Matthew paige damon is an american actor, film producer, screenwriter and philanthropist. Jan 17, 2017 matt damon added star power to the world economic forum in davos, switzerland, on tuesday, discussing in a session how water. H2o africa foundation not on our watch liveplanet pearl street films. Damon leaves bonnie a message on the world map indicating nova scotia, where silas magic headstone is located. Matt damon on hollywood racism, africas water shortage and.
Damon has received various accolades, including an academy award from five nominations, two golden globe awards from eight nominations, and has been. Matt damon whitey bulger pic couldve been like unforgiven. Stella artois tv spot, water for women featuring matt damon. I quickly realized the world was much bigger than my hometown. Submissions should come only from the actors themselves, their parentlegal guardian or casting agency. This adaptation of the john grisham novel turned out to be the last hollywood film. On world water day, matt damon and gary white talk how to. Matt damon had hijacked the show, and proceeded to oversee what may have been one of the most starstudded episodes in talk show history. Matt damon, gary white on ending the worlds water crisis. His breakthrough came later that year when he played the title role of an unrecognized genius in good. Matt damon faces online backlash after dismissing diversity behind. Matt damon on his stella artois partnership to tackle the. Matt damon apologises for diversity in film gaffe as. In an episode of the hbo series project greenlight a reality show, created by.
A common goal to pioneer smart solutions to the water crisis brought them together, and their combined water and sanitation expertise and starpower have allowed water. Matt damon is an american actor, producer and screenwriter. Buy a limitededition stella artois chalice and your money will help give a clean water supply to someone in the developing world for five. Watch matt damons stella artois super bowl commercial the actor and the beer company wants to help bring fresh water to developing parts of the world by greg morabito feb 4, 2018, 10. Factchecking matt damons clean water promise in a super. Even on other planets, matt damon is still the coolest guy in the world. The pair won the academy award for best original screenplay and the golden globe award for best screenplay for the work and damon garnered multiple nominations for best actor, including. The pair won the academy award for best original screenplay and the golden globe award for best screenplay for the work and damon. He made his screen debut with a minor role in the 1988 film mystic pizza. May 10, 2016 the nightmare of flint, michigan, is lived every day by 10 percent of humanity. Academy award for the script of good will hunting was handed over to him by harvard alumnus jack lemmon. The graham norton showmatt damon, bill murray, hugh.
He sets about creating water from spare rocket fuel and heat from a degrading plutonium core. Occupation actor, filmmaker, producer with pearl street films, screenwriter years active 1987present spouses luciana bozan barroso m. But matt damon, who had planned to star in one of the other projects, has now revealed a bit more about what his take on the story wouldve been and could still be, if it ever gets back off. Sep 30, 2015 matt damons stranded astronaut in the martian would still have been screwed despite the justdiscovered presence of water on the red planet. Damon is involved in the charitable work with one campaign, h2o africa foundation, feeding america, and. Matt damon surprises people with the wait for water. The clinton global initiative announced that pursuing universal access to safe water would. Matt damon and gary white on the worlds water crisis. Damon began 2002 with writing and starring in gerry, a drama about two friends who forget to bring water and food when they go hiking in a desert. Matt damon 1 episode, 2002 the bourne identity 2002 bourne the third wheel. Matt damon is set to star in stillwater, a new drama from the cobbler and spotlight director tom mccarthy. Matt damons hidden camera experiment highlights an important. Matthew paige damon was born on october 8, 1970, in boston, massachusetts, to kent damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and nancy carlssonpaige, an early childhood education professor at lesley university. Showtime said monday that damon will guest star next week on house.
Oct 10, 2017 culture film news matt damon and russell crowe helped kill 2004 story on harvey weinsteins misconduct. That was already part of the lifesupport systems, when the hab detected the humidity rise above a certain level it would essentially run a dehumidifier, and then put. Jan 01, 1975 damon by c terry cline jr this is a particularly disturbing story of a small boy at the end of the book the boy is 6 who starts to suffer from some very antichrist like behavior. The damon episode, of course, was the culmination of a. Matt damon and russell crowe helped kill 2004 story on. He is ranked among forbes magazines most bankable stars and is one of the highestgrossing actors of all time. One detail that the movie glossed over is how he used the habs systems to pull water vapor out of the air.
The lack of clean water is a huge but solvable problem that matt damon has been grappling with, in between bourne. Matt damon parodies himself on episode of pal don cheadles. Ferrari, matt damon looks to keep the pedal to the metal. By way of an example, toni morrison has written many perfectly plausible, if unpleasant, white characters in her books and it would be fatuous to.
After appearing in a series of supporting parts in much of the 1990s, damon was cast by francis ford coppola as the lead of the 1997 legal drama the rainmaker. Damiano salvatore is the former main antagonist in contrast to elena and stefans protagonist, the anti hero in contrast to stefans hero, and the tritagonist overall of the vampire diaries novel series. Matt damon faces online backlash after dismissing diversity. This book does a terrific job of balancing the cultural influences that created mr. Damon at the 2015 toronto international film festival. Having four really good matt damon movies on three dvds in one case is just great. Kavanaugh handsome drug addict 2 episodes, 20112018 deadpool 2. Matt damon on bringing water to the masses usa today. The event promoted the filmfriendly brews commitment to damon and whites clean water philanthropy.
