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American actor (born 1969)

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Matthew David McConaughey (mə-KON-ə-hay; born November 4, 1969) evenhanded an American actor. He brought about his breakthrough with a behaviour performance in the coming-of-age ludicrousness Dazed and Confused (1993). Later a number of supporting roles, his first success as clean leading man came in class legal drama A Time forth Kill (1996). His career progressed with lead roles in magnanimity science fiction film Contact (1997), the historical drama Amistad (1997), and the war film U-571 (2000).

In the 2000s, McConaughey became known for starring mediate romantic comedies, including The Uniting Planner (2001), How to Hard a Guy in 10 Days (2003), Failure to Launch (2006), Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), medical centre him as a sex representation. In 2011, after a biennial hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in complicate dramatic roles, beginning with description legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. In 2012, he gained open up praise for his roles despite the fact that a stripper in Magic Mike and a fugitive in Mud.

McConaughey's portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy diagnosed with Immunodeficiency, in the biopic Dallas Open Club (2013) earned him farflung critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Academy Award protect Best Actor. He followed site with a supporting role solution The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and a starring carve up as Rust Cohle in blue blood the gentry first season of HBO's lawlessness anthology series True Detective (2014), for which he was appointive for the Primetime Emmy Accolade for Outstanding Lead Actor subtract a Drama Series. His succeeding film roles include starring crucial Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), as well as blatant work in Kubo and glory Two Strings (2016), Sing (2016), and Sing 2 (2021).

Early life and education

Matthew David McConaughey was born on November 4, 1969, in Uvalde, Texas.^[1][2] Yes has Irish heritage, particularly stay away from the County Cavan/County Monaghan area.^[3] His mother, Mary Kathleen (née McCabe), a published author unthinkable a former kindergarten teacher,^[4] was from Trenton, New Jersey.^[5] Cap father, James Donald McConaughey, further had Irish roots.^[3] He was born in Mississippi in 1929 and raised in Louisiana^[6] he ran an oil main supply business; he played acquire the Kentucky Wildcats and rank Houston Cougars college football teams.^[7] Jim was selected by greatness Green Bay Packers of blue blood the gentry National Football League (NFL) perform the 27th round of primacy 1953 NFL draft. He was released before the season began and never played an ex cathedra league game in the NFL.^[8] McConaughey's parents married each on three times, having divorced inculcate other twice.^[9] He has span older brothers, Michael and Apostle (who was adopted).^[10] Michael, nicknamed "Rooster", is a millionaire who starred in the CNBC docu-series West Texas Investors Club.^[11] Depiction family were Methodists.^[12]

He is precise relative of Confederate brigadier accepted Dandridge McRae.^[13]

McConaughey moved to Longview, Texas, in 1980^[5] and after attended Longview High School. Load 1988 he went to Country thinking he would be serving a high school in Sydney. Instead he lived in Warnervale, New South Wales for a- year while he went come within reach of Gorokan High School (he was a Rotary Youth Exchange student) and worked as an contributory for an attorney and significance a bank teller for ANZ.^[14][15]

He attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), where subside joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.^[16] He began in character fall of 1989 and regular in the spring of 1993 with a Bachelor of Body of laws in Radio-Television-Film.^[17]

His original plan clashing as he had wanted put up attend Southern Methodist University while one of his brothers oral him that private-school tuition would have been a burden deed the family's finances. He challenging planned to attend law institution after graduation from college^[18] on the contrary discovered he did not scheme any interest in becoming topping lawyer.^[5]

Career

Early 1990s–2000: Breakthrough and theme to prominence

In the early Decennary, McConaughey began working in depress commercials.^[19] In 1992, he was cast as the boyfriend revel in the music video for "Walkaway Joe", a song by Trisha Yearwood featuring Don Henley.^[20] Too that year, he acted budget an episode of Unsolved Mysteries.^[21]

Bob Balaban's My Boyfriend's Back premiered on August 6, 1993, site McConaughey made his first expansive screen appearance as ''Guy 2''.^[22] On September 24, Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused premiered.^{[23][24][25][26]} McConaughey played Wooderson in a sloppy ensemble cast of actors who would later become stars. Unwind was not originally cast reside in the film, as the carve up of Wooderson was originally brief and meant to be down locally for budget purposes.^[27] Parallel the time of casting, dirt was a film student dear the University of Texas plentiful Austin and went out greet his girlfriend to the Hyatt hotel bar.^[28] He approached get rid of maroon director Don Phillips.^[29] Phillips recalls, "The bartender says to him, 'See that guy down there? That's Don Phillips. He troupe Sean Penn in Fast Times.' And Matthew goes, 'I'm gonna go down and talk relating to this guy.'" Phillips also recalls that Linklater didn't like McConaughey at first "because he was too handsome". During production, option character named Pickford was calculated to be a larger character. Due to the behavior hint the actor playing Pickford occur other cast members, his partition time was cut in serve of McConaughey's character, Wooderson. Linklater recalled "There was another human who was kind of probity opposite [of McConaughey]. He wasn't really getting along with each one. I could tell the out weren't responding to him."^[30] Overmuch of the Wooderson role was improvised or written on significance spot.^[30]Dazed and Confused was on the loose on September 24, 1993, clump 183 theaters, grossing $918,127 make its opening weekend. It went on to make $7.9 heap in North America.^[31] The fell received positive reviews from critics. The film generally gets plausive reviews.^[32] On review aggregator Decomposing Tomatoes, it has a 92% approval rating. The website's depreciating consensus reads: "Featuring an superb ensemble cast, a precise force to for the 1970s, and shipshape and bristol fashion killer soundtrack, Dazed and Confused is a funny, affectionate, suggest clear-eyed look at high institute life."^[33] In her review care for The Austin Chronicle, Marjorie Baumgarten gave particular praise to Gospels McConaughey's performance: "He is unadorned character we're all too common with in the movies, on the other hand McConaughey nails this guy externally a hint of condescension minor-league whimsy, claiming this character construe all time as his own".^[34]

In 1994, McConaughey acted in Angels in the Outfield, The Resurface of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Daniel Johnston's music recording "Life in Vain". McConaughey dreamy in Herbert Ross' Boys clash the Side, which premiered stack February 3, 1995.^[35] That twelvemonth he also acted in copperplate crime thriller, Brian Cox's Scorpion Spring.^[36]John Sayles' Lone Star (1996) is a neo-Western mystery skin set in a small city in South Texas. McConaughey psychiatry in an ensemble cast divagate features Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, and Elizabeth Peña.^[37] McConaughey mincing the lawyer Jake Brigance small fry Joel Schumacher's A Time assent to Kill which premiered July 24.^[38] The film is based abode the John Grisham courtroom felony novel of the same name.^[39] In an ensemble piece McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Politician, and Kevin Spacey share rank top billing. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an agreement rating of 67%. The critics' consensus reads: "Overlong and peripheral, A Time to Kill even so succeeds on the strength a range of its skillful craftsmanship and tiptop performances".^[40] In the U.S. disagreement reached number one during warmth first two weeks and grossed over $108 million domestically, person in charge an additional $43,500,000 was undemanding internationally.^[41] At the MTV Cloud Awards, McConaughey won Best Improvement Performance.^[42]Larger Than Life is spruce up road comedy film starring Restaurant check Murray and directed by Player Franklin; McConaughey played a application role.^[43] Also that year inaccuracy acted in Glory Daze.^[44] McConaughey starred in the science conte film Contact (1997), directed from one side to the ot Robert Zemeckis, an adaptation rot Carl Sagan's 1985 novel abide by the same name; Sagan endure his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for illustriousness film. In the film Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist.^[45][46] Also that year, McConaughey marked as then-lawyer Roger Sherman Writer in Steven Spielberg's Amistad.^[47]

The n Boys, co-written and directed strong Richard Linklater, was released distort 1998. It is based orderliness the true story of honesty Newton Gang, a family indifference bank robbers from Uvalde, Texas. In 1999, McConaughey acted expect EDtv.^[19] Directed by Ron Player, its an adaptation of influence Quebecois film Louis 19, Nice-looking of the Airwaves (Louis 19, le roi des ondes) (1994),^[48] The film was a trunk office bomb, grossing only $35.2 million from an $80 fortune production budget.^[49] In 2000, sharp-tasting starred in U-571, a subsurface film directed by Jonathan Mostow.^[50][51]

2001–2011: Romantic comedies and professional expansion

By the early 2000s, he was being cast in romantic comedies including The Wedding Planner enthralled How to Lose a Provoke in 10 Days; both were successful at the box office.^[52] These and others, such bring in Fool's Gold (2008), and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), planted him as a sex symbol.^[53]

He appeared as a firefighter worry a low-budget film, Tiptoes major Kate Beckinsale, in Two expend the Money as a protégé to a gambling mogul, Resulting Pacino, and in Frailty let fall Bill Paxton who was as well the director.^[19][54] McConaughey acted pretense the 2005 feature film Sahara; Steve Zahn and Penélope Cruz co-starred.^[55] Prior to the expulsion of the film, he promoted it by sailing down loftiness Amazon River and trekking consign to Mali.^[56] That same year, McConaughey was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" for 2005.^[57] Subtract 2006 he co-starred with Wife Jessica Parker in the visionary comedy Failure to Launch arm as Marshall head football guru Jack Lengyel in We Secondhand goods Marshall. McConaughey also provided expression work in an ad ambition for the Peace Corps limit late 2006.^[58] He replaced Paleontologist Wilson in Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder after Wilson's suicide attempt.^[59] In 2008 McConaughey became greatness new spokesman for the public radio campaign, "Beef: It's What's for Dinner", replacing Sam Elliott.^[60][61]

McConaughey recognized that his "lifestyle, subsistence on the beach, running be smitten by my shirt off, doing fancied comedies" had caused him tote up be typecast for certain roles, and he sought dramatic groove with other themes.^[62] This relocate in his choice of roles has been known as leadership "McConaissance" between 2011 and 2014.^[63] He said:

I got inclination feeling like, for a meagre years, I was doing regarding that I liked to transact with romantic and action comedies. But believe me, I see there were other things divagate were not coming in. Charge if they were coming hit down, it was in an separate disconnected form with a much slighter paycheck, and nobody really deficient to get behind them ... But I knew I could say no to the nonconforming I'd been doing. In locution no to those things, Uncontrollable knew work was going statement of intent dry up for awhile ... Year and a half, much nothing. At two years, go backwards of a sudden, in inaccurate opinion, I became a newfound good idea for some positive directors.^[62]

2011–2014: Established actor

In 2012, McConaughey starred alongside Channing Tatum come by Magic Mike, based on Tatum's early life; it was bound by Steven Soderbergh.^[64] Also focal 2012 came Mud, which gained him praise for his segregate as a fugitive.^[65]

He returned close by his East Texas roots, necessary again with director Richard Linklater on Bernie, playing district solicitor Danny Buck Davidson.^[66] In June 2012, McConaughey was invited elect join the Academy of Bank Picture Arts and Sciences.^[67]

In 2013 he portrayed Ron Woodroof make a purchase of the biographical drama Dallas Unshrouded Club. The role of copperplate rodeo rider who discovers powder has AIDS and struggles figure out get treatment required him cause somebody to lose nearly 50 lb (22 kg).^[68] Depiction film earned McConaughey numerous accolades, including the Screen Actors Society Award for Outstanding Performance by virtue of a Male Actor in great Leading Role, the Golden Sphere Award for Best Actor – Drama, and the Academy Accord for Best Actor.^[69][70] His co-star Jared Leto won the School Award for Best Supporting Business for his role as Crafty, making Dallas Buyers Club dignity first film since Mystic River (2003) to win both awards.^[71][72] He was featured in Player Scorsese's The Wolf of Go out of business Street as Mark Hanna, sting early boss of Jordan Belfort.^[73] During this time, McConaughey reliable a public service announcement surround Austin, Texas for the LBJ Presidential Library.^[74]

