry Speca, as an important artistic influence, though Ben Affleck, his good friend and schoolmate, got the "biggest roles and longest speeches". Damon attended Harvard University, where he was a resident of Lowell House and a member of the class of 1992, but left before receiving his degree to take a lead role in the film "". While

title: Matt Damon

text: gained him critical notice, when "The Washington Post" labeled his performance "impressive". During the early 1990s, Damon and Affleck wrote "Good Will Hunting" (1997), a screenplay about a young mathematics genius, an extension of a screenplay he wrote for an assignment at Harvard, having integrated advice from director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, and writer/director Kevin Smith. He asked Affleck to perform the scenes with him in front of the class and, when Damon later moved into Affleck's Los Angeles apartment, they began working on the script more seriously. The film, which they wrote mainly during improvisation sessions, was set

title: What She Does Best

text: What She Does Best What She Does Best is a studio album by country singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1988. It was her only album with Mercury records. Notable due to featuring her last charting single, "What She Does Best" did not chart and was commercially unsuccessful. It would be her last album for four years, as Anderson went into a brief retirement and officially retired from releasing singles. The singles from this disc were "Under the Boardwalk" (a cover version of The Drifters' hit), "What He Does Best", and "How Many Hearts". "Under the Boardwalk" reached No. 24; the

title: Damon Salvatore

text: how much she loves her friends in family, however when it doesn't work the Salvatore brothers (per Stefan's advice) try torturing Elena to get her to feel emotion. Elena however calls their bluff and attempts to kill herself, knowing Damon would never really hurt her and let her die. Damon realizes that Elena is smart and that torture will not work. After Katherine frees Elena Damon comes up with a plan, killing Matt in front of her (while he wore the Gilbert ring) and it works to get Elena's emotions back on. When Elena focuses her hate on Katherine Damon

title: What Kate Does

text: reviews"; however, this was down significantly from the previous episode's 89 and Bonnie Covel of About.com noted that " 'What Kate Does' brought us a bit of negativity. In general, fans just didn't like the episode". "What Kate Does" was largely considered to be a step down from the season premiere in pacing, revelations and writing; Mike Hale of "The New York Times" described the episode as "contemplative", "anticlimactic" and "subdued" and the flash sideways as "kind of boring and seemingly pointless." Chris Carabott of IGN, who gave the episode a score of 7.3 summed up that " 'What Kate

title: Damon Salvatore

text: old ways. Finally, they stood side by side with each other as The Other Side collapsed, holding each other's hand and at peace with what is to come for the both of them. They later discover that they are trapped in a 1994 Prison World. During that time, they start to bond and form a close alliance to take down Kai. Before sending Damon back home, she mentions that he's not exactly the last person she would wanna be stuck with. When Damon returns home, he does everything he can to find a way to bring Bonnie back, including a

title: Damon Salvatore

text: both Bonnie and Elena to College. This trip is ostensibly about teaching Elena the 'hunt': how to catch, feed and erase. After some initial problems, Elena has a Frat Party gets success and seems to enjoy herself causing friction with Bonnie. She leaves the party and later states that she doesn't want to be like Damon. In the next episode, she begins to believe that Stefan is lying to her and takes things into her own hands to kill the vampire hunter who is holding her brother, Matt, and April captive. She does, and begins to suffer from hallucinations at

title: Matt Martucci

text: Matt Martucci Matt Martucci is an American sports announcer who is the voice of the St. Joseph's Hawks men's basketball. Martucci took over for Tom McCarthy in 2009 and has been partnered with ESPN's Joe Lunardi for what is now seven seasons. In addition to basketball, he has called various other sports including football, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, baseball, and even arena football. He is a sports update anchor for Sirius XM Radio, is the former radio voice of the Philadelphia Soul, and is a play-by-play baseball broadcaster for ONE World Sports. Martucci also does college basketball and soccer for Fox

title: What Lies Beneath (The Vampire Diaries)

text: all the bad that has been going on. Also, put any of these characters in cabin, and I’m predisposed to not hate the episode. Luckily, “What Lies Beneath” does both these things and is a better episode for it." Matt Richenthall from "TV Fanatic" rated the episode with 3.4/5. "This outing did a solid job furthering Caroline's obvious crush on Stefan; evolving Damon as someone worthy of being loved; and scaring the crap out of anyone who enjoys a good ghost story." Richenthal also commented on the villain Markos and the Travelers stating that they are boring: "A series such

title: Google Play Movies & TV

text: cannot download content. In order to view content on a television, users can either connect their computer to a TV with an HDMI cable, use the Google Play Movies & TV app available for select smart TVs from LG and Samsung as well as Roku devices, stream content through the Chromecast dongle, or through Android TV. Movies on Google Play are available in over 110 countries. The full country list includes: Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa

