Matt Damon Married Barmaid with Little Daughter 20 Years Later He Spoke about His Beautiful Wife

Publish date: 2024-06-24

Matt Damon and his wife Luciana Barroso tied the knot in December 2005 and have been married for 18 years. The actor celebrated the day he met his wife, which was 20 years ago.

Damon and Barroso met at the bar Barroso was working, and they dated for two years before getting married.

Luciana Barroso Damon and Matt Damon in New York City on April 23, 2023 | Source: Getty Images

The "Good Will Hunting" star and his wife are very private and do not share much about their relationship or family life. However, while promoting the movie "Air," Damon revealed that he met his wife on April 5, 2003, making 2023 their 20th anniversary since meeting.

Damon, who calls his wife Lucy, also said he and his family have moved from Los Angeles to settle in New York. Barroso and Damon have both spoken out about the day they met, each giving intricate details about it.

Luciana Barroso Damon and Matt Damon in Santa Monica, California on February 25, 2017 | Source: Getty Images

How Did Matt Damon Fall For a Barmaid at First Sight?

According to the "Stillwater" star, he met Barroso when he was shooting the film "Stuck on You." The film was shot in Miami, where Damon and his co-stars chose to visit a bar one evening for drinks.

Barroso was a bartender in the bar and Damon saw her across a crowded room. Grateful for that day, Damon said:

"Eight years and four kids later, that's my life. I don't know how else our paths would've crossed if that didn't happen."

Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso Damon in Venice Lido, Italy in 2005 | Source: Getty Images

Barroso also gave her account of that day, saying Damon had started getting lots of attention in the bar due to his celebrity status. Many people wanted to take pictures with him and get autographs.

However, since it was a bar and some people were drunk, it got kind of aggressive, and Damon went to hide behind the bar where Barroso was serving drinks. Barroso revealed that she put the actor to work, and he started serving drinks too.

Barroso said she and her husband constantly talk about self-esteem and compassion to their kids, hoping that they will adopt these values.

Damon was lucky that he had trained as a bartender for a film years before and knew how to make drinks. So, he helped Barroso, and got tipped a lot as everyone wanted to go and see him. Barroso added:

"So it turned into a really fun night, and then 15 years later, here we are! We definitely had a connection right away, it was so easy to talk to each other, we were very comfortable, and by the end of the night, he invited me to go out with his friends."

Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso Damon in New York City on December 10, 2005 | Source: Getty Images

When Barroso met Damon, she was a single mother of one daughter. The actor invited him to go out with his friends when her shift ended that night, but she said no because she had to take care of her daughter.

Barroso found it sweet that Damon understood that being a mom was her first priority and having a child didn't complicate things between her and Damon.

She also said the connection she felt for Damon had nothing to do with him being an actor. "All the other stuff— the movie-star part—wasn't really a factor. It was just Matt, to me, he's just Matt," she explained.

Luciana Barroso Damon and Matt Damon in Hollywood, California on June 5, 2007 | Source: Getty Images

Barroso, who is now an interior designer, got engaged to Damon two years after they met. On July 4, 2003, the "Elysium" star introduced Barroso to his family and friends in Boston.

In December 2005, Damon's publicist, Jennifer Allen, revealed that Barroso and the actor tied the knot in a private ceremony in New York City. The exact location was undisclosed, and the wedding ceremony was small.

The "The Good Shepherd" actor and his wife now have four daughters together who they raise to be compassionate and feel empowered.

Matt Damon and Luciana Barroso Damon in Los Angeles, California on July 25, 2007 | Source: Getty Images

How Does Matt Damon Raise Their Four Daughters Now?

Damon and his wife are raising four girls—Alexia, Stella, Gia, and Isabella. Damon opened up about his first experience being a dad to Alexia, who is Barroso's child from her previous relationship:

"I jumped into the deep end with Lucy. I mean, Alexia was already 4. I was an extra dad…."

Luciana Barroso Damon, Matt Damon, and Alexia in Boston, Massachusetts on July 7, 2005 | Source: Getty Images

The actor also said he never expected to be surrounded by girls as he is the only man in the house. However, the experience has helped him learn more about them.

He said he now understands how much smarter girls are than guys and revealed that he is often outsmarted by his toddler, who was two years then:

"I operated under the assumption that us guys had a chance, but I realized when I was completely wrapped around my 2-year-old's finger and she knew it. If they can do that to us at 2 years old, when they're fully grown, we really don't stand a chance."

Luciana Barroso Damon and Gia Zavala Damon in Coral Gables, Florida on October 27, 2008 | Source: Getty Images

Damon also noted that he was at first scared of having kids due to the bodily fluids he would have to deal with. However, when he became a father, changing diapers became easy and it was no longer a big deal.

Barroso said she and her husband constantly talk about self-esteem and compassion to their kids, hoping they will adopt these values and use them in making decisions in the future. She added:

"So I just hope that they know how to respect themselves and respect others and to not hold back and do what they want to do, but always have in mind the affect on another human being."

Luciana Barroso Damon (L), Matt Damon (R), and daughters in Los Angeles, California on March 27, 2023 | Source: Getty Images

The interior designer also said they raise their daughters to believe in their ability to do anything and everything they want to achieve.She wants her girls not to let anything stand in their way but to also never go for something at the cost of somebody else.

Barroso has praised Damon's parenting and noted that the actor was "such as good dad." Damon also revealed why he and his wife have managed to stay out of the limelight. He said the media is mostly interested in sex and scandal, and since he has none, they steer away from him. "I'm still married, still working, still happy," he added.

Luciana Barroso Damon and Matt Damon in Hollywood, California on November 04, 2019 | Source: Getty Images

Damon's wife revealed they feel really lucky to have met each other and that despite the ups and downs of marriage, they have fun, take it easy, and do not take each other for granted.

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