speaking of my number 1, this is his new project

"So basically, Matt Damon is definitely up there as one of the best people ever. Not only does he bring clean water to people who can't get it, he is now teaching history to people who have probably never learned about it.

Matt is an executive-producer of a new History documentary type show entitled The People Speak. The show features celebrities, such as Matt and Marisa Tomei, perform pieces from American history as chronicled in diaries, speeches, and other primary sources.

The show is an adaptation of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, which looks at America from the point of view of ordinary people. Matt has been trying to get this project running for more than a decade, and he is amazingly pleased that it has finally taken off.

He told the LA Times, "From the moment we had any influence in this town, we've been trying to get this project off the ground. It demonstrates how everyday citizens have changed the course of history."

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