The next year, Matt rejoined his childhood friend, Ben Affleck and fellow comedian, Chris Rock, in the comedy Dogma (1999). That same year, he starred as an earnest law student and reformed poker player in Rounders (1998), starring opposite Edward Norton and John Malkovich. Matt had the opportunity of working with Tom Hanks and Vin Diesel while filming that movie. In the year 1998, Matt played the title role in Steven Spielberg's film, Saving Private Ryan (1998), which was one of the most acclaimed films in that year. Good Will Hunting (1997) was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, one of which, Matt won for Best Original Screenplay along with Ben Affleck. The following year, he garnered accolades for Good Will Hunting (1997), a screenplay he had originally written for an English class at Harvard University. Matt had, in fact, lost forty pounds for his role which resulted in health problems. Up next for Matt was a role as a soldier who had problems with drug-addiction in the movie, Courage Under Fire (1996). Not letting failure discourage him from acting, he went for another audition, and managed to get a starring role in School Ties (1992). However, the film did not do too well and his film career failed to take off. Arriving in Hollywood, Matt managed to get his first break with a part in the romantic comedy, Mystic Pizza (1988). It was until his film, Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), was expected to be a big success that he decided to drop out of university completely. While in Harvard, he kept on skipping classes to pursue acting projects, which included the TNT original film, Rising Son (1990), and prep-school drama, School Ties (1992). He attended Harvard University as an English major. Damon attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and he performed in a number of theater productions during his time there. He grew up in a stable community, and was raised near actor Ben Affleck. The family lived in Newton until his parents divorced in 1973, when Damon and his brother moved with his mother to Cambridge. His father was of English and Scottish descent, and his mother is of Finnish and Swedish ancestry. Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. The film’s release date has recently moved with the film currently expected to appear on May 6, 2022.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. Thor: Love and Thunder will star the main man himself, Chris Hemsworth, alongside Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt, Tessa Thompson and Jamie Alexander, with Taika Waititi voicing the character Korg. In his last appearance in the Thor saga, Thor: Ragnarok, Damon portrayed an Asgardian actor playing Loki in a play about his “noble sacrifice.”ĭamon’s immigration lawyer has made the following statement to local media: “Every aspect of the Damon family’s relocation and quarantine has been privately arranged and funded…their entry will in no way impact or reduce the number of spaces for Australians overseas waiting to return home nor create any burden to the Australian taxpayer whatsoever.” “I’d like to thank the enormous support provided by the NSW government and Australian government, without which this would not have been possible.” Scott Morrison, Australian Prime Minister, has confirmed the casting of the latest Thor, stating: “Hollywood superstar Matt Damon joining our homegrown talent to film such a major movie in NSW is a big win creating thousands of jobs for locals.”ĭamon has said in local media that he would be residing in Australia for “the next few months,” going on to state: “Australian film crews are world renowned for their professionalism and are a joy to work with so the 14 days of quarantine will be well worth it. With top tennis players being allowed to enter the country ahead of the Australian open, while many Australians remain unable to return home, leaving them stuck overseas amidst the pandemic. The actor is currently isolating ahead of the shoot and it has not yet been made clear if he will have a cameo (similar to his role in Thor: Ragnarok, three years ago) or if this will be a bigger part.Ī controversial topic recently has been the arrival of celebrities to Australia. Matt Damon is experiencing life down under, as he is set to return to the MCU via Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth instalment of the Thor saga.
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