title: What She Does Best

text: other singles charted far outside the Top 40. "How Many Hearts" was the last single Anderson released, and it peaked at No. 69 on the country charts in 1989. The album's cover shows Anderson leaning on a fancy sports car, wearing a classic 1980s outfit. What She Does Best What She Does Best is a studio album by country singer Lynn Anderson, released in 1988. It was her only album with Mercury records. Notable due to featuring her last charting single, "What She Does Best" did not chart and was commercially unsuccessful. It would be her last album for four

title: What Does It Take (Dave Days song)

text: What Does It Take (Dave Days song) "What Does It Take" is a song by American singer Dave Days. It served as the third and final single from his 2010 EP "Dinner and a Movie". It is one of Dave's most recognizable songs, and was also played on Disney Channel's So Random!. The song's music video is set in a high school, where Dave realizes he has gotten the lead part in the school play. Amanda Lynn (Days' interest in the video) sees she has gotten the second lead, and runs to her boyfriend, who ignores her. Days and Lynn

title: Merton of the Movies (play)

text: Merton of the Movies (play) Merton of the Movies is a 1922 satirical comedy play by George S. Kaufmann and Marc Connelly. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. The play, a satire of the film industry, follows Merton Gill, a store clerk who dreams of being a movie star. He saves his small salary and (having studied acting via correspondence school) goes to Hollywood to haunt casting offices. He is befriended by Flips, a stuntwoman. Gills gets a part as an extra, but his appearance is a disaster. But Flips notes that Gill has an uncanny

title: Damon Kinsela

text: really is and who he is connected to in the village". In 2018, Roberts and Woodward were nominated for “Best Partnership” at the Inside Soap Awards. Scott Drinkwell (Ross Adams) finds his biological mother, Maggie Kinsella (Michelle Holmes), and later finds out about her other son, Damon. When Damon and Scott meet, Scott does not reveal who he is. Damon instantly bonds with Scott and they become close friends. Scott later tells Damon he's his half-brother. Damon feels betrayed by both him and his mother for keeping secrets from him. Damon and his longtime best friend, Brody Hudson, help Scott

title: Damon Salvatore

text: Elena do?" and this prompts Damon to forgive his mother, freeing him from hell. The phoenix stone's influence remains, and Damon accidentally lights Elena's coffin on fire (or so he thinks). Believing that he has unwittingly killed the love of his life, Damon becomes suicidal. When confronted with the hunter Rayna, Damon commands her to kill him because he is already in hell in a world without Elena. Enzo then reveals to Damon that Elena is still alive, renewing Damon's hope. When Damon realizes that he is a potential danger to his friends and family because he does not believe

title: Damon Bruce

text: 2K11", "NBA 2K12", NBA 2K13 and NBA 2K14. Bruce is also the play-by-play voice for the video game, "The Bigs", released in June 2007 by 2K Sports. "The Bigs 2" was released on July 7, 2009. Bruce returns as the play by play announcer . Damon Bruce Damon Matthew Bruce (born March 25, 1975) is an American sports radio host who currently hosts "The Damon Bruce Show" on KGMZ-FM "95.7 the Game" in San Francisco, California. An Indiana University Bloomington graduate, Bruce began his radio career in the late 1990s as a producer with KNBR in San Francisco. He later

title: The Play What I Wrote

text: Branagh. The play proved a prolonged success and earned positive reviews. Michael Billington, reviewing for "The Guardian", wrote: "The real joy of the evening, however, is that the gags come thick and fast, producing a kind of comic delirium. Matt Wolf, reviewing for "Variety", wrote "...it’s the innocence of “The Play What I Wrote” (the grammatical inaccuracy of the title is part of its point) that represents the evening’s best calling card...the evening trades in old-fashioned verbal jokes...and visual ones." It won Foley and McColl a joint Best Actor nomination at the 2002 Laurence Olivier Awards and, although they did

title: Damon and Pythias (play)

text: friendship is a "true defence for kings...a shield to defend the enemy's cruel hand" and closes the play by wishing that God grant Queen Elizabeth such friends. The notion of male friendship at work in "Damon and Pythias" harkens back to an idea elaborated by Pythagoras and later Cicero called "amicitia perfecta", or ideal and perfect friendship between two men. This notion is seen as the pinnacle of human affection, and occurred between two men of similar social stature who love each other for the sake of that virtue. It is described as altruistic, spiritual and self-sufficient with little mention

