
Matt Damon
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Biography
Matthew Paige Damon (/ˈdeɪmən/ DAY-mən; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. He was ranked among Forbes' most bankable stars in 2007 and, in 2010, was one of the highest-grossing actors of all time. He has received various awards and nominations, including an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards and seven Primetime Emmy Awards.
Damon made his acting debut in the film Mystic Pizza (1988) before gaining prominence in 1997 when he and Ben Affleck wrote and starred in Good Will Hunting, which won them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. He established himself as a leading man by starring as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Jason Bourne in the Bourne franchise (2002–2007; 2016), and Linus Caldwell in the Ocean'strilogy (2001–2007). He received a nomination for an Academy Award. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for playing an astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian (2015). He also acted in The Rainmaker (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Syriana (2005), The Departed(2006), The Informant! (2009), Invictus (2009), True Grit (2010), Contagion (2011), Ford v Ferrari(2019), Stillwater (2021), Air (2023), and Oppenheimer (2023), the last of which is his highest-grossing feature.
On television, Damon portrayed Scott Thorson in the HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra (2013), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He was Emmy-nominated for his guest role in 30 Rock in 2011 and hosting Saturday Night Live in 2019. He also produced the reality series Project Greenlight (2001–2015) and the film Manchester by the Sea (2016). Damon has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films and established two production companies with Affleck, Artists Equity, and Pearl Street Films. He has been involved in charitable work with organizations including the One Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, Feeding America, and Water.org.
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Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Daily Show

Entertainment Tonight

The Kelly Clarkson Show

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Today

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Entourage

American Idol

30 Rock

The Jay Leno Show

Will & Grace

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The Bernie Mac Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

MTV Movie & TV Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Celebrities Uncensored

Geeking Out

SmartLess: On the Road

Life of Kylie

Ocean's Eight

The Bourne Legacy

Thor: Ragnarok

Ponyo

Field of Dreams

No Sudden Move

IF

Deadpool 2

Once Upon a Deadpool

Thor: Love and Thunder

Finding Forrester

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Loving Highsmith

Interstellar

EuroTrip

Jersey Girl

Happy Feet Two

Chasing Amy

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder

Saving Private Ryan

Drive-Away Dolls

The Zero Theorem

Courage Under Fire

True Grit

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Twelve

Oppenheimer

School Ties

Ocean's Eleven

Contagion

Dogma

The Last Duel

The Departed

The Bourne Identity

Air

Green Zone

Ford v Ferrari

The Instigators

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Brothers Grimm

The Bourne Supremacy

Rounders

Stillwater

The Bourne Ultimatum

Good Will Hunting

The Good Shepherd

Downsizing

The Odyssey

Titan A.E.

Inside Job

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Elysium

The Martian

Jason Bourne

Suburbicon

We Bought a Zoo

The Rainmaker

The Great Wall

The Informant!

The Adjustment Bureau
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