We here at rabblecopter are pleased to announce our Celebrity for the month of September. Yes It is late but we really, really wanted to keep J-Tim as COTM. Anyway this month's celeb is: Matt Damon. Matt Damon? Why this guy? What did he do? Well I was watching the movie Stuck On You, and I thought, Matt Damon makes me sit through some crappy movies, and I still like him. Ok so maybe he's not the most crazy celeb out there, or even all that news worthy. And sure he wasn't drunk like Ben Affleck on that interview thing. And sure he's a masshole. But how fun is it to say "Matt Damon?"
Damon also founded Project Greenlight with Affleck and Chris Moore to find and fund worthwhile film projects from novice filmmakers. The televised documentary about the making of the film projects has twice been nominated for an Emmy. And it's not terrible to watch. I saw one of those movies and it was decent.
Matt Damon has excellent choices for roles. Tom Ripley, Linus Caldwell, Jason Bourne, Wilhelm Grimm, and that guy from the Departed. And Rounders?? One of the greatest sport moivies ever? (Poker is a sport right?) Oooh and he has the single most greatest cameo ever in the history of film, music, television and cowboy porn. That is Donny, The lead singer or Lustra from the hit teen movie "EuroTrip." How catchy/funny is that song.
In the film Team America: World Police, Damon is portrayed as mentally handicapped, capable of only saying his name. Damon has laughed about the characterisation to journalists, including saying his name as per the movie and saying he would have been offended if they didn't include him in the movie. How cool is that? I don't see Tom Cruise doing anything that awesome.
To promote the film Rounders with Edward Norton, Damon and Norton were entered by Miramax into the 1998 World Series of Poker main event $10,000 buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em, from which Damon was knocked out when his pocket kings were up against poker legend Doyle Brunson's pocket aces.
Plus I just found out he's rumored to play Captain James T Kirk. And That is pissing of trekies. And anything that pisses them off is great by me.
So Enjoy your month Matt Damon and remember that Scotty Doesn't Know.
