Profile
Matthew McConaughey
Actor
Male
Born
Nov 4, 1969
Age
43
Hometown
Texas
Other Names
McConaughey, Matt...
Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor. After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused. He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Sahara, and We Are… Read More
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Romance
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Michelle SmithDated
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Amber HayDated
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Camila AlvesDated
Family
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Matthew McConaughey
Age 43
parents
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James Donald McConaugheyFather, d.1992
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Mary Kathlene McCabe McConaugheyMother
siblings
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Rooster McConaugheyBrother, Age 58
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Pat McConaugheyBrother, Age 51
children
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Levi Alves McConaugheySon
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Vida Alves McConaugheyDaughter
News + Updates
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13 Reasons Why Louis Bullock Is The Most Underrated Celebrity KidHuffington Post - May 06, 2013
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The Lure Of A Southern Drawl At The MoviesLATimes - May 05, 2013
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Jessica Chastain In Talks For Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'MTV News - May 03, 2013
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Starving Virginia Settlers Turned To Cannibalism In 1609: StudyReuters Canada - May 01, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1969
Birth
Born on November 4, 1969.
TEENAGE
1988
18 Years Old
McConaughey moved to Longview, Texas—located east of Dallas—where he attended Longview High School. While in high school, he was voted most handsome in the Longview Lobo Yearbook. He lived for a year in Warnervale, New South Wales, Australia, as a Rotary exchange student in 1988.
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1989
19 Years Old
He began in fall of 1989 and graduated in the spring of 1993 with a B.S. degree in Radio-Television-Film.
TWENTIES
1991
21 Years Old
McConaughey began his acting career in 1991, appearing in television commercials, before being cast in Richard Linklater's film Dazed and Confused, which became a critical success, garnering largely positive reviews.
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THIRTIES
2000
30 Years Old
On September 10, 2000, he appears as himself on the show Sex and the City on HBO, talking with Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker) about optioning her columns to make a movie.
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2005
35 Years Old
That same year, McConaughey was named People magazine's “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2005.
In 2006, he co-starred with Sarah Jessica Parker in the romantic comedy Failure to Launch, which was reasonably successful at the box office.
2008
38 Years Old
On January 21, 2008, McConaughey became the new spokesman for the national radio campaign, "Beef: It's What's For Dinner", replacing actor Sam Elliot.
FORTIES
2010
40 Years Old
In June 2010 it was announced that McConaughey is teaming up with Marc Hyman to develop a scripted comedy for TV channel FX based on material from J. R. Reed.
McConaughey was one of the presenters at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony.
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In 2012, he was seen in major roles in four films: Mud, The Paperboy, Killer Joe, and a critically acclaimed performance in Magic Mike, for which he earned early Oscar buzz for Best Supporting Actor.
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