Harvard University has awarded Matt Damon with a special accolade - the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal, which recognizes his contribution to the arts.

The actor attended the college from 1998 until 1992 but dropped out to pursue acting.

Fellow actor John Lithgow, who also studied at Harvard, hosted a special ceremony for Damon. The pair discussed their college days as well as Damon's breakthrough role in 1998's "Good Will Hunting." Damon and co-star Ben Affleck received an Academy Award for Best Screenwriting for the film.

Ironically, Affleck will also be honored by a prestigious univeristy. Ne...

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended the same prestigious school that movie stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck both graduated from.

Tsarnaev received a $2500 scholarship to the Cambridge Latin and Rindge School in Cambridge, Mass., two years ago, according to Boston.com. Affleck's younger brother Casey, Former NBA star Patrick Ewing, actress Traci Bingham and poet E.E. Cummings also attended the highly regarded public school.

The school boasts the two Good Will Hunting stars on its website.

"Matt Damon (1988) and Ben Affleck (1990), friends from high school days, team...

Matt Damon and wife Luciana Barroso said "I do" for a second time with close friends at hand in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.

Stars attending the happy gathering included his best friend Ben Affleck with his wife Jennifer Garner.

"This isn't a 'Hollywood' wedding," said an insider to Us Magazine. "Matt wanted it to be fun, happy and private. He felt like Luciana deserves this, first and foremost."

Another source told US: "This is the perfect place for this wedding. You can [go] here for serenity."

The couple's daughters Isabella (6), Gia, (4), Stella, (2) were all there along with ...

From the director of 'District 9' comes 'Elysium,' another futuristic tale of the feud between two separate societies. The story follows Max Coburn (played by Matt Damon), who for reasons unknown needs to go to 'Elysium,' a futuristic paradise in space.

The movie shares some things in common with "District 9" - high society completely distanced from the masses, with the plebeians living in squalor on Earth (which has completely fallen into disrepair) and the aristocracy living on Elysium - an enormous utopian society created on a ring in space.

Apparently, director Neill Blomkamp is very ...

Finally, the first trailer for Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra has arrived to give us a peek at the film centered on the singer's relationship with Scott Thorson.

Matt Damon will be playing Thorson, who met Liberace (played by Michael Douglas), when he was 16 and became his companion at 17. In the late 70s, Thorson would drive Liberace on stage during his Las Vegas performances in a Rolls-Royce in a garish driver's uniform.

The 42 year-old Damon doesn't look like a teenager, but things get really creepy when he's convinced to go under the knife for plastic surgery to look like Lib...

Jessica Biel, Jason Bateman and Josh Gad know the importance of clean water and spreading the word to help those who don't have access to it.

The three stars have joined Matt Damon's toilet strike, pledging not to go to the bathroom until everyone in the world has access to clean water and sanitation. They appear in a hilarious new public service annoucement about the issue.

"It's easy for me actually," says Biel. "Because I have never gone to the bathroom in my entire life."

Gad, who stars in "1600 Penn," adds, "I haven't peed or pooped in four days. And I feel great."

Biel remarks: "I...

Matt Damon had to undergo extensive tanning to prepare for bum-baring scenes as showman Liberace's gay lover Scott Thorson.

The movie star's love of boxer briefs left director Steven Soderbergh with a skin tone problem on the set and Damon had to stand almost naked in his garage for intricate spray-tan sessions.

He tells Entertainment Weekly magazine, "We realized that because of all the bejeweled Speedos (I had to wear) I was going to need my tan line to go all the way up so it wouldn't look weird.

"Every Sunday night this girl would come to my house, and I would stand in my garage and ...

Matt Damon is going on strike, but not from acting. He's going to stop doing what every person in America does every day.

In honor of Water Day, Matt Damon will stop going to the bathroom. "I'm going on strike. Not from acting, that would be too easy. A strike from going to go the bathroom," Damon said to a stunned audience during a faux press conference in a viral ad for his charity water.org.

The Strike With Me campaign seeks to educate people on the difficulties for developing countries to secure sources of clean, usable water for hygiene - in contrast to the casual waste of water in...

Matt Damon faked sexual chemistry with his onscreen lover Michael Douglas for their new Liberace biopic by fantasizing about the Hollywood legend's wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Douglas takes on the role of the flamboyant entertainer in new TV movie Behind the Candelabra, while Damon plays Liberace's younger lover.

Zeta-Jones has now revealed how the Bourne star made the kissing scenes look real, telling Access Hollywood, "Matt actually said to my husband that when he had to kiss Michael, he'd close his eyes and pretend he's actually kissing me, which I thought to be extremely flattering."...

Actor Matt Damon has ruled out ever running for office in the U.S. after speaking to a political consultant who was disillusioned with his job.

The star takes an avid interest in politics, throwing his support behind U.S. President Barack Obama during his two election campaigns and speaking out publicly against the war in Iraq.

