Matt Damon was born in 1970. His father,
Kent Damon, a tax preparer, and his mother,
Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a college professor, are now divorced. His older brother, Kyle (b. 1967), is a sculptor. Matt's first film role was a one-line part in
Mystic Pizza (1988). Hollywood's power brokers realized his potential as a serious actor when they saw him play a Gulf War vet-turned-heroin addict in
Courage Under Fire (1996). One of Matt's closest childhood friends was fellow young thespian
Ben Affleck, who starred in
Chasing Amy (1997). Damon and Affleck collaborated on the screenplay for
Good Will Hunting (1997), in which they co-star.
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