title: Damon Salvatore

text: vampires, determined to stop them from finding the cure & waking Silas, and threatens Jeremy's life. Kol compels Damon to stake himself and later to kill Jeremy and to forget what Kol compelled him to do. Upon arriving back in Mystic Falls Damon begins to seek out Jeremy due to the compulsion, however when he sees him in the grill he realizes what Kol compelled him to do and tells Jeremy to run. Damon chases Jeremy throughout Mystic Falls and advises Jeremy that he is compelled and he needs to kill him. Jeremy shoots Damon in the head and when

title: Johnny Damon

text: be ready. If I play tonight, I'll hit a homer." On June 22, 2014, he played in his first New York Yankees Old-Timers' Day. A July 2014 press report indicated that Damon still hoped to play again in the major leagues. According to the story, in June Damon completed an impromptu session with a batting practice pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, who was impressed enough to suggest that the Phillies should consider signing him. On August 4, 2014 Damon gave an interview with the WEEI-FM radio show "Middays with MFB" and indicated that while he wants to still play, no

title: Damon Miller

text: what Damon needs. But later, Damon is later diagnosed with ADHD and the instead of sending him to prison, he is sent to therapy. On April 28, Paul shows up in Pine Valley, accusing Tad of harassing Hillary. Tad takes him to see Damon and they find him kissing Colby. Paul accuses Damon of seducing another girl and calls Colby a tramp before Tad makes him leave. Damon later overhears Liza confess to Colby that Damon is Tad's son. On May 4, Damon finally confronts Tad and he confirms that he is his father. Bailey calls Tad and informs him

title: What Does Anything Mean? Basically

text: of its icy church keyboards and delay-ridden guitars". Chris Jenkins, in the book "The Rough Guide to Rock", however, called it "as half-baked as its title". What Does Anything Mean? Basically What Does Anything Mean? Basically is the second studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons. It was recorded in January 1985 and released 1 October 1985 by record label Statik. One single was released from the album: "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was recorded in January 1985 at Highland Studios in Inverness, Scotland. The album's sole single, "Singing Rule Britannia

title: What Does Anything Mean? Basically

text: What Does Anything Mean? Basically What Does Anything Mean? Basically is the second studio album by English post-punk band the Chameleons. It was recorded in January 1985 and released 1 October 1985 by record label Statik. One single was released from the album: "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)". "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" was recorded in January 1985 at Highland Studios in Inverness, Scotland. The album's sole single, "Singing Rule Britannia (While the Walls Close In)", was released on 1 August 1985. This song used uncredited Lennon-McCartney lyrics, with the final passage of the song quoting key

title: P.S.K. What Does It Mean?

text: P.S.K. What Does It Mean? "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (also written as "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)") is a song released in 1985 by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D on his independent label Schoolly D Records. P.S.K. is the abbreviation for Park Side Killas, a street gang with which Schoolly D was affiliated. The highly influential song is considered the first hardcore rap song and features incidents of graphic sex, gunplay, drug references and one of the first uses of the word "nigga" in a rap song (earlier uses include "Scoopy Rap" and "Family Rap" in 1979, and "New York

title: What Difference Does It Make?

text: What Difference Does It Make? "What Difference Does It Make?" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was the band's third single and is featured on their debut album, "The Smiths". A different version, recorded for the John Peel Show on BBC Radio 1, is included in the compilation album "Hatful of Hollow". The song was one of the band's first significant chart hits, peaking at No. 12 in the UK Singles Chart. However, Morrissey has said "What Difference Does It Make?" is among his least favourite songs

title: P.S.K. What Does It Mean?

text: was first used on the song "Rock 'N' Roll" which later became "You'll Be Under My Wheels". The second time they used it is from a song called "Lyrical Terrorist" which later became "Serial Thrilla", but it was soon used on the album "The Day Is My Enemy". P.S.K. What Does It Mean? "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" (also written as "P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)") is a song released in 1985 by Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D on his independent label Schoolly D Records. P.S.K. is the abbreviation for Park Side Killas, a street gang with which Schoolly D was

title: What Difference Does It Make?

