- Matt Damon married Argentine born Luciana Bozan Barroso, in a private civil ceremony on December 9, 2005, at New York City Hall.
- Matt Damon was named Sexiest Man Alive of 2007 by People magazine.
- On June 6th 2007, Matt Damon left his hand and feet prints in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
- As part of Matt’s research for his role in the film The Departed, it was organized for him to ride with police on a drug bust.
- Matt Damon learned to play a few songs on piano for The Talented Mr. Ripley.
- Matt Damon founded Project Greenlight with Affleck to find and fund worthwhile film projects from novice filmmakers.
- Matt Damon is good friends with Ben Affleck, Rory Cochrane, and Matthew McConaughey.
- Matt Damon got knocked out at his very first job at age 13, in which he had to ice skate. Why'd he fall? He didn't know how to skate!
- Matt Damon won an Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay" with his best friend Ben Affleck for their movie Good Will Hunting. That same year he was nominated for "Best Actor in a Leading Role" for the movie.
- Matt Damon perfected his Southern accent for The Rainmaker by working as a bartender in Knoxville, Tennessee for free. He even hired one of the customers to serve as his dialect coach.
- Matt Damon was able to quit smoking after working with a hypnotist in Los Angeles.
- Matt's favorite baseball team is his hometown team--the Boston Red Sox.
- Matt Damon went to high school at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.
- Matt Damon was so anxious to become an actor, he dropped out of Harvard just 12 credits short of graduating to head to Los Angeles.
- Matt Damon is five feet nine and a half inches.
15 interesting facts about Matt Damon
