Talk:Matt Damon/Archive 1

vandalism

pretty sure, "i am gay" comment is vadalism —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.170.203.134 (talk) 07:00, 11 March 2007 (UTC).

Good thinking!! 222.154.182.16 (talk) 01:07, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Saving Private Ryan

After "Speilberg cast him in "Saving Private Ryan"; insert "as private Ryan"

Ethikos (talk) 13:52, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

grandfather

I am deleting, "His grandfather was Finnish." This is only 25 percent of his heritage.

eSports player?

Heard a rumour that Matt plays counter-strike competitively for a top American Team (eMg). Any truth in this?

No Libraryspice 01:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Raab Himself

On this page, it says he is Raab Himself's cousin. On that page it says Raab Himself "is (not) Matt Damon's nephew", whatever that's supposed to mean. Neither IMDb page mentions the other. Can anyone confirm or deny that they're related, and if so, how? --Angr/_{tɔk tə mi} 20:50, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Matt is no relation to Chris Raab - it was a joke started by Raab. Libraryspice 01:54, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Releative

John Walter Paige, was an immigrant from Finland - Paige? Not really a name from Finland is it? This info need to be checked. --FinnBjo 00:24, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

He could have changed it for some reason. As his granddaughter was named Carlsson-Paige maybe Carlsson was the original name. Arniep 23:24, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Which would make him a Finland-Swede

On what grounds...? Beacause of Finland's history, many Finnish speaking Finns have still Swedish names, even if they wouldn't speak Swedish at all. Anyways, this: http://landing.ancestry.com/famoustree/Tree.aspx?name=damon&sourceCode=6865 sais that his mother was called Impi Neimenen, which is clearly a Finnish name.--80.186.100.180 19:05, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

nice article

i thought this article was quite nice. mostly neutral, and lots of information (sans the bullshit). maybe some more pictures, and a little more info about his movies. but for the main part it's pretty good... whoever helped contribute, nice job! riana 12:23, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Kimmel appearance clarified

http://www.break.com/index/matt_damon_leaves_jimmy_kimmel_show.html

Seems like matt is not that good a sport, should it be included in the article (trivia)? I mean, he really goes mental! Superdude99 12:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

It was a joke, Damon was acting. Look at the smooth editing, the cut to Ben Stiller in the audience, that the audience was laughing & clapping when Damon "stormed" out. He is a professional actor, you know.

Sign your posts... I'm pretty sure it's NOT acting, how do you explain Damon getting as red as a lobster? You cant fake getting a red face.

"He is a professional actor, you know."

Gee really? Siiigh

Superdude99 14:40, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

There are PLENTY of credible sources that say Damon went beserk during the show, unless any of the users here find a source that says its all one big spoof, the claim of it being all an act wil be removed Superdude99 14:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

There are no sources to quote because it was a spoof and has not been formally discussed by the players yet - a pre-planned gag between Kimmel and Damon in reference to the long-running joke. It was promoted as a surprise celebrity cameo, people guessed it would be Damon and it's a really obvious gag (Matt's finally on the show but he gets cut off). Reasons why it's a gag: he was the final surprise guest just before the end of the show, the introduction was incredibly and unnecessarily long, there's a cut to Ben Stiller in the audience looking at his watch, Matt gets to sit down but doesn't say a word, the interview ends. There is no source explaining the joke because that loses the point of the joke - of course Kimmel's not going to say it was a prank because it's no longer funny. Anyone with knowledge of the show and the running gag will know that it's fake. However, the video going around the Internet cuts the background out and people without knowledge see the clip and think it's real. Matt acted like he was upset on the show because he's a good actor - that's it.Libraryspice 03:50, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Sign your posts. And I'm sure it is NOT acting. Yes, it WAS a gag - obviously, set up by the show (Kimmel), but without the knowledge of Damon. They wanted to see how he would react, which is mostly the best part of these type of gags. But apparently he can't take a joke like that. Vain? Who knows.

Anyway, that explains everything you named, the cut to Ben Stiller and the lengthy introduction, AND Matt Damons red hear and the real anger you can obviously see. A good actor? Give me a break. Until there is certitude about this matter I'm removing all claims that it was or wasn't acting. 83.134.137.63 18:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I reckon he wasn't acting and until info to the contary is found I think it should be assumed that way. HAving said that Im sure he's never been left out of the show before for real, and he went totally over the top over it all, so it could be an act. Gotta go with the facts though. Also the trivia section needs to be trimmed, Im gonna cut this story down and remove the stuff about it being pre planned and make it more objective. toodles

Of course it's an act and retractions to the story are causing additional mistruths and errors about the true nature of the skit to be unnecessarily spread as gossip. A source will be added when possible.Libraryspice 03:50, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Here's Hollywood Elsewhere columnist Jeffrey Wells saying it's all an act (link: http://hollywood-elsewhere.com/archives/2006/09/damon_vs_kimmel.php) and columnist Bill Simmons also saying it's a joke - he first plays along and then admits it's a joke at the end of his chat (link:http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=13017). Two separate forms of proof.Libraryspice 10:29, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Kimmel spoke to USA Weekend (in print 17 December 2006) clarifying that it was a planned skit. The reference is here: (link:http://www.usaweekend.com/06_issues/061217/061217whosnews.html).Libraryspice 01:14, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

MMC

It says here that Matt was a finalist during season 6, 1993-1994

Heroic

I deleted the word 'heroic' in front of the label of corporate whistle blower, it's quite an obvious POV adjective.--Exander 03:03, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

MMC

I don't think he tried out. The show premiere in 1989 he was 19 and would've been the oldest there, if so. Those kids were 11 1/2-13 at the moment.74.195.5.83 15:41, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

MAAAATT DAAAAAAAAMON!!!!

How tall is he?

Anyone know? 194.75.128.200 06:30, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

                5' 10" (1.78 M) Mitchowen 19:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Team America: World Police

Why is this not included in pop culture references? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.167.146.141 (talk) 05:28, 21 April 2007 (UTC).

More importantly, why does the infobox say he plays himself in Team America: World Police? This is not true, since the celebrity voices are impersonated. 24.3.194.185 04:10, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

More importantly he said "Matt Damon" on Radio 1 in the team america voice and says people go up to him all the time just to say "Matt Damon" in tha team america voice, therefore surely it deserves a mention. This has resulted in a "Matt Damon" game on the Scott Mills Show on Radio 1. 213.146.140.78 07:27, 5 October 2007 (UTC)