Damon broke out with GoodWillHunting but how does it stack up against the rest of his work?
Matt Damon has cemented himself as one of the most recognizable and passionate actors of his generation. To celebrate his birthday,Getting his early start and breaking through with small, cameo roles in movies such as “Mystic Pizza” and the prep-school drama “School Ties” , it was his role as Will Hunting, a young mathematics genius who is a janitor at Harvard University, where Damon also attended, that launched him to stardom.
This year, he’s already turned in one of his best career performances in Tom McCarthy’s “Stillwater,” an outing that’s received mixed reception but one that distributor Focus Features hopes to make some waves on the awards circuit. “Stillwater” was the first film to hold an Oscars FYC special screening in the summer at the Harmony Gold Theater in Los Angeles, which presented an excellent turnout.
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