Matt Damon to voice over on PBS' 'Arthur'

By Stone Martindale Aug 15, 2007, 16:46 GMT

Matt Damon gestures as he poses for photographers during his holidays in Cadiz, southern Spain, 15 August 2007. Damon talked about his lastest movie \'The Bourne Ultimatum\'. EPA/JOSE LUIS TORIJO

Actor Matt Damon, currently box office gold as Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Ultimatum," has a softer side in an upcoming episode of PBS' "Arthur."

Damon, replete with a set of bear ears, plays himself and voices the character as part of "Postcards From You," an initiative to encourage young viewers to make their own videos.

PBS reports that Damon will appear on the animated children's show about a friendly aardvark on Sept. 3.

Damon, 36, took a break from filming "The Bourne Ultimatum" to tape "Arthur" at a studio in Miami, said Pierre Valette, executive producer of the show, based at WBGH in Boston. An animator also drew the actor.

"As we were thinking of possible guests, Matt Damon made sense," Valette said. Citing the fact Damon was a fellow Bostonian and new father.

The AP reports that "when the producers were creating the surroundings for Damon's character, they turned to works by his brother, Cambridge-based artist Kyle Damon, for inspiration."

"I thought why not decorate his studio and his home with his brother's artwork," Valette said.

"Arthur" airs on PBS stations nationwide.