Born in 1970, actor and screenwriter Matt Damon took his first breath in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was first noticed by most of the viewing public after his acting and scriptwriting success “Good Will Hunting,” which he wrote with his childhood friend, Ben Affleck. A Harvard dropout, he was named People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2007. He married Luciana Barroso, a bartender born in Argentina in 2005They have Luciana's daughter from a previous marriage as well as three daughters of their own and live in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
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Matt Damon Admits He Voted for Obama
Presents an article about Matt Damon and his admission that he voted for Barack Obama, even after his criticisms of Obama during the first term.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/matt-damon-admits-voted-obama-despite-those-first-160621790.html
Matt Damon is Mr. Manners on ‘Today’
Offers an article about Matt Damon and his interview on the Today Show, where he came to plug his movie but stayed on to weigh in on a viewer’s concern about the hygiene of the viewer’s girlfriend.
http://www.boston.com/names/2012/12/04/matt-damon-manners-today/mP0mOeunCr8XZogWLal2KP/story.html?camp=rss:ae&dlvrit=834313
Matt Damon Loves Lance Armstrong But Won’t Play Hi
The story of Matt Damon’s turning down a the starring role in a movie about Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France titles, despite his avowed admiration for Armstrong.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1697981/matt-damon-lance-armstrong-movie.jhtml
Matt Damon May Join Clooney in Stolen Nazi Art Movie
A writeup about Matt Damon being in negotiations to be in “The Monuments Men,” a George Clooney movie set during World War II and is about a group of people who join together to track down stolen artworks.
http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/matt-damon-may-join-george-clooney-stolen-nazi-art-movie-67851
