Matthew McConaughey has been acting since the early 1990鈥檚 but acting was not always on his radar. McConaughey went to the University of Texas at Austin with plans to become a lawyer but ended up changing gears to acting. After he landed his first major movie, 鈥淒azed and Confused,鈥� in 1993, McConaughey has gone on to become one of Hollywood鈥檚 biggest names.
McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas to parents Mary Kathleen and James Donald McConaughey, but grow up in Longview, Texas. He went to the University of Texas at Austin and had plans to be a lawyer but ended up taking a different route.
McConaughey began acting in 1991 in student films and commercials. McConaughey鈥檚 first big film role was as David Wooderson in 鈥淒azed and Confused.鈥� During this movie, McConaughey said one of his most memorable lines of his career 鈥渁lright, alright, alright.鈥�
Since 鈥淒azed and Confused,鈥� McConaughey has been in an abundance of movies. In 1995, he was in 鈥淭exas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation,鈥� followed by 鈥淟one Star鈥� and 鈥淎 Time to Kill.鈥� In the early 2000鈥檚, he began his rom com run, and was in 鈥淭he Wedding Planner,鈥� 鈥淔ailure to Launch鈥� and 鈥淕host of Girlfriends Past.鈥� McConaughey worked with Kate Hudson on two of his romance movies, "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Fool鈥檚 Gold."
After his rom-com run, he dipped back into different genres. He was in 鈥淭he Lincoln Lawyer鈥� and 鈥淜iller Joe鈥� in 2011, 鈥淢agic Mike鈥� and 鈥淢ud鈥� in 2012, 鈥淒allas Buyers Club鈥� in 2013 and 鈥淭he Wolf of Wall Street,鈥� also in 2013. He was also in the television show, 鈥淭rue Detective鈥� in 2014.
Some other films McConaughey has been in are 鈥淚nterstellar,鈥� 鈥淪ing,鈥� 鈥淕old,鈥� 鈥淭he Dark Tower,鈥� 鈥淲hite Boy Rick,鈥� 鈥淪erenity,鈥� 鈥淭he Beach Bum,鈥� 鈥淭he Gentlemen鈥� and "Sing 2."
McConaughey is married to model Camila Alves, who he met at a club in Los Angeles in 2006. The pair had two children, Levi and Vida before they got married in 2012. They had their third child Livingston the same year.
Although McConaughey moved from Texas to California for a part of his life, he and his family made their way back to Texas, where they live now. Even though McConaughey still acts in movies, he has also worked on other things, including a memoir he released in 2020 called 鈥淕reenlights.鈥�
