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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• We bought a pink baby unicorn.

  
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  We Bought A Zoo, directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Matt Damon, is so relentlessly sweet, warm and fuzzy it makes Disney cartoons look dangerous. Granted Cameron Crowe has always had a sentimental streak, but this is going too far. What next, butterflies and unicorns? We think Crowe needs to re-view the Billy ...
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• Chris Hemsworth & Elsa Pataky: Beach Fun in the Sun!

  
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  A shirtless Chris Hemsworth and his bikini clad wife Elsa Pataky hit the waves on Thursday (January 19) in St. Barts. Elsa , who showed off her growing baby bump on the beach, and Chris , were joined by pals Matt Damon and wife Luciana for the fun filled vacation! PHOTOS: Check out the ...
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• Pregnant actress Elsa Pataky dash for a swim in the ocean to join her husband Chris Hemworth

  
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  Yesterday she announced her pregnancy, but Elsa Pataky is not running down the beach during the holiday. Wearing a purple bikini that showed off her growing bump, the 35-year-old Spanish star of the exclusive island of St. Barts on her husband, Thor Star Chris Hemsworth, and the picture was taking a dip in the ...
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• Matt Damon, Gus Van Sant drama lands at Universal

  
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  One thing you never want to do is piss Matt Damon off. Why? Because hell make your studio persona non grata with the quickness. Take for instance the way he so easily walked away from Universal Pictures and the popular and extremely lucrative Bourne franchise. Gotta keep him happy, dudes. What Damon was planning was ...
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• A Hemsworth Bros & Their S/Os Post...

  
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  Miley Cyrus leans into Liam Hemsworth as they dine out at Casa Vega restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Calif., on Wednesday night (January 18). The couple joined Miley‘s family along with some pals for a Mexican feast. Liam, who just turned 22, received a super cute gift from his girlfriend — a new puppy! “Got Liam ...
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• A Shirtless Chris Hemsworth & A Pregnant And Bikini-Clad Elsa Pataky Enjoy Waterslide Fun With Matt Damon & His Wife [PHOTOS]

  
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  Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky are expecting a baby! The couple got married in 2010 and are looking forward to the arrival of their little one in the spring. Spanish actress Pataky spoke to Hello magazine’s sister publication, Hola! She said “Having the person that you love by your side and starting a ...
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• Chris Hemsworth & Elsa Pataky: Sliding in St. Barts!

  
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  A shirtless Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky go down an inflatable slide off a yacht on Wednesday (January 18) in St. Barts. The couple just announced they’re expecting their first child ! Elsa , 35, showed off a tiny baby bump in a black bikini while splashing around in the ocean. Joining ...
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• Shirtless Matt Damon and Chris Hemsworth Make a Splash on a Super Yacht With Their Bikini-Clad Wives

  
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  It was a star-studded afternoon on the water off the coast of St. Barts today! Matt and Luciana Damon popped up on a mega yacht with Chris Hemsworth and his wife, Elsa Pataky, and other friends. They spent the day lounging on the huge watercraft, which featured a helicopter and helipad, and taking turns riding down an ...
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• Happy Feet Two 3D Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD Arrive March 13th

  
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  Tap into the tale of Mumble and his musical friends in the Antarctic with Happy Feet Two , arriving onto Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital Download on March 13 from Warner Home Entertainment Group. The sequel to the Academy Award-winning animated smash hit Happy Feet , Happy Feet Two ...
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• Scarlett Johansson talks about “e Bought A Zoo”!

  
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  In Cameron Crowe’s inspiring new film,  We Bought A Zoo ,  Scarlett Johansson  plays Kelly Foster, a plucky and hard working young woman who is dedicated to her job as a zoo keeper and passionate about the animals in her care. Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) buys the zoo, Rosemoor Animal Park, in order to give ...
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• HAPPY FEET TWO DVD and Blu-ray Release Date

  
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  Warner Bros Home Entertainment to release HAPPY FEET TWO on DVD and Blu-ray March 13, 2012. The second chapter was directed by George Miller starring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore (P!Nk), Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofia Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, ...
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• Musical Hiatus | 107 Coffee & Cigarettes

  
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  “You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it,” said Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) during the film, We Bought a Zoo . After watching this movie over the weekend and hearing the ...
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• 5 Second Movie Reviews

  
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  Hawaii, in honour of The Descendants (via weheartit.com) Remember how I wrote this post about the movies I was looking forward to seeing? Well, because I’m super industrious when it comes to procrastinating, I’ve watched all of those movies instead of working on my writing. Yay me! In case you were wondering: ...
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• MOVIE REVIEW: WE BOUGHT A ZOO

  
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  WE BOUGHT A ZOO (U) Genre: Family/Drama/Comedy Release Date: 22 December 2011 (but watched on 7 January 2011) Running Time: 124 minutes Distributor: 20th Century Fox Director: Cameron Crowe Screenplay: Cameron Crowe, Aline Brosh McKenna Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, ...
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• No One In “Margaret” is Actually Named That, but There’s a Reason for Everything, Right?

  
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  These days, Anna Paquin isn’t known for much else other than being True Blood ‘s resident fairy/damsel in distress/vampire aphrodisiac, but in Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret , audiences will be reminded of Paquin’s pre-HBO days, in which she was frequently lauded for her acting chops. As an unavoidably jaded ...
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• Oceans Twelve (2004)

  
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  In 7 words or less:  12 is one more than 11 Whats it all About?  In Oceans Eleven, Cloontang, Bradley Pitts, Damon, Casey and 6 other slightly less hot celebs robbed a Vegas casino owned by a cigar chomping Andy Garcia. In Oceans Twelve Mr Garcia wants everything Cloontang and the gang stole from him back, and ...
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• The Proust Smackdown (Clooney, Damon, Craig, Vanity Fair)

  
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  Just a questionnaire, a magazine spread ( Vanity Fair, February 2012).  But dont these responses tell you everything? What is your idea of perfect happiness? Clooney: Laughter Damon:  My children, happy and within an arms length Craig: Awake at dawn with nothing to do. What is the quality you most like in a ...
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• Matt Damon: Chilly NYC Stroll With Luciana & the Girls!

  
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  Matt Damon and wife Luciana bundle up while taking a stroll with their two daughters, Isabella and Gia , on Wednesday (January 11) in New York City. The 41-year-old We Bought A Zoo actor also picked up some coffee on the way with step-daughter Alexia . Matt will be starring in The People Speak, ...
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• Hollywood’s Top 10 Weight Loss and Gains

  
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• Contraband On Target for #1 at Box Office

  
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  (Universal) Contraband , the new Mark Wahlberg crime movie, is expected to win the box office for the extended Martin Luther King Day Weekend. With an estimated $30 million haul, Contraband would edge Beauty and the Beast 3D , the Disney re-release, which is tracking toward $26 million for its own ...
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