Matthew McConaughey Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Biography & More

Matthew McConaughey was born November 4, 1969 is an American actor and producer. He first stood out for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993), which was considered by many to be his landmark role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield (1994) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994), his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time. to Kill (1996). He followed this up with leading performances in the sci-fi film Contact (1997), historical drama Amistad (1997), comedy-drama The Newton Boys (1998), and psychological thriller Frailty (2001).

McConaughey’s portrayal of Ron Woodroof, a cowboy with AIDS, in the Dallas Buyers Club (2013) biopic has garnered him many accolades and accolades, including the Oscar for Best Actor. In 2014, he starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO’s crime anthology series True Detective, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Leading Actor in a Drama Series. His film roles have since included Interstellar (2014) and The Gentlemen (2019), achieving varying degrees of commercial and critical success, as well as voices in Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Sing (2016).

McConaughey met Camila Alves in 2006. He and Alves got engaged on December 25, 2011 and married in a private Catholic ceremony on June 9, 2012 in Austin, Texas, where they reside. Together, they have three children: a son born in July 2008, a daughter born in January 2010 and a second son born in December 2012.

McConaughey is a Christian and attends a non-denominational church. In 2019, he became the minority owner of Austin FC, a Major League Soccer team that started playing in 2021.

In March 2021, McConaughey confirmed he was planning to run for governor of Texas in 2022. In an interview with NPR on Twitter Spaces in October 2021, McConaughey was asked if he was going to run for governor. governor of Texas. He replied, “I am not – until I am.”

McConaughey started the just keep livin foundation, which “is dedicated to helping teens lead active lives and make healthy choices to become great men and women.” On February 25, 2016, McConaughey received the Creative Conscience award from unite4: humanity for his work with his foundation.

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