text: and the covers featuring Morrissey are now very rare and collectible. "What Difference Does It Make?" was released without an accompanying music video. Speaking to Tony Fletcher on "The Tube" in 1984, Morrissey remarked that he felt that the video market was something that was going to "die very quickly", and that he wanted to "herald the death" of it. What Difference Does It Make? "What Difference Does It Make?" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths, written by singer Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. It was the band's third single and is featured on their debut

title: We Make Movies

text: where it won the award for Best Young Filmmaker. The film was distributed and released by Indie Rights and released on Amazon, Google Play and Blu-Ray on February 14, 2017. We Make Movies We Make Movies is a 2016 American mockumentary comedy independent film written and directed by Matt Tory. It premiered in 2016 at the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival, before being released by Indie Rights on February 14, 2017. When egotistical student Director Stevphen Bixby wants to make a movie for his town's Film Festival, cameras look "behind the scenes" as he rounds up his friends - and

title: Damon Salvatore

text: actually Damon. Before killing Alaric, he confesses that he didn't kill Isobel but turned her. Alaric is brought back to life by the Gilbert ring. The two remain enemies but work together on occasion. Eventually, the two become best friends and drinking buddies. Even after Alaric is turned into a vampire who kills other vampires, Damon does his best to ensure that they don't have to kill him. But with Elena's death, Alaric dies as well while Damon holds him. In the episode, "Memorial", it's clear that Damon still misses his friend as he talks to Alaric at his grave.

title: Johnny Damon

text: teams have expressed an interest, and "those days are over". According to press accounts in December 2014, Damon hoped to play in 2015, and his agent told a reporter "If you ask Johnny, he'd love to come back." In 2005, Damon wrote "Idiot: Beating "The Curse" and Enjoying the Game of Life" with Peter Golenbock. Damon contributed backing vocals to Dropkick Murphys' 2004 single "Tessie." Damon hosted "WWE Raw" on December 21, 2009. Damon participated in the "Celebrity Apprentice" competition in the spring of 2014 in New York City. The shows that he filmed were part of the 2015 season

title: Damon Minchella

text: solo album. Damon Minchella Damon Minchella (born 1 June 1969 in Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire) is an English bass guitarist, formerly with Ocean Colour Scene, which he left in 2003. He was replaced by Andy Bennett.He was a regular member of Paul Weller's backing band until 2008, is a member of the supergroup The Players and played for The Who during their performance at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park. Minchella currently plays with The Family Silver with former Weller drummer Steve White and Oasis guitarist Matt Deighton. In October 2012 he was to enter the studio with Richard Ashcroft for

title: Damon Minchella

text: Damon Minchella Damon Minchella (born 1 June 1969 in Ince-in-Makerfield, Lancashire) is an English bass guitarist, formerly with Ocean Colour Scene, which he left in 2003. He was replaced by Andy Bennett.He was a regular member of Paul Weller's backing band until 2008, is a member of the supergroup The Players and played for The Who during their performance at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park. Minchella currently plays with The Family Silver with former Weller drummer Steve White and Oasis guitarist Matt Deighton. In October 2012 he was to enter the studio with Richard Ashcroft for his fifth

title: What Kate Does

text: the death of his love Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) just hours earlier. In flash sideways to September 22, 2004, Kate assists a pregnant Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) while on the run as a fugitive. The title alludes to the second season episode "What Kate Did". "What Kate Does" was watched by eleven million Americans and received mixed reviews by audiences and critics alike. In flash sideways, Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly) flees LAX in a taxicab she has hijacked, in which a pregnant Claire Littleton (Emilie de Ravin) is a passenger. The cab driver (David H. Lawrence XVII) bails and

title: Damon Salvatore

text: his blood he's very angry and hits Damon who just got in a fight with the vampire hunter. Damon has decided to leave town, but through the early episodes of Season 4 seems to be looking for reasons to stay. Meredith Fell seems to be one who convinces him in 'The Rager' to stay to help Elena with her transition to Vampire. Indeed, a renewed conflict over ideology and what sort of Vampire Elena will become drives Damon and Stefan apart. The Five, shows Damon tasking Stefan with learning more about the Vampire Hunter, Connor while Damon decides to accompany

title: Damon Miller

text: that Damon is not Stuart's father. On July 6, after he hugs Liza, he kisses her. In November 2010, throughout the murder trial for David Hayward, Damon assists Liza as she is appointed the District Attorney. On January 6, 2011, Damon spots Colby and Asher kissing. On January 7, Damon confronts both Colby and Asher. Later Damon confesses to Liza about what he saw and says he has to leave town. Just as he goes to leave Liza asks him not to leave and they hug before kissing and wind up having sex. Luke Kerr said that the writers should

title: Know Thy Enemy

text: not want to hear her. Elena calls Stefan (Paul Wesley), Damon (Ian Somerhalder) and Alaric (Matt Davis) to inform them about what happened. Katherine advises Stefan and Damon not to let Isobel and John know that she is still in town while Alaric arrives at Elena’s house. He tries to talk to Jenna but Jenna does not want to hear him either and leaves the house. Caroline (Candice Accola) worries about Matt (Zach Roerig) who disappeared after she told him the truth and she tries to contact him but he is not answering his phone. Matt goes to Sheriff Forbes

