- Vowed he would never date another celebrity. (August, 2004)
- Turned into a real-life hero when he rescued a woman after she collapsed on a Hollywood path. (August 12, 2004)
- Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon have found the perfect way to promote their OCEAN'S 12 - they home video their weekends off.
- Matt Damon and Eva Mendes have made a public demonstration of their love, following months of media speculation -- They celebrated the New Year with pals Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in Las Vegas, Nevada. (January 7, 2004)
- Was literally stuck with Greg Kinnear for about 14 hours a day while shooting STUCK ON YOU. (December 16, 2003)
- Insists he and pal Ben Affleck's fiancee Jennifer Lopez get along, despite reports to the contrary. (December 8, 2003)
- Claims his pal Ben Affleck never wants to see his face on a magazine again because the publicity he's attracted this year has made him sick of himself. (December 3, 2003)
- Has split from his longtime girlfriend Odessa Whitmire. (October 22, 2003)
- A play in which Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are portrayed by women is attracting celebrity audiences like Nicole Kidman, Steve Martin and Sam Rockwell -- The production is a twisted tale about how Damon and Affleck wrote the Oscar-winning movie GOOD WILL HUNTING, with the screenplay literally falling from the ceiling into their laps. (September 5, 2003)
- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck make their collaborative theater debut with an irreverent new off-Broadway play that's chalking up sold-out performances at New York's PS 122 -- Matt & Ben captures Matt and Ben circa 1995, as they spend an afternoon in Ben's Boston apartment, trying to adapt Catcher in the Rye into a screenplay in the hopes of winning an Oscar. (August 5, 2003)
- Damon is reportedly caught in a love triangle between long term love Odessa Whitmire and recent co-star Eva Mendes -- According to an American magazine, the actor has been enchanted Mendes on the set of their new film STUCK ON YOU, crediting her with creating an amazing working atmosphere. (July 23, 2003)
- Rumors are flying that Hollywood best pals Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have fallen out after both of them were spotted sporting bruises, but refused to explain where they got them from. (February 27, 2003)
- Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Robin Williams and Jonathan Pryce are in line to become MGM's fairy tale cast for its comedic action adventure BROTHERS GRIMM -- The action-adventure tale revolving around the legendary German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm is set to start shooting around Prague in June. (February 21, 2003)
- Not content at re-uniting for OCEAN'S 12, Steven Soderbergh and Matt Damon are getting it together again for a drama called THE INFORMANT about a super mole in a huge corporate scam -- adapted from a book by New York Times investigative reporter Kurt Eichenwald, THE INFORMANT tells the story of Mark Whitacre, a high-level mole at the self-declared 'supermarket to the world' Archer Daniels Midland. (January 30, 2003)
- Damon was among hundreds of celebrities who mobilized against a possible war in Iraq on Tuesday - they gathered to publicize a letter urging President Bush to avoid military action. (December 12, 2002)
- Following the announcement that Affleck is engaged to his superstar belle Jennifer Lopez, sources say that Damon is also on the verge of asking his girlfriend of a year, Odessa Whitmire, the big question. (November 15, 2002)
- Damon and Ben Affleck's TV series PUSH, NEVADA may be gone, but its money lingers on -- Mark Nakamoto, of West New York, N.J., has claimed the $1 million prize by solving the on-air puzzles hidden in the now-canceled series. (November 14, 2002)
- Damon and Ben Affleck have made their first forays into politics together - supporting an old friend running for state representative in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (September 2002)
- He has worked with some of Hollywood's best directors -- Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola among them -- but he has set his sights on starring in a movie by top Taiwanese filmmaker, Ang Lee.
- Some American women are so crazy about him, they are demanding look-alike sperm donors to father their children.
- He is a good friend of Ben Affleck.
- His two-year romance with the actress Winona Ryder ended in the spring of 2000.
- Best pals Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are getting in shape - in an exclusive diet retreat.
- Has finally found a way to impress his dad - introduce him to Robert Redford.
- All the principal actors underwent several days of grueling army training - except for Matt Damon, who was spared so that the other actors would resent him, and would convey that resentment in their performances (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN).
