Biography of Matt Damon


Notable protagonist

October 8, 1970
Matthew Paige Damon was born in Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA) the day October 8, 1970, by father banker and mother Professor of pedagogy. From an early age is related to his friend Ben Affleck, with whom she attended schools; and with his friend will win the Oscar for best screenplay with the film "good Will Hunting rebel Genius" (1997). With this movie Matt Damon gets even a nomination for best actor; along with the two boys there's also Robin Williams, named the best supporting actor. The young Matt gets excellent results in studies that allow him to be admitted to Harvard University. It is during this period that he wrote the screenplay for "good Will Hunting". To leave Harvard after three years to devote himself to cinema. Always used to Excel, the initial period of sacrifices is hard and difficult.
The first film in which there is "right of love" ("The Good Mother, 1988, directed by Leonard Nimoy). After the first few disappointments and frustrations, the first important role came in 1996 with "courage under fire" (by Edward Zwick, starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan). The consecration comes next year with two films: "the Rainmaker" (The Rainmaker) adapted from the bestselling novel by John Grisham, and especially with the previously mentioned "good Will Hunting" wayward Genius. It's a glitzy period sealed by love affair with actress Winona Ryder. In 1998 participates in Steven Spielberg's film "saving private Ryan" and the movie "Rounders-a player" (featuring John Turturro, John Malkovich and Edward Norton). Then come "Dogma" (1999, again with Ben Affleck), "the talented Mr. Ripley" (which also featured the Italian Fiorello), "the legend of Bagger Vance" (2000, directed by Robert Redford, starring Will Smith).
It is among the stars of Steven Soderbergh's "Ocean's Eleven" (2001), "Ocean's Twelve" (2004) and "Ocean's Thirteen" (2007). Between 2002 and 2007 Matt Damon's Jason Bourne for three times, the spy-killer protagonist of movies based on lucky novels by Robert Ludlum. After some romantic relationships who viewed tied Damon with coworkers Claire Danes and Minnie Driver at the end of 2005 bride argentina Luciana Barroso, of which it takes a dowry of his daughter Alexia, had in a previous relationship, and by whom he had his daughter Isabella in 2006.
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