Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston Massachusetts to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, Realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother named Kyle who is now a sculptor. The family lived in Newton until his parents divorced...See full bio »
2010The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy & Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
4/25/02: Made his London stage debut in Kenneth Lonergan's play, This Is Our Youth". Damon took over the lead role from Hayden Christensen. Christensen starred with Anna Paquin and Jake Gyllenhaal in Lonergan's barbed comedy about a trio of rich and wayward youths in 1980s New York. Damon...
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[on what kind of political leadership he supports] Somebody who believes that building a strong, solid, educated middle class is ultimately the best thing for America. Someone like FDR. There's a misconception that leaders lead. They don't. They follow. Every great movement has come from the bottom up.
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