- Matt Damon stars in the new drama "Margaret"
- He once dropped more than 40 pounds for a film role
September is the Month of Matt: He’s already had one big-screen hit with “Contagion” and he’s not finished yet. Ben Affleck's BFF stars alongside “True Blood's” Anna Paquin in the drama “Margaret,” out this Friday in select theaters.
To honor Mr. Damon, we uncovered five cool facts you might not know about him:1. Damon stands 5’11, according to Time magazine.
2. English-lit major Matt dropped out of Harvard 12 credits short of graduating in order to pursue his act
ing career. We're thinking he made the right decision.
3. His older brother Kyle is a sculptor.
4. He told Jay Leno that a hypnotist helped him quit cigarettes. “It worked. I swear to God it worked. It was the greatest decision I ever made in my life,” Matt said.
5. He dropped 40-plus pounds to play a Gulf War vet in 1996’s “Courage Under Fire."
To honor Mr. Damon, we uncovered five cool facts you might not know about him:1. Damon stands 5’11, according to Time magazine.
2. English-lit major Matt dropped out of Harvard 12 credits short of graduating in order to pursue his act
ing career. We're thinking he made the right decision.
3. His older brother Kyle is a sculptor.
4. He told Jay Leno that a hypnotist helped him quit cigarettes. “It worked. I swear to God it worked. It was the greatest decision I ever made in my life,” Matt said.
5. He dropped 40-plus pounds to play a Gulf War vet in 1996’s “Courage Under Fire."
