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Matt Damon


Matthew Paige "Matt" Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, writer and philanthropist whose career was launched after the success of the film Good Will Hunting (1997), from a screenplay he wrote with friend Ben Affleck. The pair won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay for their work Damon has won several Best Actor nominations, including Academy Award for her leading performance in the film.