Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey, an Academy Award-winning actor and producer, is known for his laid-back Texas charm and incredible career transformation, from romantic comedy movie star to one of the most respected actors of his generation.

Personal Life

Born Matthew David McConaughey on November 4, 1969, in Uvalde, Texas, he is the youngest of three children. Ayahnya, James Donald “Jim” McConaughey, adalah seorang pengusaha di industri pipa minyak, dan ibunya, Mary Kathleen “Kay” McConaughey (née McCabe), adalah seorang guru taman kanak-kanak dan penulis.

In 2006, McConaughey met Brazilian model and designer Camila Alves. They were married on June 9, 2012, in a private Catholic ceremony in Austin, Texas, where they live. Pasangan ini dikaruniai tiga orang anak: Levi Alves McConaughey, Vida Alves McConaughey, dan Livingston Alves McConaughey.

McConaughey was also known as a philanthropist. He founded just keep livin Foundation, an organization dedicated to empowering high school students by providing them with the tools they need to lead active lives and make healthy choices for a better future.

Career Journey

McConaughey's early career began with appearances in several television commercials in the early 1990s. His breakthrough role came in 1993 when he was cast as David Wooderson in the classic comedy film by Richard Linklater, “Dazed and Confused”. Kalimat ikoniknya, “Alright, alright, alright,” dari film ini menjadi ciri khasnya.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he starred in a number of commercially successful films, including legal films “A Time to Kill” (1996), science fiction drama "Contact” (1997), and Steven Spielberg's historical drama, "Amistad” (1997). The following decade saw him starring in various romantic comedy films, such as “The Wedding Planner” (2001) with Jennifer Lopez and “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (2003) with Kate Hudson, who cemented her status as a Hollywood sex symbol.

Entering the 2010s, McConaughey consciously moved away from romantic comedies to take on more complex and challenging roles. This period, which came to be nicknamed “Mcconecca,” began with his role as a defense attorney in “The Lincoln Lawyer” (2011). He later earned critical acclaim for his performances in films such as “Magic Mike” (2012), "Mud” (2012), and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013).

The culmination of his career transformation came with his role as Ron Woodroof, an AIDS-stricken cowboy, in the biopic “Dallas Buyers Club” (2013). For this role, he underwent a drastic physical transformation with significant weight loss. His outstanding performance brought him many awards.

In 2014, he starred in the critically acclaimed HBO crime anthology series, “True Detective”, sebagai detektif Rust Cohle. In the same year, he also played Cooper, a former NASA pilot, in the epic science fiction film by Christopher Nolan, "Interstellar”.

Achievements and awards

Penampilan McConaughey dalam “Dallas Buyers Club” earned him a number of prestigious awards, including:

• Academy Award for Best Actor
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Drama
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

For his role in “True Detective”, he won Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Magazine Time also included him in the annual list of 100 Most Influential People in the world in 2014.

Interesting Facts

• Professor at the University of Texas: Since 2019, McConaughey has been a practicing professor at The Moody College of Communication at his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches screenwriting classes.
• Memoirist: In 2020, he published his memoirs entitled “Greenlights”, which quickly became a New York Times bestseller.
• Football Club Owners: McConaughey adalah salah satu pemilik klub Major League Soccer (MLS), Austin FC, based in his hometown.
• “Alright, Alright, Alright”: These three words were the first words he ever said in a movie and became an improvisation based on something he had heard from Jim Morrison of the Doors.
• Live at Airstream: Before getting married, McConaughey had lived in an Airstream trailer that he had customized, which he used to travel around the United States.