Damon Matt, whose filmography is rich in very interesting and successful films, has been pleasing his fans with unsurpassed talent for many years. In addition, he established himself as a successful screenwriter and producer. This diverse actor can play anyone, and you always believe him the same way.
Family and young years of the future star
Actor Matt Damon was born on 08/10/1970. He was born in the US state of Massachusetts in the family of a tax inspector, Kent, and college professor Nancy Carlson. Unfortunately, when Matt was not yet 3 years old, the family broke up. After that, the boy stayed with his mother in Cambridge. Like many talented people, Matt has a lot of blood mixed up. His ancestors were Scots, Swedes, British and Finns. It is noteworthy that his older brother became an artist and sculptor. Matt was a real star of school performances, where he replayed a lot of different roles.
After school, the guy entered the faculty of English at Harvard University. At the same time, he began to attend screenwriting courses, which were very useful to him a few years later. After studying at Harvard for 3 years, Damon decides to drop out and go to New York. A thoughtful and charismatic young man dreamed of making a successful acting career in a metropolis.
Damon's Career Start
The first films with participation (Matt Damon does not like to think about it) of the guy were not marked by success. The directors did not want to notice dramatic talent in him. Matt Damon, whose height is only 178 cm, was not distinguished by either outstanding physical data or special male magnetism. He got small episodic roles that could not reveal his multifaceted talent. However, they did not bring large fees. Matt played his first role in the film Mystic Pizza (1988).
Despite all these difficulties, the guy’s career gradually developed. Soon he was offered one of the key roles in the film "School Ties" (1992). Then he starred in such (rather successful) films as “Jeronimo: American Legend” (1993) and “Old, Good Guys” (1995). The most serious work in this difficult period was the painting “Courage in Combat” (1996), in which Matt Ryan and Denzel Washington became partners with Matt. His role in this tape, he first attracted the attention of film critics. It is not known how much more a talented guy would have to act in different films to become a real star, if not for the help of a friend.
Friendship with Ben Affleck
Many movie buffs know how friendly Affleck Ben and Damon Matt are. The filmography of these talented actors includes joint projects that are very popular with both viewers and film critics. This proves once again that true friendship only helps in the work. The warm relationship between the two actors has been around for many years. When Matt was 8, he first met Ben, who lived next door to him. According to some rumors, Affleck is even some very distant relative of Damon.
The rapid breakthrough in Matt's career came about thanks to his talent for writing scripts. Back at Harvard, he began work on an interesting story, which he later wanted to film. Damon sold the rights to it to the Miramax Films film company on the condition that he and Ben Affleck, who actively helped Matt in writing the script, would star in the movie. So, in 1997, an excellent film appeared, which was simply a resounding success - "Good Will Hunting." He collected at the box office over 220 million dollars. For his screenplay for the film, Matt received a Golden Globe and an Oscar, and was also nominated for these awards as an actor. After this event, attractive and very advantageous offers immediately fell on the young man.
Further career development
After being nominated for prestigious awards, many well-known directors learned who Damon Matt was. The filmography of the actor began to quickly replenish with works with real masters of cinematography. So, he played in the sensational drama dedicated to the war - “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) by Stephen Spielberg. Immediately after this work, Matt starred in such successful films as Shuler (1998) and Dogma (1999). In the last film, his partner again became a friend - Ben Affleck. Another breakthrough to stardom was the painting "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999). For work in it, Damon was again nominated for the Golden Globe.
The most popular film works of the actor
Matt Damon, whose biography since his youth is associated with acting, today boasts of participating in many more great films. A notable role for the actor was the work on the film "Ocean's Eleven Friends" (2001), in which there was a truly stellar cast. This film became so popular that 2 more sequel films were shot. They were called not very original: “The Twelve Friends of Ocean” (2004), “Thirteen Friends of Ocean” (2007), but were still successful.
Films with Matt Damon, the list of which currently totals fifty, usually have huge box office success. Against the background of the actor’s film works, another trilogy stands out, which brought him universal recognition. For the role of the FBI agent in Bourne Identity (2002), Matt had to box and train hard. The tremendous success of the tape provoked the shooting of the following parts: “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004), “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007).
During his acting career, Damon Matt starred in so many films. The filmography of recent years includes such films as The Brothers Grimm, The False Temptation (2006) by Robert de Niro, the Oscar-winning detective M. Scorsese, The Departed (2006), the drama K. Unquestion (2009) .). One of the most striking works of recent years was the picture taken based on the novel by F. Dick, “Changing Reality” (2011). Also, the family drama "We bought a zoo" (2011) did not go unnoticed.
Best Movies with Matt Damon
Since this artist has a lot of great films, it’s very difficult to choose some of the best. Many critics call several tapes in which Damon Matt participated excellently excellent. The filmography of the actor includes not only comedic, but also serious and intellectual film works. Perhaps the best of them should include “Clever Will Hunting”, “Talented Mr. Ripley”, “Dogma”, “The Departed”, “Changing Reality”, although the rest of Damon’s films also deserve the attention of the audience. To date, the actor is the owner of 19 awards of American and international awards, he is a participant in 43 nominations.
Other film works of the actor
Matt Damon is a very capable actor. For his still not too long film career, he starred in a large number of films. So, his filmography includes 58 art and animation paintings (scoring). Many of them were mentioned above. He also participated in a huge number of a variety of shows and television programs. Other famous works of the actor should be listed: “Find Forrester” (2000), “Indomitable Hearts” (2000), “Jerry” (2002), “Stuck in You” (2003), “Siriana ”(2005),“ False temptation ”(2006),“ Informant ”(2009),“ Otherworldly ”(2010),“ Margaret ”(2011),“ Infectious ”(2011 .), Elysium (2013). The total box office grossing of all films featuring Matt brought the cinema more than $ 2.5 billion.
Social and other activities
From his youth, Matt was involved in charity work. He founded the African H2O Foundation, a company that seeks drinking water in arid regions. He is also a member of the Not On Our Watch, an organization advocating for an end to atrocities. Its members are stars such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt. Matt is also involved in an organization fighting AIDS and poverty in the world's most backward countries. He often takes part in advertising campaigns calling for better living conditions for people with disabilities. Damon is an honorary member of the Feeding America charity, which helps the hungry.
Matt was the executive producer of nine films. During her career, she wrote scripts for three films. In the film "Jerry" he not only starred, but also carried out the installation. In 2007, actor Matt Damon received his own “star” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Family life
Matt Damon dated actresses Mini Driver and Winona Ryder. Now the actor has been married for more than eight years to a former waitress of Argentine origin from Miami Luciane Barroso. Matt met her back in 2003. In 2006, he became the happy father of the beautiful baby Isabella. With a difference of 2 years, the couple had two more girls - Jia (2008) and Stella (2010). Including Lucian’s child, Damon is the father of 4 daughters. The actor lives with his family in the Manhattan area (New York).