title: Matt Damon

text: engaged in September 2005 and married in a private civil ceremony on December 9, 2005, at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The couple has three daughters: Isabella (b. June 2006), Gia Zavala (b. August 2008), and Stella Zavala (b. October 2010). He also has a stepdaughter, Alexia Barroso (b. 1998), from Barroso's previous marriage. Since 2012, they have lived in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles; they previously lived in Miami and New York. Damon is a fan of the Boston Red Sox. After the team won the 2007 World Series, he narrated the commemorative DVD release of the event. He has competed

title: Matt Damon

text: for Best Actor; the award's presenter "Empire" attributed Damon's win to his "astute, underplayed performance, through which he totally eschews movie star vanity". He played a fictionalized version of Wilhelm Grimm alongside Heath Ledger in Terry Gilliam's fantasy adventure "The Brothers Grimm" (2005), which was a critically panned commercial failure; "The Washington Post" concluded, "Damon, constantly flashing his newscaster's teeth and flaunting a fake, 'Masterpiece Theatre' dialect, comes across like someone who got lost on the way to an audition for a high school production of "The Pirates of Penzance."" Later in 2005, he appeared as an energy analyst in

title: Matt Damon

text: in several World Series of Poker (WSOP) events, including the 2010 World Series of Poker main event. He was eliminated from the 1998 WSOP by poker professional Doyle Brunson. Aside from awards he has garnered for his role as actor and producer, Damon became the 2,343rd person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 25, 2007. He reacted to the award by stating: "A few times in my life, I've had these experiences that are just kind of too big to process and this looks like it's going to be one of those times." Films

title: Matt McNamara

text: Sean perform the surgery, Ava tells Matt that she does not want anything to do with him and that she never loved him. This devastates Matt. After the surgery is completed, Ava abandons Raphael when she learns that he will have permanent scarring from the procedure. That night, Matt goes to Christian's apartment to pick up his daughter, where he has a discussion with Christian about what it means to be a father. Christian tells him that it means sacrificing everything for your kids, and that he does not think Matt is capable of doing that. Matt says that he

title: What Does the K Stand For?

text: What Does the K Stand For? What Does the K Stand For? is a BBC Radio Four sitcom series based on the experiences of comedian Stephen K. Amos growing up as a teenager in south London in the 1980s. The broadcast of the first series began in November 2013; the third series commenced in January 2017. Reviewing Series 1, Episode 1 for "Radio Times", Tristram Fane Saunders found the show suited Amos "down to the ground; there's a touch of "Seinfeld" about "What Does the K Stand for?" in the way it flows from stand up into a deliciously awkward

title: Les Damon

text: the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. On July 21, Damon died of what was later determined to be a massive heart attack. He was 54. He was survived by his wife Ginger and daughter Lisa. Damon is buried in Beverly National Cemetery in Beverly, New Jersey. Two months later in September of that year with the end of "Suspense" and "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" marked the end of the Golden Age of Radio. Damon's wife, Ginger, died on August 6, 2010 at 94. She is buried with her family in Kinderhook, Illinois. Les Damon Lester Joseph "Les" Damon (March

title: Does God Play Dice?

text: and the gravitational attraction of a creature in a distant galaxy can change the fate of the solar system." The title of the book is a reference to a famous quote by Albert Einstein. Does God Play Dice? Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos is a non-fiction book about chaos theory written by British mathematician Ian Stewart. The book was initially published by Blackwell Publishing in 1989. In this book, Stewart explains chaos theory to an audience presumably unfamiliar with it. As the book progresses the writing changes from simple explanations of chaos theory to in-depth, rigorous

title: Damon Salvatore

text: to go to Stefan and her friends and see them one last time. She chooses the latter when she calls Damon to tell him her decision. Damon, who is trying to stop Alaric, accepts what she says and she tells him that maybe if she had met Damon before she had met Stefan, her choice may have been different. This statement causes Damon to remember the first night he did meet Elena which was, in fact, the night her parents died - before she had met Stefan. Not wanting anyone to know he was in town and after giving her

title: Does God Play Dice?

text: Does God Play Dice? Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos is a non-fiction book about chaos theory written by British mathematician Ian Stewart. The book was initially published by Blackwell Publishing in 1989. In this book, Stewart explains chaos theory to an audience presumably unfamiliar with it. As the book progresses the writing changes from simple explanations of chaos theory to in-depth, rigorous mathematical study. Stewart covers mathematical concepts such as differential equations, resonance, nonlinear dynamics, and probability. The book is illustrated with diagrams and graphs of mathematical concepts and equations when applicable. The back of the