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L-W North Student Makes Movie Debut in Soderbergh's 'Contagion'

Frankfort's Brian J. O'Donnell shares the screen with Matt Damon. Not a bad start for an aspiring actor.

Although they're superstars now, George Clooney and Brad Pitt had to cut their teeth on movies with titles such as Return to Horror High and Hunk before getting to work with the likes of director Steven Soderbergh. So what did Lincoln-Way North High School senior Brian J. O'Donnell have to do to work with the Oscar-winning filmmaker? Audition. O'Donnell, a 17-year-old from Frankfort, stars in Soderbergh's latest movie, Contagion, alongside Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Bryan Cranston, Jude Law, Kate Winslet ... well, the list of A-list Hollywood talent goes on. He plays the boyfriend of Damon's daughter, and he shot his scenes in November and June in Skokie (which doubled for Minnesota), said his mom, Denise. The movie opens Sept. 9. And …

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