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Matthew Paige “Matt” Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, screenwriter, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good Will Hunting (1997), from a screenplay he co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck. He garnered a Golden Globe nomination for portraying the title character in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and was nominated for an Academy Award as a supporting actor in Invictus (2009). in 2007, Damon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Matt Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Kent Telfer Damon, a stockbroker, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. He and his family moved to Newton and lived there for two years. Damon dropped out of the university to pursue his acting career in Los Angeles because he mistakenly expected Geronimo: An American Legend to become a big success.

Contagion: Watch Gwyneth Paltrow Get Sick and Die [Video] Here’s the trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Contagion, in which Gwyneth Paltrow plays the Patient Zero of an avian flu epidemic that [SPOILER ALERT] kills a lot of people. Including Gwyneth! No kale juice cleanses or hot stone massages are going to clear up this nasty little bug, no sir. As if that isn’t a selling point already, you get Matt Damon as her “grieving” husband (he’s so good, you almost believe him), Kate Winslet as a recovering Purellaholic, and Marion Cotillard as a sneeze-ballistics expert. And we haven’t even mentioned Jude Law or Morpheus yet! But whatever, the real breakout star of this movie is the bearded doctor who gets to say, “Your wife is dead.” That guy is about to become the most popular man on the planet. Congrats, dude! You made it. [via NYM] More » [link]

Damon has since starred in commercially successful films such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), the Ocean’s trilogy, and the Bourne series, while also gaining critical acclaim for his performances in dramas such as Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), and The Departed (2006). As a lonely adolescent, Damon has described feeling “such pain in wanting to belong somewhere and not belonging.” Damon performed as an actor in several high school theater productions; he has credited his drama teacher at Rindge and Latin, Gerry Speca, as an important artistic influence, even though Damon recalls that, “Mr. Speca always seemed to trust Ben with the biggest roles and longest speeches.” Damon attended Harvard University from 1988 to 1992 but did not graduate. He took part in student theater, appearing in plays such as Burn This in Winthrop House and A.. I was living out here with a bunch of actors, and we were all scrambling to make ends meet,” Damon has said. Damon next appeared as an opiate-addicted soldier in 1996′s Courage Under Fire. He took medication for several years afterwards to correct the stress inflicted on his adrenal gland. Courage Under Fire gained him some critical notice, as The Washington Post labeled his performance “impressive;” Damon has stated that it was worthwhile to risk his health in order to properly portray his character and show the industry how committed he was to his work as an actor.

Tobey Maguire Sued Over Illegal Poker Game Underground poker games happen all the time, we assume. What we don’t assume, however is that Tobey Maguire, Leo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck take part in them — especially the ones being run by a “Beverly Hills hedge fund manager who embezzled investor funds and orchestrated a Ponzi scheme in a desperate bid [...] [link]

The pair won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for their work and Damon garnered multiple Best Actor nominations, including the Academy Award, for his lead performance in the film. Damon has been actively involved in charitable work, including the ONE Campaign, H2O Africa Foundation, and Water.org. Matt Damon was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Kent Telfer Damon, a stockbroker, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. “By the time I figured out I had made the wrong decision, it was too late. He was required to lose 40 pounds (18 kg) in 100 days (for only two days of filming).

Lindsay Lohan Had a Diva-Off with Matt Lauer Last Night [Gossip Roundup] Lindsay Lohan meant to give an interview before today’s court appearance, but freaked out and locked herself in her bedroom instead. Hugh Hefner’s wedding special is back on. Tobey Maguire and Matt Damon get caught up in a illegal poker scandal. Thursday gossip makes demands. More » [link]