matt born october american actor film producer screenwriter ranked forbes magazine stars highest grossing actors time received accolades including academy award nominations nominated emmy awards born raised cambridge massachusetts began acting career appearing high school theater productions professional acting debut film mystic pizza came prominence wrote starred good hunting alongside won awards earned nomination continued garner praise critics roles eponymous character saving private ryan talented fallen angel energy analyst irish american criminal departed known starring roles franchise con man ocean trilogy supporting role rugby player leading role astronaut stranded mars received oscar nominations respectively won golden globe award best actor received nominations portrayal biopic producing reality series project addition acting films performed voice work animated documentary films established production companies actively involved charitable work including campaign wife daughters prior marriage early life born cambridge massachusetts second son born born early childhood education professor father english fourth scottish descent mother finnish swedish ancestry mother family surname changed finnish family moved newton years parents divorced years old brother returned mother cambridge lived family communal house brother kyle accomplished sculptor artist lonely adolescent said felt belong mother book approach child hard time defining self identity attended graham parks good student terrifying years short stature performed actor high school theater productions credited drama teacher important artistic influence good friend got biggest roles longest speeches attended harvard_university resident member class left receiving degree lead role film american legend harvard wrote early treatment screenplay good hunting exercise english class member university select awarded harvard arts medal received academy award screenplay good hunting handed harvard alumnus member acting career early years entered harvard appeared student theater plays burn alice later film debut age single line dialogue romantic comedy student harvard acted small roles tnt original film rising son ensemble prep school drama school ties left university semester credits shy completion bachelor_of_arts english feature american legend los_angeles erroneously expecting movie big success appeared addicted soldier lost pounds days self prescribed diet fitness courage fire gained critical notice washington_post labeled performance impressive breakthrough roles early 1990s wrote good hunting screenplay young math genius extension screenplay wrote assignment harvard having integrated advice director screenwriter writer director received academy_awards nominations earning golden best screenplay nominated film oscar best supporting actor star paid salaries film grossed million worldwide box office later parodied roles film movie jay lead critically acclaimed drama recognized los_angeles_times talented young actor brink stardom meeting set good hunting director steven_spielberg cast titular character world war film starred poker film plays reformed law school return playing big stakes poker help friend pay loan sharks portrayed talented conveys character slide innocent enthusiasm cold calculation according variety magazine played fallen angel discusses pop culture intellectual subject matter attempts leading characters romantic dramas pretty horses legend commercially critically unsuccessful variety said work pretty horses doesn like young man spent life amidst dust texas cattle ranch strike sparks similarly deemed uncomfortable center legend hollywood star gained wider international recognition major film franchises starred thief film ocean remake rat pack film ocean successful crime spawned sequels ocean played assassin hit action supremacy ultimatum entertainment_weekly named decade best brains voice spirit animated movie spirit stallion later played twin stuck received rotten_tomatoes score mixed critical reception played fictionalized version fantasy adventure critically panned commercial failure washington_post concluded constantly flashing teeth fake masterpiece theatre dialect comes like got lost way audition high school production pirates later year appeared energy analyst joined good shepherd career cia officer played undercover working departed remake hong_kong police thriller assessing work films new_york_times wrote unique ability film fully present intensity distinguishes holds screen departed score rotten_tomatoes critical reception good according forbes august star actors reviewed films time averaged box office dollar earned uncredited cameo youth youth cameo biopic critically acclaimed roles present guest appearance sixth season finale entourage tries pressure real foundation role dark comedy informant work described entertainment_weekly star quietly steadily turned great actor control reveals character deep portrayed south_africa national rugby union team captain directed film based john book playing enemy game changed nation features earned nomination observed brought low key charm integrity director directed supremacy action thriller commercially received score rotten_tomatoes ambivalent reception critics appeared guest star episode arthur titled making arthur season rock appeared guest star role liz_lemon boyfriend episodes strategy live double edged sword projects included brothers remake western true starred bought zoo april filmed directed wrote john_krasinski film frequent collaborator drama life pianist entertainer played playing longtime partner film premiered hbo starred science fiction film played car thief turned factory worker appeared science fiction movie zero starred monuments men played minor role scientist appeared celebrity correspondent played main character astronaut based best selling novel role earned golden globe award best actor motion picture musical comedy second academy award nomination having returned fourth film film series reprised role series fifth instalment signed star upcoming film great wall producing career producers founded production company created emmy nominated documentary series project find fund worthwhile film projects filmmakers company produced founded short lived mystery hybrid series push nevada projects march teamed create pearl street films based production company voice career lent voice english version animated film released united_states august documentary narrated american teacher opened new_york prior national screening voiced lead character took narrative voice stallion spirit spirit stallion voiced named january announced signed deal voice advertisements replacing spokesman fees advertisements charity appeared second advertisement directed worked monuments men deal earned million provided voice resurrected fly friendly skies advertisement campaign humanitarian work founder charitable arm running expedition merged create july founders watch project organization focuses global attention resources stop prevent mass atrocities supports campaign aimed fighting aids poverty world countries appeared print television advertising ambassador nonprofit foundation committed supporting preserving improving lives children home canada united_states world spokesperson hunger relief organization member participating public service announcements board member company attempts halt mail delivered american homes day media running gag end abc television apologized able interview end culminated planned september stormed having interview cut short appeared entertainment january took mentioned long standing feud having years shows involved celebrities previously involved feud including political views appeared december discussing ongoing war iraq expressed concern classes regards united_states tasked responsibility fighting wars supporter democratic_party critical statements republican_party figures expressed policies president barack_obama john_krasinski hosted fundraiser democratic senate nominee narrated documentary film inside job played financial financial crisis personal life dated good hunting star later year relationship actress dated personal assistant met argentine born april filming stuck miami engaged september married private civil ceremony december couple daughters isabella step daughter previous marriage lived los_angeles having previously lived miami new_york fan boston_red_sox team won world series narrated commemorative dvd release event competed world series poker events including world series poker main event poker professional awards honors aside awards garnered role actor producer person receive star july reacted award stating times life experiences kind big process looks like going times filmography films garnered recognition awards include
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