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[edit] Question

Is it True That Matt Damon is ROBOT ACTOR 666 aka (stan/matt damon)? Iv read this in many places yet your information says nothing about this. thank you very much.

[edit] Closeness to graduating

Although Damon was 11 credits shy of graduating...

Both this statement and the USA Weekend article which is cited hint by this statement that he would have been close to graduating from Harvard. Harvard does not use a conventional credit system. Each semester long class is either a half-course (typical) or full-course (certain intensive subjects). Sometimes the word "credit" is used instead of course. Thus 4 half-credits is a typical semester's load. So 11 credits could mean: (1) approximately 1 term away from graduating (using a standard college's 12 credits = a term; unlikely given the specificity of 11 credits), (2) 3 semesters away from graduating (11 half courses), or (3) 3 years away from graduating. I know nothing about the actor, so can't help with clearing this up. Best, -- Myke Cuthbert (talk) 22:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Link

Why is the Matt Damon News Column listed under External Links when it displays copyrighted images? That's against Wikipedia policy.

[edit] arts support

Matt Damon has been to Boise,Idaho to preview each of his Bourne movies. He along with producer Frank Marshall have used the screenings and dinners to promote the arts in Idaho.

[edit] Forbes.com "Best Invesment"

On August 6th, 2007, Forbes.com released an article detailing the Hollywood actors and actresses who represented the best investment in movie-making. They used a formula based on pay and gross earnings and Matt topped the list (his movies earning approximately $29 for every dollar spent on him). I wondered if this should be mentioned in the article someplace?
Forbes.com story: http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/08/03/celebrities-hollywood-movies-biz-cz_dp_0806starpayback.html
Google News Hits: http://news.google.ca/news?hl=en&q=matt%20damon%20forbes%20investment&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn
69.159.218.210 14:45, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

This is good information. It should be added. Mitchowen 19:55, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] weight loss and drug story

As well as many other biographical items are documented in http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYpLL6JAdLQ . I'm too tired to remember my password. It's 3:13am and I'm on the toilet editing wikipedia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.112.57.68 (talk) 07:14, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA candidate

I have nominated the article for review at WP:GAC. If you think there is anything that needs to be fixed or added, please do so before the review. With the current backlog, it should be a few weeks before the article is reviewed by another editor. Good work to everybody that contributed to the article and added sources. --Nehrams2020 07:54, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

And I hath passed it. Good work people! Alientraveller 14:46, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
I was reading the quote about the Iraq war and noticed it was incomplete. Can somebody please quote it in its entirety? Use the references link for the source. I cannot change because the article is semi-protected. Thanks. - Stickler for details. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.235.153.104 (talk) 00:58, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
According to the source, there is no other part of the quote available. --Nehrams2020 (talk) 01:47, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
Um here is the full quote. I just copied it from that page.

"I don't think that it's fair as I said before, that it seems like we have a fighting class in our country that's comprised of people who have to go for either financial reasons or, I don't think that that is fair," said Damon, 36. "And if you're gonna send people to war ... then that needs to be shared by everybody, you know, and if the president has daughters who are of age then maybe they should go too." Is that OK? - Stickler for details. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 15.235.153.104 (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I looked over the quote too fast, you're right. If you want to include the rest of the quote, I don't see a problem doing so. If you're interested in joining Wikipedia with a user name, I think "Stickler for details" would be a great one! --Nehrams2020 (talk) 20:38, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Plagiarism in Career Section

Does it matter that much of the first paragraph in the Career section plagiarizes one of the article's it cites? It plagiarizes, "Weight loss left Damon feeling like a 'wreck'," YahooIndia (currently found in footnote 12). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.86.242.145 (talk) 19:22, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dates

Damon was born in October 1970 but his first film role was in 1988 at the age of 16? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.21.128.158 (talk) 12:03, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Looking at the imdb page for that film and his role, it doesn't seem to have been a major part in the film. Also, I don't see what's so strange about a 16 year old playing a part in a film. Christian Bale, for example, was only 13 when he played the Jim (the lead role) in Empire of the Sun. Danielizzat (talk) 21:53, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

Btw, unless my maths is off, if he was born in 1970 and this role was in 1988, he must have been at least 17, and, depending on whether it happened before or after October 1988, perhaps even as old as 18. -- JackofOz (talk) 21:57, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Yellow Elephant Citation

Damon's quote about the war under Interests and Notables hurts the tone of this article. A simple summary of his political views regarding the war would be an improvement. Something like: "Damon has publicly criticized the Bush administration's war policy, especially as it relates to the socio-economic classes that comprise the U.S. fighting force in Iraq." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.27.203.128 (talk) 18:16, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sarah Silverman

Would it be appropraite to put a note about his, um, video with Sarah Silverman? CoW mAnX (talk) 01:22, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Good Will Hunting year

In the opening it says Good Will Hunting came out in 1997. It came out in 1998 (check IMDb), in January. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.106.214.187 (talk) 22:12, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FA

The article is really written well and maybe has a chance at being FA. Any thoughts? --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)