Born on October 8,1970 in Cambridge Massachusetts, Matthew Paige Damon, the son of a realtor and an early-childhood education professor started acting at an early age. Matt’s childhood buddy Ben Affleck started as extras in films that were shot locally. The success of Good Will Hunting has launched his career to Stardom winning him an Oscar Award at a young age of 28. The script of Goodwill Hunting was written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck which they sold to Castle Rock with an absurd amount of $600,000 for first timers. His name since then started circulating around in Hollywood circles. With dozens of feature films under his belt including the big success of the three-sequel film Bourne Identity, Matt Damon is now one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood.