Matthew McConaughey
Actor and author
Matthew McConaughey is an American actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club. He is the author of Greenlights.
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American Born 1969 in Uvalde, United States
About Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey is an American actor, born in 1969. His breakthrough came with Dazed and Confused (1993), and he later took lead roles in films such as A Time to Kill and Interstellar. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his part in the first season of True Detective. Away from film, McConaughey and his wife, Camila, started the just keep livin Foundation, which helps at-risk high school students make healthier choices. They launched it in 2009. He joined the University of Texas at Austin in 2019 as a professor of practice. He is also a co-creator of Wild Turkey Longbranch bourbon. His book in our catalog is Greenlights.