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- NAME: Matt Damon
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: October 08, 1970 (Age: 42)
- EDUCATION: Rindge & Latin Prep School, Harvard
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Full Name: Matthew Paige Damon
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Matt Damon is an American actor and Academy Award-winning screenwriter for his work on Good Will Hunting. He plays Jason Bourne in the hit film series.
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Matt Damon first appeared on the big screen in "Mystic Pizza" and went on to win the Academy Award for his screenplay for "Good Will Hunting." In 2007, Forbes Magazine declared him the most bankable star in Hollywood.
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The girlfriend of late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, she created a raunchy song about having a sexual relationship with Damon. Damon appeared in the song's video, which was shown on Kimmel's show and later became a popular clip on the Internet.
On the career front, Damon received an Academy Award nomination for his role as rugby great Francois Pienaar in the film,
Invictus (2009). He starred in the 2010 thriller, Green Zone and the drama Hereafter, directed by Clint Eastwood.
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