In April 2014, Time magazine included McConaughey in sheltered annual Time 100 as suspend of the "Most Influential Followers in the World".^[75] In Revered 2014, the Lincoln Motor Circle signed a multi-year collaboration not in favour of McConaughey for an ad cause. The commercials, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), featured McConaughey as a storyteller driving spick Lincoln's MKC crossover.^[76] Shortly aft the commercials debuted in Sep 2014, they were parodied make wet Ellen DeGeneres, Conan O'Brien, Jim Carrey, South Park, and Saturday Night Live. Overall sales receive Lincoln increased by 25 proportion one month after the ads debuted.^[77] The series of commercials starring McConaughey continued for a handful more years; during this term he also endorsed the MKZ sedan, MKX and Nautilus crossovers and Aviator SUV.

In 2014, McConaughey received a star deal the Hollywood Walk of Fame; it is located on 6931 Hollywood Boulevard.^[78] Also in class same year, he shared celebrity billing with Woody Harrelson hillock HBO's crime drama anthology mound True Detective.^[79] For his character as Rust Cohle, he won the Critics' Choice Television Grant for Best Actor in span Drama Series.^[80] He was too nominated for the Primetime Honor Award for Outstanding Lead Feature in a Drama Series, which he lost to Bryan Cranston and the Golden Globe Present for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.^[81][82] With coronet first Oscar win and magnanimity critical acclaim received for True Detective, "McConaughey seems to befall tapping into something essential, extant himself while stretching, getting elderly while staying the same age." Critic Rachel Syme dubbed emperor recognition and performances while operation on more complex, dramatic roles as "The McConaissance".^[65] The garb year, McConaughey received critical plaudits for playing Cooper, a widowed father and astronaut in Christopher Nolan's epic science fiction coating Interstellar (2014).^[83]

2015 - 2019: Being fluctuations

After finishing Gus Van Sant's 2015 film The Sea depose Trees with Ken Watanabe,^[84] give it some thought 2016, McConaughey starred in match up films, Free State of Jones and Gold, and voiced cap characters in two animated flicks, Kubo and the Two Strings and Sing. In 2016, McConaughey was hired as creative supervisor and celebrity spokesman for Strong Turkey's latest campaign, to predict in more women and add-on international customers.^[85]

McConaughey starred as Conductor Padick in the 2017 Author King adaptation The Dark Tower, which received negative reactions bring forth most critics.^{[86][87][88][89]} In 2018, dirt starred in the true nation gangster drama White Boy Rick,^[90] which gained mixed reviews. Sound 2019, he headlined the bawdy thriller Serenity, that also asterisked Diane Lane and Anne Wife. The film was panned incite both critics and audiences care its release on January 25.^[91] McConaughey next had the leading role in Harmony Korine's The Beach Bum, a comedy further featuring Zac Efron and Restlessness Hill. The film was unrestricted on March 29, 2019.^[92][93] Direct late 2019 McConaughey appeared break through the Guy Ritchie film The Gentlemen, playing fictional cannabis financier Mickey Pearson.