Last year Damon even came third in a U.S. poll for the star Americans would want to run for office, but he admits speaking to a consultant during research for his role in The Adjustment Bureau put him off the idea of stepping into the world of politics.

He tell...

Matt Damon paved the way for Ben Affleck to meet his future wife Jennifer Garner by turning down the titular superhero role in fantasy film Daredevil.

The Good Will Hunting stars met at a young age, travelling with each other to auditions in a bid to launch their movie careers. In their free time, the pair read Marvel Comics and several years later Damon was offered the chance to don the iconic red Daredevil suit for a 2003 big screen adaption.

The hunk declined, and casting directors then turned to Affleck, who accepted the part and went on to fall in love with his co-star Garner.

Jo...

Matt Damon is still sore about the way pal Billy Bob Thornton was treated as he attempted to adapt beloved Cormac McCarthy novel All The Pretty Horses for the big screen.

Damon starred in the 2000 film, which fellow Oscar-winner Thornton directed, and he admits he was appalled by the way studio bosses took over the project and turned it into a very different movie.

The actor tells Playboy magazine, "Everyone who worked on All The Pretty Horses took so much time and cared so much... We made this very dark, spare movie, but the studio wanted an epic with big emotions and violins.

"They ...

Matt Damon could've starred in "Avatar" and is still kind of upset that he didn't, according to Hollywood.com. The "Promised Land" star was James Cameron's first choice for the lead role of Jake Sully.

"I particularly wanted to work with James Cameron, and still do," Damon said in an interview with Playboy. "He knew he was the star of that movie and that everyone was going to see it anyway. When he said, 'Look, I'm offering it to you, but if you say no, the movie doesn't need you,' I remember thinking, 'Oh God, not only do I have to say no because of scheduling, but he's going to make a st...

Matt Damon's kids will be getting double the presents this year (12) as the actor decided to embrace some of his wife's Latin traditions.

The Good Will Hunting star married Luciana Barroso in 2005 and together they have three girls, Isabella, six, Gia, four, and Stella, two.

Damon is also stepdad to the former bartender's daughter from a previous relationship, Alexia, 14, and the busy father admits he is just excited to relax with the family after spending much of the year co-writing and shooting the Promised Land, in which he stars alongside John Krasinski.

He tells People.com, "I'm jus...

Matt Damon has given fans of the Bourne films hope he will return to the franchise after revealing he plans to sit down with director pal Paul Greengrass and plot his most famous character's future.

The movie star turned down the chance to star in a fourth film and Jeremy Renner took over the lead in what became blockbuster hit The Bourne Legacy earlier this year - but Damon insists he might not be done with Jason Bourne just yet.

And even though he feels producers may have "taken the Bourne series out back and shot it in the head" with the plotline of the latest film, the actor is still ...

Upcoming TV movie "Behind The Candleabra" may not be suitable for all audiences because it contains a lot of nudity, according to star Matt Damon.

The actor plays flamboyant pianist Liberace's gay lover in the HBO film, and some people may be turned off by the scenes.

In the new issue of Playboy Damon explains, "Normally I'd say no to nudity, but I just did a lot of it playing the long-term partner of Liberace. I mean, it's tastefully done... But this movie's not going to be for everyone."

Michael Douglas plays the entertainer, and the two actors strategically laid out how they would per...

Ben Affleck is "tempted" to take on an acting role in the new movie he is making with best friend Matt Damon, but fears playing a corrupt federal agent will make him unpopular in his hometown.

The Good Will Hunting collaborators have signed up to work together on the new film, about Boston-based crime lord Whitey Bulger, with Affleck directing the project and Damon taking on the lead role.

Affleck admits he would like to step in front of the camera too, to play corrupt Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent John Connolly, but he is worried the role will make him unpopular in his nati...

Matt Damon and his family are moving west after purchasing a huge Pacific Palisades pad in California for $15 million.

The actor and his wife Luciana Barroso's new spread is one of the Los Angeles area's most architecturally desired homes - and it's in the same gated community as pal Ben Affleck's home.

The seven bedroom mansion features a media room, five-car garage and a gym, according to website RealEstalker.com.

Damon has lived in New York for the past few years.

Quite frankly, if there's a franchise that DIDN'T need a reboot or spin-off, it's the Bourne trilogy. It ended as great as it started.

These days I seriously think Hollywood lacks creativity. There are your little surprises that erupt every once in a while, but this constant need to be re-'Bourne' with templates of yesterday's hits needs to cease. I know it's all about money and passing-the-torch, however, if earned in a way which stems from a path of uniqueness and outstanding work, masses will demand that certain being. That said, I don't think one of our finest actors like Jeremy Renne...

