Matt Damon

Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, philanthropist, producer and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his writing of the story for the movie Good Will Hunting, and he was nominated for his acting in the same movie. He has also acted in several other movies including The Bourne Identity, the Ocean's Trilogy, Syriana and Oppenheimer. He will play Odysseus in the 2026 movie  The Odyssey.

Early life
He was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the son of Kent Telfer Damon, a stockbroker, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. His father is of Scottish, Welsh, and English ancestry, while his mother is of Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish ancestry. His brother Kyle is an accomplished sculptor and artist. He and his family moved to Newton and lived there for two years. After his parents divorced, Damon and his brother moved with their mother back to Cambridge, where they lived in a six-family communal house. Damon grew up near actor Ben Affleck, a close friend since childhood and collaborator on several films (Damon is Affleck's tenth cousin, once removed, through a common New England ancestor).

References

Other websites

Matt Damon on Moviefone
Matt Damon News Column 
Matt Damon on Hardball
GreenDimes Matt Damon, board member
Not On Our Watch: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub 

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Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
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Category:Golden Globe Award winning actors
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