Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

American singer-songwriter (1969–2003)
Acclaimed indie singer/songwriter with an affecting presence and evocative lyricism who died tragically young.
BornAugust 6, 1969
HometownOmaha, Nebraska, United States
Height5'9" (1.75m)
ParentsGary Smith , Bunny Kay Berryman
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Videos

Matt Damon's bittersweet feelings about 'Good Will Hunting' twenty years later

On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Matt Damon stopped by and reminisced about the somewhat inappropriate language in the movie that launched his career, Good Will Hunting. The rated R film earned it's rating from language. When Damon tried to see how they could get the rating to PG-13 it seemed to be a lost cause. "I think at the time you were allowed to say the F word three times," Damon said, "And I said okay, well, how many are we off by. They said, 'You go over by 145.'" Though the film won him and Ben Affleck an Oscar for "Best Original Screenplay" and won Robin Williams "Best Actor in a Supporting Role", some memories have become bittersweet over time. He said, "To look back and know that Robin got this horrific degenerative brain disease and lost his life, Elliott Smith who wrote that beautiful music and those songs is gone as well. And now with the revelations about Harvey [Weinstein], you know, and knowing that there were women who were really being traumatized, you know, by the person who financed the movie, it's weird." It seemed that the memory of Robin Williams was perhaps the most painful for Damon as he recalled visiting a bench in Boston, that can be seen in the film, where Williams delivered a now famous monologue to a young Matt. "I hadn't been there since Robin had passed away," Damon said. "And we went and took a picture sitting on the bench with my kids. They didn't understand the significance of it. My wife did and my father was with us so you know, so it's very, very powerful feelings, kind of, you know, conflicting, you know, conflicting and colliding with each other."
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Termini Station
Termini Station
R
1h 48min
1991

Albums

Needle in the Hay
Needle in the Hay
2007
Brief History
Brief History
1998
Speed Trials
Speed Trials
1996
Roman Candle
Roman Candle
1994
Heaven Adores You [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Heaven Adores You [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
2016
Introduction to Elliott Smith
Introduction to Elliott Smith
2010
New Moon
New Moon
2007
Pretty (Ugly Before)
Pretty (Ugly Before)
2004
From a Basement on the Hill
From a Basement on the Hill
2004
Roman Candle/Elliott Smith/Either/Or
Roman Candle/Elliott Smith/Either/Or
2001
Figure 8
Figure 8
2000
Division Day/No Name #6
Division Day/No Name #6
2000
Happiness
Happiness
2000
Baby Britain, Pt. 1
Baby Britain, Pt. 1
1999
XO
XO
1998
Either/Or
Either/Or
1997

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