- Director Steven Spielberg considered casting Damon for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN after viewing his performance in COURAGE UNDER FIRE (1996), but thought he was too skinny. Robin Williams introduced Damon to Spielberg on the set of GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997), and Spielberg changed his mind.
- Minnie Driver's character is named Skyler, the name of Damon's girlfriend of the time. Skyler left Damon before GOOD WILL HUNTING filming began, during which Damon and Driver became romantically involved.
- He doesn't like driving, so Ben Affleck did all the driving for the pair in GOOD WILL HUNTING.
- His part as the pick pocket in OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) was meant for Mark Walhberg.
- Originally up for the Colin Farrell role in MINORITY REPORT (2002).
- Played in a $10,000 buy-in Texas Hold 'Em tournament at the 1998 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. He busted out during the first of four days (ROUNDERS (1998)).
- ROUNDERS' two main stars, Damon and Edward Norton were the two finalists for the role of Pvt. Ryan in the film SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998). In the end, the role did go to Damon.
- Supplying the voice of Luke Trimble in THE MAJESTIC (2001).
- The phone number printed on the sign for the construction company that they are working for is the actual phone number of a Woburn, MA construction company that Matt Damon worked for while going to high school in Cambridge (GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)).
- The scene in THE RAINMAKER (1997) where Danny DeVito wakes him from his sleep on the bench was filmed hurriedly to the surprise of Damon who had actually fallen asleep after a scene.
- GOOD WILL HUNTING screenplay, which he wrote with Ben Affleck, was bid for $50,000, though finally sold to Castle Rock for $500,000. But Castle Rock never made the movie and eventually sold it to Miramax Films for $1 million.
- Nominated for Best On-Screen Team at MTV Movie Awards for OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2002)
- Nominated for Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality) at Emmy Awards for Project Greenlight (2002)
- Nominated for Best Musical Performance at MTV Movie Awards for THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (2000) - shared with Jude Law, Fiorello for the song Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (2000)
- Nominated for Best Villain at MTV Movie Awards for THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (2000)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1999)
- Nominated for Best On-Screen Duo at MTV Movie Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) - shared with Ben Affleck
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Nominated for Best Male Performance at MTV Movie Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast at Screen Actors Guild Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Nominated for Best Kiss at MTV Movie Awards for GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Minnie Driver
Quotes- "Action movies normally are like porn movies. You have these really kind of bad scenes with these poorly drawn characters, and then you get a little action, and then you get another bad scene and then you get a little action."
- On his STUCK ON YOU co-star Eva Mendes: "She is awesome. She is so beautiful, she is such a good actress, she is so smart, she's really funny. And she's a normal person too, the world is her oyster basically."
- "A few years ago, I would have told you that it should have happened for me then. But I'm glad it happened this way. It does give me more perspective. I'd like to think that way, anyway."
- "I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my boyfriend got married, and I've never heard from him again." [on Billy Bob Thorton's marriage to Angelina Jolie]
Awards- Western Heritage Awards: Theatrical Motion Picture, SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON (2003)
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Actor - Video, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1999)
- Academy Awards: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, GOOD WILL HUNTING (shared with Ben Affleck) (1998)
- Berlin International Film Festival: Outstanding Single Achievement for Good Will Hunting (1998) - for his screenwriting and acting in the film.
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Screenplay - Original, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) shared with Ben Affleck
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Breakthrough Artist, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Most Promising Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- Florida Film Critics Circle Awards: Newcomer of the Year for Good Will Hunting (1998) - with Ben Affleck for their screenwriting
- Golden Globe Awards: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) shared with Ben Affleck
- Golden Satellite Awards: Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Original, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) - shared with Ben Affleck
- Humanitas Prize: Feature Film Category, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998) - shared with Ben Affleck
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Sierra Award - Most Promising Actor, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1998)
- ShoWest Award: Male Star of Tomorrow (1998)
- National Board of Review: Special Achievement in Filmmaking, GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) - shared with Ben Affleck
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