Matt Damon Research Paper

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Who Is Matt Damon?
Born on October 8, 1970, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt Damon's acting career took off when he acted in the writing 1997's Good Will Hunting with the actor and a friend Ben Affleck. They won an original screenplay Oscar for the project. Damon has since acted in many movies. Like in one of my favorite movies, “Martin”
Early Life
Matthew Paige Damon, His mother, Nancy, was a professor in childhood education, while his father, Kent, worked in a real estate. Matt has a brother, Kyle, who is three years his senior, with their parents divorcing during Damon's toddler years.
At the age of 10, Damon met a boy from who was two blocks down for his home and his name is Ben Affleck. They became buddies. They played fantasy game like …show more content…

Having made his big-screen debut in 1988's Mystic Pizza at 18 years old, he went on to gain starring roles in The Rainmaker (1997) and Good Will Hunting (1997), for which he shared an original screenplay Academy Award with co-star Affleck. The Gus Van Sant directed Hunting tells the story of an M.I.T. janitor, as played in Latin School, High school, from a therapist played by Robin Williams, who earned his first Oscar for the role.
In January 2008, Damon got a lot of attention in the media world because of a humorous music video he appeared in with comedian Sarah Silverman. The then-girlfriend of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, she created a vulgar song about having a sexual relationship with Damon. Damon then appeared in the song's video, which was shown on Kimmel's show and later became a very popular clip on the Internet. Kimmel and Damon have since engaged and created series of video gags, keeping the fires of their comedic rivalry …show more content…

In January 2018, Damon resurfaced to apologies and regrets his earlier comments. He said, "I really wish I'd listened a lot more before I weighed in on this," he even told Kathie Lee Gifford on Today. "I don't want to further anybody’s pain with anything that I do or say. So for that, I am really sorry. ... I should get in the back seat and close my mouth for a

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