Matt Damon

Matt Damon On His Political Documentary, Criticism Of Palin

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 08.30.2009 | Entertainment


PASADENA, Calif. — How does Matt Damon make reciting the Declaration of Independence exciting? "You just read it," says the actor-writer-produc...

Matt Damon Launches Water.Org (PHOTO)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 08.15.2009 | Green


Actor Matt Damon, H20 Africa co-founder, and Gary White, WaterPartners executive director and co-founder, have created water.org, a non-profit organiz...

Matt Damon Meets With Zimbabwean Refugees

AP | CELEAN JACOBSON | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment


MUSINA, South Africa — Matt Damon listened emotionally as a Zimbabwean woman described how she was raped while pregnant during a perilous journe...

A-List Group Sign Petition Against January Strike Vote

E! | Posted 01.15.2009 | Entertainment


While support for an actors' strike was already running thin thanks to the industry-wide burnout still being felt from the 100-day writers' strike in ...

More "Bourne!"

Variety | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment


Universal Pictures has made an overall deal with the estate of "The Bourne Identity" author Robert Ludlum that gives the studio exclusive rights to th...

Petra Nemcova Proves Now is the Time to Give More Than Ever

Ariston Anderson | Posted 12.20.2008 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

"It's hugely important that we don't fall into the trap of saying, 'Oh, it's going to be harder to raise money.'"

Stephen Baldwin Says Homeboy Made a Good Move with Palin

Ariston Anderson | Posted 11.30.2008 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

Pink whispers into the microphone, "Dear Sarah Palin, pease stop shooting things," before launching into her George W. Bush tribute song, "Dear Mr. President."

Matt Damon Campaigns For Obama In Florida

People | Posted 11.27.2008 | Entertainment


With nine days left before the presidential election, actor Matt Damon is trying to keep Americans fired up and eager to vote. Damon is participating...

Matt Damon Honored By "Joe The Plumber" Shout-Out, Campaigning For Obama

AP | JASON DEAREN | Posted 11.23.2008 | Entertainment


SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign _ "Joe the Plumber" _ dropped his name in an i...

Krugman Could Turn into Massive Douchebag, Colleagues Fear

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics


Andy Borowitz

The first ominous sign, according to an associate, came at a meeting of the economics department this morning, when Mr. Krugman showed up with a coffee mug reading, "No. 1 Economist."

Sarah Palin Disney Trailer

Ricky Van Veen | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Ricky Van Veen

2008-09-25-palin_disney.jpg After hearing Matt Damon's brilliant comparison of a Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie, I said "Let's make a trailer for what that movie would look like."

Everyone Has Advice for Obama

Dave Winer | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

For Joe Biden, John McCain is not your friend and stop saying he is and stop calling him John. We're really tired of all you guys playing inside baseball with each other.

Matt Damon And Wyclef Jean Help Haitian Flood Victims

AP | ALEXANDRA OLSON | Posted 10.14.2008 | Entertainment


CABARET, Haiti — Matt Damon kept his cool as he helped distribute food from a truck that got stuck in the mud in a western Haitian town where Hu...

Michael Douglas To Play Liberace In Soderbergh Movie

Variety | Posted 10.12.2008 | Entertainment


Steven Soderbergh is in the early stages of developing a biopic about Liberace for Warner Bros., which he will direct. The filmmaker said he has draf...

Matt Damon On Palin: "Like A Really Bad Disney Movie... Totally Absurd," Palin Responds (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2008 | Entertainment


UPDATE BELOW: PALIN RESPONDSActor Matt Damon spoke out on the Republicans' choice of hockey-mom Sarah Palin for VP. Damon compares her rise to a 'real...

Ben Affleck on Damons' New Daughter: 'They're Thrilled!'

People | Posted 09.27.2008 | Entertainment


It's been a week since the birth of his new daughter Gia and what is Matt Damon doing when he's not on diaper duty? He's working his thumbs to the bo...

New Ad: Matt Damon Channels Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain

AP | ANN SANNER | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics


Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama star in a new television ad that highlights successes in helping the world's poor and encourages people to do more thi...

Matt Damon And Wife Luciana Have Baby #2

AP | Posted 09.20.2008 | Entertainment


MIAMI (AP) _ Matt Damon's wife Luciana gave birth to a baby girl Wednesday, his spokeswoman said. The baby's name is Gia Zavala Damon, spokeswoman Jen...

The Affleck- Garners And Damons Hit Obama Fundraiser

People | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


Expectant couples Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner and Matt Damon & wife Luciana turned out for a Miami fundraiser Saturday for Barack Obama. Garner, sp...

Democratic Efforts, Celebrity and Grassroots, Paying Off In Florida

Ron Levitt | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home


Ron Levitt

The intensity and variety of the Democratic Party efforts and their ground-level quality here are partly what gives the illusion that they are working independently. But they are being coordinated in Tallahassee.

Matt Damon's Wife Luciana Expecting Third Daughter

USA Today | Donna Freydkin, | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment


For Matt Damon, this summer has been one of gains and losses. He's preparing for the birth of his second daughter, helping launch a charity and hopin...

Damon, Affleck, Cheadle And More Play Poker For Charity

AP | LAURA E. DAVIS | Posted 07.10.2008 | Entertainment


LAS VEGAS — Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities _ and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were. ...

Nicholson, Spike, Eddie Murphy And More At Lakers Game

AP | Posted 06.19.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game...

"Bourne" Trilogy Headed To The MoMA

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 06.05.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — One of the Museum of Modern Art's latest film acquisitions isn't an art-house experiment by Andy Warhol or Michelangelo Antonioni. It...