Matt Damon a Biography [Paperback]

Maxine Diamond (Author), Harriet Hemmings (Author)

Book Description

When he was only sixteen, Matt Damon informed his parents that he was "ready to go professional" with his acting. Since then, he has become one of the most sought-after actors in Hollywood. After a breakthrough performance in Courage Under Fire, he won the starring role of an idealistic young lawyer opposite Claire Danes in The Rainmaker.

With his acting career on the rise, Matt concentrated on selling the script he and best friend Ben Affleck had begun while Matt was at Harvard. That film, Good Will Hunting, earned them a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay, in addition to a Best Actor nomination for Matt's portrayal of a genius janitor. A chance meeting with Steven Spielberg led to Matt's title role in Saving Private Ryan with Tom Hanks.

Now this down-to-earth actor is looking to the future, tackling roles in several high-profile films, including Kevin Smith's Dogma and Anthony Minghella's (The English Patient) next project. Get the scoop on this boy from Boston who has taken over the Hollywood scene!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

What was Matt Damon's first movie role? How old was he when he met Good Will Hunting co-star Ben Affleck? What happened to the romance between Hollywood's latest golden boy and waifish Winona Ryder? Answers to these and other questions about the hunk from Harvard fill the pages of this slim biography. Follow "Matty" through his basketball-playing high school days to his on-screen successes. Get the scoop on his fantasies for the future, his likes and dislikes, and more! Fourteen photo stills of the actor from his most important performances and an index of Matt Damon Web sites for further "hunting" are sure to satisfy even the most rabid Damon fan. --Maria Dolan

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671026496
• ISBN-13: 978-0671026493
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,563,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an outstanding book for Damon fans young and old., July 6, 1998

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This review is from: Matt Damon a Biography (Paperback)

Without a doubt, Matt Damon is one of the most exciting new faces to have recently entered the Hollywood scene. This book does a terrific job of balancing the cultural influences that created Mr. Damon's charming sensibility, with an insider's take at Matt's past, present and future projects. Whether you are shopping for an adoring child, or you find yourself strangley curious about this rising new star, I whole-heartedly reccomend this "perfect" summer read.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, My Matt!, October 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Matt Damon a Biography (Paperback)

I think Matt Damon is a great influence on young adults. Any one who can write like him, act like him, and be so all together charming has my vote! Yeah, Leo's cute, but his head is way up in the clouds! And he can't write like Matt!! I loved this book, I also bought Golden Boy;a biography and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck;on and off screen I recomend them all!!

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written, August 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Matt Damon a Biography (Paperback)

I enjoyed this informative book on Matt Damon. He is a talented actor (not to mention good looking), and I've always loved watching his movies.