His full name is Matthew Paige Damon
He was born on October 8, 1970
That makes Matt a LIBRA!
He is 5 foot 11 inches tall
Matt's shoe size is 11
Matt was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
His parents names are Kent and Nancy
He has a brother named Kyle, who is three years older
As a kid Matt used to "fly" around the house as Superman with a towel tied around his neck
At age four, Damon broke his ankle after jumping off of the top of a jungle gym. He was pretending to be the super hero Shazam
Matt gave up his pacifier at age three by walking to the end of the driveway by himself and tossing it into the back of a garbage truck
Matt was in theatre groups at age 8
When matt was 13 he was so busy with school plays that he passed up a pro theatre position
The role ended up going to Joe McIntyre who ended up joining the New Kids On The Block!!!
At age 15, Matt was in a school play about wives who wouldn't make love to their husbands. He convinced all of the male characters to stuff their pants like they had erections
Matt and Ben once worked at a movie theatre, but Matt quit after Ben got fired for always being late
Matt and Ben were in a TJ Maxx commercial and got $200 for doing it, Matt also got an agent!
Matt and Ben were extras in the film 'Field Of Dreams'
His first line in a movie was in 'Mystic Pizza' he said "Mom, do you want my green stuff?"
Matt and Ben attended the Cambridge Ridge and Latin High School, which is public and located directly next to Harvard
Matt attended HARVARD University where he majored in English
During his years at Harvard he would break dance in Harvard Square for spare change
Matt got an A when he wrote the first draft of 'Good Will Hunting' for a Harvard film class
Skylar from GWH was based on Matt's real-life college girlfriend who also moved to California to be a doctor
After 2 years of dropping in and out of HARVARD, and 12 credits short of a B.A.
in English, Matt dropped out for good to pursue acting fully
Matt bartended in Knoxville, TN for free to perfect his southern accent for 'The Rainmaker'
Damon slept in an apartment over a garage, a set on The Rainmaker, for three weeks
After Matt broke up with model girlfriend Kara Sands for Claire Danes (then 18) she reportedly said "He should be babysitting her not dating her!"
Matt ate steamed veggies to lose weight for his role in 'Courage Under Fire', he played a druggie
The amount of weight Matt lost for his role in Courage Under Fire was about the same amount Minnie Driver gained for Circle of Friends
When Castle Rock purchased Good Will Hunting for more than $500,000, Matt and Ben celebrated by opening a bottle of champagne and going to Sizzler
When Matt first saw Robin Williams doing a scene in GWH he cried because he couldn't believe that Robin was in his movie!
Matt and Ben claim to be able to drive from coast to coast in 57 hours. Ben always does the driving, while Matt uses the notebook stored in the glove compartment to jot down ideas. Both Matt and Ben hate flying
Mystic Pizza-1988-Steamer
The Good Mother-1988-Extra
Rising Sun-1990-Charlie Robinson
School Ties-1992-Charlie Dillion
Geronimo: An American Legend-1993-Lt. Britton Davis
The Good Old Boys-1995-Cotton Calloway
Glory Daze-1996-Edgar Pudwhacker
Courage Under Fire-1996-Specialist Ilario
The Rainmaker-1997-Rudy Baylor
Chasing Amy-1997-Exec. #2
Good Will Hunting-1997-Will Hunting
Saving Private Ryan-1998-Private James Ryan
Rounders-1998-Mike McDermott
Dogma-1999-Loki
The Talented Mr. Ripley-1999-Tom Ripley
Training Day-1999-Cop
Planet Ice-1999-Voice of Cale
All The Pretty Horses-1999-John Grady Cole
Third Wheel-not sure!