Jeremy Renner isn't playing Jason Bourne, but he's taking over the Bourne franchise for Matt Damon in The Bourne Legacy. Renner's also not the first actor or actress to become the new face of a franchise. Here are 10 other franchise recasts:

Bruce Banner - Eric Bana/Edward Norton/Mark Ruffalo: Bana signed for three Hulk films, but was replaced by super fan Norton when Marvel re-acquired the rights. Norton re-wrote The Incredible Hulk and starred in a hit, but was unable to come to a deal when a role in The Avengers was available. Ruffalo filled in, and was given positive reviews.

Ra...

Michael Douglas got into character as pianist Liberace on the set of "Behind the Candelabra" in Los Angeles yesterday. The actor showed off his dark dyed hair, 70s sunglasses and leisure suit.

We also spotted Matt Damon looking very shaggy with longer-than-usual feathered hair. He plays Liberace's gay lover, Scott Thorson, who filed a $113 million palimony lawsuit against the musician in 1982 and later wrote a book about his experiences.

In order to prepare for the role, Douglas took piano lessons and even lit up the house he shares with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones with Liberace's signatur...

Matt Damon is reconsidering voting for President Barack Obama because of the way the President is handling the country's financial crisis. The actor previously backed the Democrat in his 2008 run for the White House.

Damon says the Presidnet has failed to address country's money problems. In recent years, the United States has been struggling with a sluggish economy, prompting hundreds of people across the nation to speak out in protest of failing banks, corporate greed and high unemployment during the Occupy Wall Street movement last year.

At Comic-Con earlier this month, Damon said, "I ...

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Actor Matt Damon is the latest star to sign on for the upcoming remake of classic Western movie The Magnificent Seven, according to a U.K. report.

Tom Cruise is said to have agreed to appear as one of the gang of gunslingers in the adaptation of John Sturges' 1960 film, and Damon is set to star alongside him as Vin, the character Steve McQueen played in the original.

A source tells Britain's The Sun, "MGM are throwing big money at the film and wanted some top names to fill the main parts. You can't get much bigger than Cruise and Damon."

Tina Fey's hit comedy 30 Rock will come to an end after one more season.

The series has been a critical smash since it first aired in 2006, and has won a string of Emmys and Golden Globe awards.

It was reported Fey's co-star Alec Baldwin was leaving the hit show earlier this year, but bosses at NBC have confirmed the main cast will all return for a seventh and final run.

The move comes amid falling ratings for the show, which has attracted star cameos from Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Aniston, Susan Sarandon, Matt Damon and environment campaigner Al Gore.

When asked by a fan on Twitter.c...

The trustees of Philip K. Dick's estate have re-launched their legal battle with the producers of Matt Damon thriller The Adjustment Bureau, two months after the initial lawsuit was dropped.

The late author's executors claim the estate is owed money from the 2011 adaptation of the writer's sci-fi story, Adjustment Team, and filed a lawsuit last year targeting director George Nolfi, producer Michael Hackett, Media Rights Capitol and its subsidiaries.

The case was dropped in February after a judge threw out key parts of the suit, but representatives of the Philip K. Dick Testamentary Trus...

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been planning their wedding for the past six months, according to Britain's Daily Express. The A-list couple will hold their nuptials at Chateau Miraval, their 35-room mansion and vineyard near the village of Correns in Provence, France.

The country has special meaning for the couple. In 2008 Angelina gave birth to their twins, daughter Vivienne Marcheline and son Knox Leon, in Nice. The star's mom, Marcheline Bertrand, was also French.

It will be a phenomenal guest list that will reportedly include such mega stars as George Clooney, Tom Cruise, Johnny De...

In "We Bought A Zoo," a widower (Matt Damon) purchases a zoo in order to bring his family back together.

Thed Twentieth Century Fox adaptation of Benjamin Mee's autobiographical memoir centers on a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children.

Hoping that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique bonus feature: a zoo named the Rosemoor Animal Park, where dozens of animals reside under the care of head zo...

Scarlett Johansson has become an expert on snakes after growing close to the slithery critters on the set of her movie We Bought A Zoo.

In the film, Matt Damon plays a widower whose new property comes with a zoo, where the animals are looked after by the Lost in Translation star.

The comedy drama required the two Hollywood A-listers to get up close and personal with a range of wild animals - but Johansson is adamant she loved mixing with the exotic creatures and learned a lot about their habits while on set.

She tells You magazine, "We had to recapture an escaping shipment of all kind...

The eagerly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning hit, "Happy Feet Two" finds tap-dancing penguin Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood) and his pals using their smooth moves to save the penguin nation.

Mumble and Gloria (P!nk) have started a family of their own, and their young son, Erik, is just finding his footing among his fellow emperor penguins when a dire new threat thrusts their future into jeopardy.

Just when it begins to look as if all hope is lost, the penguin nation bands together to dance the darkness away.

Writer/director George Miller and star Robin Williams both return i...