Matt Damon received his first "big paycheck" in Hollywood and decided not to spend it on himself. In a recent interview with his "Oppenheimer" co-stars, Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy, Damon revealed he was able to put his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, through her Ph.D.
program with the $25,000 he earned for his role in the 1990 drama "Rising Son." "I bought my brother a car and I put my mom through her Ph.D.
program," Damon shared with The Hollywood Reporter. "That was a really cool feeling." Blunt replied, Wow," and Murphy nodded his head in approval for Damon's selfless gesture.
Damon was just 19 when he took on his first major role in Hollywood. He starred as Charlie Robinson in "Rising Son" alongside Brian Dennehy, Piper Laurie, Ving Rhames and Ray McKinnon.
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