matt damon

American actor and Academy Award winning screenwriter Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He first catapulted to fame in 1997 after co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed drama Good Will Hunting alongside good friend and fellow actor Ben Affleck.

Matt Damon's impressive filmograhy includes international blockbusters like Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Talented Mr. Ripely (1999), Dogma (1999) and the Ocean's Eleven flicks. His most noteworthy role to date has been that of butt-kicking spy Jason Bourne in the popular Bourne series. He is ranked as one of the top 35 highest grossing film actors of all time.

In 2007, People magazine voted Damon as the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Damon has been linked to a bevy of Hollywood beauties over the years including the likes of Winona Ryder, Claire Danes and Penelope Cruz. He married bartender Luciana Bozan Barroso in a civil ceremony on December 9, 2005 at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau near New York City Hall. The couple have three children together.

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• No BOURNE 4 for Greengrass

  
  We Are Movie Geeks — Authority: 546
  Paul Greengrass has left the building.  The BOURNE building, that is, and, hopefully, it’s only temporary.  According to The Playlist , who cites sources and friends close to the project, Greengrass walked away from the project more than a week ago, and there has been trouble surrounding the fourth film in the ...
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• Matt Damon Shoots The Adjustment Bureau

  
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  I think the thing I love the most about Matt Damon is how he seems to have remained down-to-earth despite being one of the biggest movie stars of the moment! Here he is filming The Adjustment Bureau. For this film, Matt plays a politician whose affair with a ballerina ( Emily Blunt ) "is affected by mysterious ...
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• ‘Bourne 4′ director quits, Matt Damon might not sign on

  
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  Paul Greengrass, who directed two of the Jason Bourne films — including the most recent offering, The Bourne Ultimatum — has walked away from the Bourne 4 project. Matt Damon might not sign on too. (more…)
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• Damon’s fourth ‘Bourne’ instalment in jeopardy

  
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  London, Dec 1 (IANS) Hollywood star Matt Damon’s fourth instalment of the Bourne franchise has been thrown into jeopardy, as its director Paul Greengrass has reportedly quit the project.Greengrass joined the film series by taking charge of 2004 “The Bourne Supremacy” and returned to direct “The Bourne ...
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• Universal introduces Flipper Disc Tech: Blu-Ray and DVD on One Disc

  
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  In a tech breakthrough for those who still prefer to have their media in a physical form (like me), Universal Studios is coming out with a new Flipper Disc Technology , which will have the blu-ray of a movie on one side of the disc, and the DVD on the other side. In other words, you’ll only need to buy one version ...
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• Oscars 2010: The Race So Far - Best Actor

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 156
  Want to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar? Play a man having a midlife crisis. That seems to be the formula for success this year, at least for such leading Academy Awards contenders as George Clooney (pictured, right), Colin Firth, Daniel ... Read more Filed under: Oscar News , Golden Globes News , Awards ...
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• Winter P. wrote a new blog post: BuzzFoto Blind Item #232

  
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  Winter P. wrote a new blog post: BuzzFoto Blind Item #232 These two actors have always had a friendly rivalry in the press. We hear its more friendly for one than the other. The bigger star, who has had more high profile movies and relationships does not know that the lesser celebrity is ... Gawker found this 46 ...
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• Bourne 4 director reportedly quits, Matt Damon might not sign on

  
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  I found it surprising that Matt Damon was supposedly up for another Bourne movie, because he hinted while doing promotion for the third one that he was through. When asked if he would play Bourne again, he said “When I did the first movie, I was 29 years old. I am 37 now, and after a tough fighting scene, the ...
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• Paul Greengrass wont do fourth Bourne film

  
  The Screening Log — Authority: 508
  I love Paul Greengrass films, and I was looking forward to him helming another "Bourne" flick, but according to The Playlist, the filmmaker wont return to direct another Jason Bourne installment. Bummer. The project is quite messy, apparently, as two scripts are circling around and nothing has been decided on yet. ...
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• Miscellaneous Debris, November 2009 Edition

