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Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Kent Damon, a stockbroker, realtor and tax preparer, and Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an early childhood education professor at Lesley University. Matt has an older brother, Kyle, a sculptor. His father was of English and Scottish descent, and his mother is of Finnish and Swedish ancestry. The family lived in Newton until his parents divorced in 1973, when Damon and his brother moved with his mother to Cambridge. He grew up in a stable community, and was raised near actor Ben Affleck.
Damon attended Cambridge Rindge and Latin School and he performed in a number of theater productions during his time there. He attended Harvard University as an English major. While in Harvard, he kept on skipping classes to pursue acting projects, which included the TNT original film, Rising Son (1990), and prep-school drama, School Ties (1992). It was until his film, Geronimo: An American Legend (1993), was expected to be a big success that he decided to drop out of university completely. Arriving in Hollywood, Matt managed to get his first break with a part in the romantic comedy, Mystic Pizza (1988). However, the film did not do too well and his film career failed to take off. Not letting failure discourage him from acting, he went for another audition, and managed to get a starring role in School Ties (1992). Up next for Matt was a role as a soldier who had problems with drug-addiction in the movie, Courage Under Fire (1996). Matt had, in fact, lost forty pounds for his role which resulted in health problems.
The following year, he garnered accolades for Good Will Hunting (1997), a screenplay he had originally written for an English class at Harvard University. Good Will Hunting (1997) was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, one of which, Matt won for Best Original Screenplay along with Ben Affleck. In the year 1998, Matt played the title role in Steven Spielberg's film, Saving Private Ryan (1998), which was one of the most acclaimed films in that year. Matt had the opportunity of working with Tom Hanks and Vin Diesel while filming that movie. That same year, he starred as an earnest law student and reformed poker player in Rounders (1998), starring opposite Edward Norton and John Malkovich. The next year, Matt rejoined his childhood friend, Ben Affleck and fellow comedian, Chris Rock, in the comedy Dogma (1999).
Towards the end of 1999, Matt played "Tom Ripley", a working-class young man who tastes the good life and will do anything to live it. Both Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow also starred in the movie. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) earned mixed reviews from critics, but even so, Matt earned praise for his performance. Matt lent his voice to the animated movie, Titan A.E. (2000) in the year 2000, which also earned mixed reviews from the public. He also starred in two other movies, All the Pretty Horses (2000) and the golf comedy-drama, The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), starring alongside Will Smith. In the year 2003, he signed on to star in The Informant! (2009) by Steven Soderbergh and the Farrelly Brothers' Stuck on You (2003). He also starred in Gerry (2002), a film he co-wrote with his friends, Gus Van Sant and Casey Affleck. One of Matt's most recognizable work to date is his role in the "Bourne" movie franchise. He plays an amnesiac assassin, "Jason Bourne", in The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004) and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Another praised role is that as "Linus Caldwell" in the "Ocean's" movie franchise. He had the opportunity to star opposite George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and Don Cheadle in Ocean's Eleven (2001). The successful crime comedy-drama eventually had two other sequels, Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). Among other highly acclaimed movies that Matt has been a part of are Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm (2005), George Clooney's Syriana (2005), Martin Scorsese's The Departed (2006) and Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd (2006).
In his personal life, Matt is now happily married to Argentine-born Luciana Barroso, whom he met in Miami, where she was working as a bartender. They married in a private civil ceremony on December 9, 2005, at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau. The couple have four daughters Alexia, Luciana's daughter from a previous relationship, as well as Isabella, Gia and Stella. Matt is a big fan of the Boston Red Sox and he tries to attend their games whenever possible. He has also formed great friendships with his Ocean's co-stars, George Clooney and Brad Pitt, whom he works on charity projects with. He and actor Ben Affleck have remained lifelong friends and collaborators.- Actor
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Macauley Keeper was born on 1 December 1999. He is an actor and producer, known for One for Sorrow (2022), The Missing (2014) and Little Crackers (2010).- Actor
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In 1976, if you had told fourteen-year-old Franciscan seminary student Thomas Cruise Mapother IV that one day in the not too distant future he would be Tom Cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood. Nonetheless, this sensitive, deeply religious youngster who was born in 1962 in Syracuse, New York, was destined to become one of the highest paid and most sought after actors in screen history.
Tom is the only son (among four children) of nomadic parents, Mary Lee (Pfeiffer), a special education teacher, and Thomas Cruise Mapother III, an electrical engineer. His parents were both from Louisville, Kentucky, and he has German, Irish, and English ancestry. Young Tom spent his boyhood always on the move, and by the time he was 14 he had attended 15 different schools in the U.S. and Canada. He finally settled in Glen Ridge, New Jersey with his mother and her new husband. While in high school, Tom wanted to become a priest but pretty soon he developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a priest, dropped out of school, and at age 18 headed for New York and a possible acting career. The next 15 years of his life are the stuff of legends. He made his film debut with a small part in Endless Love (1981) and from the outset exhibited an undeniable box office appeal to both male and female audiences.
