Damon, who was born in Reno, Nevada, began his career when he was cast in the television series Call to Glory in 1984, at the age of eight. The series only lasted one season, but Damon continued receiving television roles throughout the 1980s. He appeared in a two-part episode of Punky Brewster in 1985, along with Rosana DeSoto, and also guest-starred in episodes of Webster (with Chad Allen, Eugene Roche, and Ben Vereen), Amazing Stories (with Ray Walston), the soap opera General Hospital (with James Horan, Stan Ivar, Penny Johnson, Jason Marsden, and Paul Rossilli), Our House (with Anne Haney and David Huddleston), and Who's the Boss? (with James B. Sikking). He also co-starred with Paul Comi, John Larroquette, and Bert Remsen in the 1986 television movie Convicted and even became the sta