  
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  Our monthly compendium of stuff that didn’t get a full post, for one reason or another. There’s just one more month left in the decade (unless you’re one of those weirdos who complain, “the decade begins with 1…”), meaning it’s not too early to start looking back. The 00’s were a decade that ...
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• Clint Eastwood to be honored following the NYC premiere of ‘Invictus’ Tonight

  
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  Variety is reporting that Invictus will premiere in New York tonight (12.1, 6:30 p.m.) at the Paris Theater.  Following the premiere, there will be a tribute to Clint Eastwood at the Museum of the Moving Image, 583 Park Ave.Invictus, which was directed by Eastwood in South Africa earlier this year, looks at the life ...
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• No Fourth Bourne Film for Paul Greengrass

  
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  Paul Greengrass who directed The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum and has been set to direct a fourth Bourne film is no longer interested in directing the next installment of the Ludlum series. The Playlist is reporting that director Paul Greengrass has left the production of the fourth Jason ...
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• Faker! The Informant! review

  
  QUICKFLIX BLOG — Authority: 134
  The Informant! - Starring Matt Damon , Melanie Lynskey and Scott Bakula . Directed by Steven Soderbergh . Rated M. By Simon Miraudo . The Informant (sorry, THE INFORMANT!) is one of those films that demands special punctuation in its title, much like Inglourious Basterds or Menace II Society ...
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• Paul Greengrass won’t direct BOURNE IV

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 536
  No Greengrass, no Bourne series Im afraid.From where I sit, Greengrass is just as integral to the Bourne franchise as star Matt Damon and without him, I see no logic in carrying on. I very much doubt at this stage of his career, with a successful trilogy that had a note perfect ending behind him, that Damon sees any ...
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• Post-Turkey Day film news bites

  
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  A few items as Hollywood finishes digesting its turkey and stuffing. * Paramount has picked up “Area 51,” the science fiction follow-up to the ridiculously profitable “ Paranormal Activity ” from writer-director Oren Peli. Somewhat to my disappointment, this one will also use the “found footage” ...
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• Greengrass takes off from Bourne 4

  
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  Director Paul Greengrass is running off from Universal Pictures latest Bourne feature over some what unknown reasons. Coming Soon states that two scripts were turned in for the project – a first one by George Nolfi and a second by Josh Zemuter. The site says that no one likes Nolfi’s version, but that ...
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• Has Director Paul Greengrass Quit Bourne 4?

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 156
  Apparently, the fourth time is not a charm for the Matt Damon-centered Bourne franchise. Recent reports from the folks at The Playlist indicate that director Paul Greengrass has quit the helm of Bourne 4 under rumors of irreconcilable "creative ... Read more Filed under: Behind the Scenes , Movie News , Fall ...
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• Hollywood Holds Breath as Bourne Series Suddenly Imperiled [Franchises]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 862
  When a franchise dies, all of Hollywood sheds a tear. But when a franchise dies prematurely, while it still has years of cash to give, Hollywood goes to battle stations. And tonight, Hollywood stands on the brink. Today the news broke that Hollywood 19th highest grossing franchise in all history may be in jeopardy. ...
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• Paul Greengrass no longer directing Bourne 4

  
  Filmonic — Authority: 525
  Back in April we heard that Universal were aiming for Bourne 4 to hit the big screen in summer 2011 and a script was being written by George Nolf, co-writer of The Bourne Ultimatum . However, according to The Playlist the hiring of a new writer a few months ago, Josh Zetumer, may have annoyed director Paul ...
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• Paul Greengrass Quits Bourne 4?

  
  Get The Big Picture — Authority: 589
  Heres a story you should definitely follow for a while: The Playlist reports that sources close to the production are indicating director Paul Greengrass has walked away from Bourne 4 , leaving a project that was already kind of up in the air significantly up in the air. The fourth film was ...
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