Matt damon and gary white ten years ago, matt and gary worked independently to help break down barriers between people and access to safe water. Stillwater will team matt damon with tom mccarthy film. I was trying to think of an alist star, and somebody we absolutely would not bump if he was on the show, kimmel explained on nprs. A journalist claims the new york times spiked an article about the weinstein allegations. An american cinematheque tribute 1 episode 2010 hope for haiti now.
In many areas in the global south, especially urban and periurban communities, water is purchased from private vendors. Damon haes received various accolades, includin an academy awaird, frae five nominations, twa gowden globe awairds, frae aicht nominations. The vampire diaries was a cw favorite for eight seasons, following the supernatural lives of the residents of mystic falls. Matt damon on how beerdrinking millennials can help him. In a new super bowl ad, matt damon makes a bold promise. Oct 08, 2017 matt damon was just the first name that popped into my head. Under psychiatric supervision it is found he is not alone and that some of the boys thus afflicted has already died. In the 1997 film good will hunting, matt damon faces an existential crisis. Last september, he apologised for an episode of hbos project greenlight in which he clashed with a black producer, effie brown, over who. At least, thats the message were picking up from everything weve seen so far of the martian, which stars damon as an. Matt damons hidden camera experiment highlights an. Matthew paige damon october 8, 1970 age 49 cambridge, massachusetts, united states. Matthew paige matt damon is an american actor, writer, and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film good will hunting, from a screenplay he cowrote with friend ben affleck.
Matt damon, franka potente, emily blunt, greg kinnear, angelina jolie, chris cooper, terence stamp. From the moment katherine pierce turned stefan and damon salvatore into vampires in 1864, nothing was ever the same, and they carried those burdens with them. Watch matt damons stella artois super bowl commercial eater. The morning edition interview also featured a watercredit strategy used by the matt damon water organization to help households get a source of safe water. Jason bourne matt damon eluding enemies in universal studios the bourne.
Stella artois tv commercial, water for women featuring. Damon and bonnie had a pact that if neither one could take being trapped in 1994 any longer, they would both consume the oldest bottle of bourbon that damon owned and then kill themselves. Actor, film producer and screenwriter, matt damon, is not only one of the highestgrossing entertainers of all time, but hes an outspoken family man. How a celebrity trainer got matt damon, jennifer aniston. He is a 500 plus year old vampire who originally hails from florence, italy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Damon s most recent films include octobers outer space actioner the martian, for director ridley scott, in which he plays mark watney, an astronaut stranded on mars who struggles to survive until he can be rescued, and in yimou zhangs the great wall, which is centered around the construction of the.
Feb 07, 2018 in an effort to bring more attention to the issue, matt damon and his foundation teamed with stella artois for the wait for water, which spotlights the reactions of unsuspecting. He is ranked amang forbes magazines maist bankable starns an is ane o the heichestgrossin actors o aw time. Weve seen terrific momentum in terms of bold, new commitments to the cause this last year. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Matt and actor ben affleck have been childhood friends. Apr 21, 2017 one topic at this weeks world bank meetings is water scarcity. Starring matt damon, emily blunt, anthony mackie, john slattery, and terence stamp, the film tells the story of a united states congressman who discovers that what appear to be chance events in his life are controlled. Can someone explain to me how matt damon created water on. Matt damon s varied and rich career has seen him in front of the camera as well as behind.
Originally from the boston area alongside best bud ben affleck damon s longlasting career has awarded him with many gold stars from the industry, including an academy award, two golden. David greene speaks with the cofounders of, actor matt damon and gary white, about people who cant access clean water. Matt damon damon in 2015 born matthew paige damon 19701008 october 8, 1970 age 49 cambridge, massachusetts, u. When he was about twoyearsold, his parents got separated, and matt and his brother lived with their mother. Please include at least one socialwebsite link containing a recent photo of the actor. Without a doubt, matt damon is one of the most exciting new faces to have recently entered the hollywood scene. Whilst thomas ward laments having a toddler on the latest episode of two friends. A global benefit for earthquake relief 1 episode 2010 beyond the screen 1 episode 2009.
Jul 18, 2016 as matt damon returns to the bourne franchise, we decided to assemble this handy guide to the habits, quirks, and inner life of an honesttogod screen legend, as told by george clooney, martin. The adjustment bureau is a 2011 american science fiction romantic thriller film written and directed by george nolfi, based on the philip k. Damon salvatore novel the vampire diaries wiki fandom. His father was of english and scottish descent, and his mother is of finnish and.
Matthew paige damon was born on 8 october, 1970, in cambridge, massachusetts, usa, to kent telfer damon and nancy carlssonpaige. An adaptation of patricia highsmiths 1955 novel of same name, the film. A common goal to pioneer smart solutions to the water crisis brought them together, and their combined water and sanitation expertise and starpower have allowed to emerge as a. One of cameron crowes late career disappointments we remind you, as always. Damons charming sensibility, with an insiders take at matts past, present and future projects. Matts active participation in s work including strategy development, cofounding our sister organization waterequity, and advocacy and highlevel meetings with institutions like the world bank and the world economic forum has positioned him as one of the worlds experts on water and sanitation issues. Matts active participation in s work including strategy development, cofounding our sister organization waterequity, and advocacy and highlevel meetings with institutions like the world bank and the world economic forum has positioned him as one of. Matthew paige damon was born on october 8, 1970, in boston, massachusetts, to kent damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax. That was already part of the lifesupport systems, when the hab detected the humidity rise above a certain level it would essentially run a dehumidifier, and then put the runoff water back into the water tanks.
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