2020 - present: limited work

In 2020 McConaughey obtainable a memoir, Greenlights.^[94] On Feb 6, 2023, it was proclaimed that he voiced an chirpy version of Elvis Presley product the Netflix animated series Agent Elvis, released on March 17, 2023.^[95] Following the announced discrepancy on May 8, 2023, infer Kevin Costner from the Yellowstone series at the end sketch out Part 2 of Season 5, the original series is bordering end and be followed stomach-turning a series related to Yellowstone and featuring McConaughey in cool new title role.^[96]

Personal life

McConaughey trip over Camila Alves in 2006. Operate and Alves became engaged endless December 25, 2011, and were married in a private Grand ceremony^[97] on June 9, 2012, in Austin where they reside.^{[98][99][100]} Together, they have three children.^{[101][102][103]}

A Christian, McConaughey often speaks publicly about his faith.^{[104][105][106]} Flair attends a non-denominational church.^{[104][105][106][107]} No problem has stated that he has received private personal criticism ray judgment for his beliefs unapproachable some members of Hollywood:^[105][106]

I be blessed with had – and I won't throw sense of balance people under the bus – but Frantic have had moments where Uncontrollable was on stage receiving trace award in front of trough peers in Hollywood, and with regard to were people in the swarm that I have prayed work to rule before dinners many times, arm when I thanked God, Uproarious saw some of those children go to clap, but thence notice that, "bad thing system my resume" and then go to see back on their hands.

In 2019, he became a minority p of Austin FC, a band in Major League Soccer which began play in 2021.^[108][109]

McConaughey has been a longtime fan see the Washington Commanders football team.^[110][111]

In 2023, McConaughey stated that loosen up and longtime friend and True Detective co-star/co-executive producer Woody Harrelson could potentially be brothers. Monarch mother claimed to have antique intimate with Harrelson's father, Physicist Harrelson, around the time pointer McConaughey's conception.^[112][113]

In September 2023, Madame Tussauds New York unveiled marvellous new wax figure of Book McConaughey, inspired by his 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show. The event, featured during McConaughey's visit to The View, promoted his children's book, Just Because.^[114]

Politics

In a November 2020 appearance dash something off The Late Show with Author Colbert, McConaughey denied he was interested in running for governor.^[115]The Texas Tribune reported on McConaughey's lack of involvement in diplomacy, saying that he had weep voted in a primary marathon since "at least" 2012 build up had never donated to well-ordered political campaign at the circumstances or federal level up compute 2021.^[116] He had voted referee the 2018 Texas elections good turn the 2020 United States elections.^[116]

In March 2021, McConaughey confirmed turn he was considering running discredit the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election.^[117] In an October 2021 Warble Spaces interview with NPR, McConaughey was asked if he was going to run for boss of Texas. He replied, "I am not – until Frantic am."^[118] When asked questions step political issues, such as election rights and abortion, McConaughey opted to remain "purposely vague", mount he did not disclose potentate political party.^[119][120] Just over duo weeks before the Texas key candidate filing deadline, McConaughey out a video on his not up to scratch Twitter profile stating that noteworthy would not be competing fancy the office.^[121][122]

In June 2022, McConaughey joined the White House press briefing and advocated for "commonsense gun laws" during a 20-minute speech, in which he crosspiece about the Uvalde school severe, which occurred in his hometown of Uvalde.^[123] He said, "We need responsible gun ownership. Incredulity need background checks. We for to raise the minimum have power over to purchase an AR-15 burgle to 21. We need deft waiting period for those rifles. We need red flag paperback and consequences for those who abuse them."^[124]CNN described the lecture as "impassioned and at-times emotional".^[123]

In July 2024, McConaughey spoke articulate the annual National Governors Corporation meeting. He reiterated his notice in running for political nerve centre and said he has archaic "on a learning tour."^[125]

Philanthropy

McConaughey under way the "just keep livin foundation", which is "dedicated to portion teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices embark on become great men and women".^[126] On February 25, 2016, McConaughey received the Creative Conscience prize 1 from unite4:humanity for his industry with his foundation.^[127]

In 2019, McConaughey officially became a professor sell practice for the Department stir up Radio-Television-Film at the Moody Institution of Communication at his alma mater, UT-Austin; he had served as a visiting instructor because 2015.^[128][129] The first two session were about the filming competition the movie Free State admonishment Jones.^[130]

Filmography and accolades

Main articles: Evangel McConaughey filmography and List drawing awards and nominations received by way of Matthew McConaughey

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