With handsome movie star looks and a charismatic smile, within 5 years Tom Cruise was starring in some of the top-grossing films of the 1980s including Top Gun (1986); The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989). By the 1990s he was one of the highest-paid actors in the world earning an average 15 million dollars a picture in such blockbuster hits as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), Mission: Impossible (1996) and Jerry Maguire (1996), for which he received an Academy Award Nomination for best actor. Tom Cruise's biggest franchise, Mission Impossible, has also earned a total of 3 billion dollars worldwide. Tom Cruise has also shown lots of interest in producing, with his biggest producer credits being the Mission Impossible franchise.
In 1990 he renounced his devout Catholic beliefs and embraced The Church of Scientology claiming that Scientology teachings had cured him of the dyslexia that had plagued him all of his life. A kind and thoughtful man well known for his compassion and generosity, Tom Cruise is one of the best liked members of the movie community. He was married to actress Nicole Kidman until 2001. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV has indeed come a long way from the lonely wanderings of his youth to become one of the biggest movie stars ever.- Actor
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A graduate of the full-time acting course at NIDA Williamson has starred in theatrical productions for Sydney Theatre Company, State Theatre of SA, Bell Shakespeare, Ensemble Theatre, Railway Street Theatre, Group Theatre Company and Naked Theatre Company where he has also directed several productions.
Felix has an incredibly diverse list of acting credits spanning the last three decades, having worked with many of the country's foremost directors including Cherie Nowlan, Jeffery Walker, Dr George Miller and Baz Luhrmann, as well as the internationally renowned and multi-award-winning Terrence Malick.
Career highlights include the television productions A Place to Call Home, Wentworth, Underbelly: Razor, Lost, My Brother Jack, Farscape, Go Big, RAN: Remote Area Nurse, the international production Me and My Monsters and Hawke in which he portrayed former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. Felix has recently been seen in The Letdown Series 2, Here Come the Habibs, Black Comedy, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Rake Series 2, The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, The Gentlemen's Guide to Knife Fighting and in Rachel Perkins' telemovie, Mabo.
His many feature film credits include Peter Rabbit, The Great Gatsby, Palm Beach, Gods of Egypt, Truth, Backyard Ashes, The Thin Red Line, Babe II, Strange Planet, Me Myself and I, Standing up for Sunny, Nekromatic, Dirty Deeds, The Rage In Placid Lake, The Wannabees and Happy Feet. Felix performed with a stellar international cast on the feature Truth.- Actress
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Lauren Clair was born on 17 October 1973 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an actress and production manager, known for Underbelly (2008), Face to Face (2011) and Amir (2019). She is married to Curtis Fernandez. They have one child.- Ivy Latimer was born on 1 December 1994 in California, USA. She is an actress, known for Accidents Happen (2009), Mako Mermaids (2013) and Franswa Sharl (2009).
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Heath McIvor is known for Randy Writes a Novel (2018), Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane (2015) and Randy Feltface: Purple Privilege (2021).- Actor
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Sean Masterson is a multi-faceted improvisational actor comedian.
Raised in Los Angeles, Sean moved to Chicago after high school and was quickly hired by The Second City where he worked on stage alongside Mike Myers, Steve Carrell and Bonnie Hunt, amongst others. Upon returning to LA, Sean began working with Ryan Stiles and Drew Carey, performing live improvisational comedy as a part of "The Improv All Stars". The Improv All Stars consists of alumni from The Second City, The Groundlings, Whose Line Is It Anyway and The Drew Carey Show. Along with touring the world, The Improv All Stars have been a recurring Superbowl weekend favorite at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for over a decade Sean has appeared in dozens of episodic television shows and feature films. He's had the honor to work with Directors such as Christopher Guest, Barry Levinson, John Landis, the late great John Schlesinger and Jim Henson.
Sean created and co-wrote the popular VH1 web show "Home Purchasing Club" (HPC), which ran for two seasons and featured the comedy talents of Kristen Wiig, Jeff Garlin, Diedrich Bader and David Keochner. HPC was given a "cheers" in TV Guide. .
Sean then created, wrote and directed "Republicrats" for MSN (Microsoft), portraying a former Fresno TV weatherman who decides to run for President of the United States. Republicrats also featured the comedic talents of Gary Anthony Williams, Janet Varney and Beth Dover. Republicrats was singled out by The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter and TV Week as a Top Web Show. Sean was named a top ten web producer to watch by TV Week. Sean has also teamed up with long time collaborator Ryan Stiles to write and produce a half hour comedy pilot called "Memory Lanes" for the CBC in Canada.
Sean and his family split their time between Los Angeles and Canada.- Actress
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FIona grew up in Sydney, Australia. She trained in Fine Arts at The National Art School and then went on to study a Theatre Arts Course. She did specialist training in physical theater in the US and started working professionally as a performer and puppeteer in 1995. She has been performing in film,television and theater since that date. She currently co-performs Australia's first Sesame St Muppet, for Nickelodeon. She runs her own productions company, Mirror Productions Pty Ltd which has produced theater and music productions. She has consulted on numerous film projects in puppetry and movement as well as written, directed and choreographed for theater productions.- Script and Continuity Department
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Don Austen was born in England, UK. He is known for Jurassic World Dominion (2022), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986).