Born on October 8, 1970, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Matt Damon's acting career took off after starring in and writing 1997's Good Will Hunting with friend Ben Affleck. The duo won an original screenplay Oscar for the project. Damon has since acted in a wide range of movies, including the popular Ocean's Eleven series and the Jason Bourne thrillers. Other major projects on his roster have included The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Adjustment Bureau, Behind the Candelabra and the Golden Globe-winning blockbuster The Martian, directed by Ridley Scott.
Damon married longtime girlfriend, Argentine-born Luciana Bozán Barroso, in December 2005 in New York City Hall. They had met while he was filming Stuck On You in Miami, where she was working as a bartender.
The couple has three daughters: Isabella was born on June 11, 2006, in Miami, where they live when Damon's not filming on location. Their second child, Gia Zavala, was born on August 20, 2008. The couple welcomed daughter Stella Zavala on October 20, 2010. Damon also has a stepdaughter, Alexa, from Barroso's prior marriage.
