he is an authentic texas character. a fellow texan profiled him early in his career. that part is flat, dusty, and freaky if you didn t grow up there. if you did it feels normal. he is the youngest son to jay and kim mcconaughey. a former football player turned oil pipe salesman. jim moves the family to east texas in the oil boom where matthew plays on the golf team and wins an award for best looks at longview high. after graduation he enrolls in the university of texas at austin. always a good student, he revealed on inside the actor studio that acting was not in his original plan. i was headed towards law
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different part, but he impressed joe schumaker to the part that he red for jake bergantz. the lead role, based on personal experiences as a lawyer. i m young and i m inexperienced. studio executives balk at putting a unknown in the lead. this was not a small movie. this was a big, expensive movie. and the leading role was played by a guy that nobody had heard of. and he was just some guy from texas. the marketing campaign heats up on the eve of the film s release in the summer of 1996. remember this name and remember this face. he is the star of a time to kill and his name is matthew mcconaughey, and he will bring
40 foot walls and be a recluse. what makes him tick is a subject of curiosity. fans learned he dances to the beat of a different drum. specifically a bongo. matthew mcconaughey is free on bail. police say he was apparently intoxicated, dancing in the living room naked and playing bongo drums. it becomes so famous, it even gets a puppet parody treatment. i could see a nude white male dancing and playing bongo drums. mcconaughey may live an unorthodox life, but his movie roles are becoming more and more conventional. he is strong. he is sturdy. hollywood leans on him for a
i needed to pull back on what i had been doing. i didn t work for two years. what do you say, boys? a comeback that nobody saw coming. best performance by an actor in a leading role. it put him in the oscar race. i m having a great time. tonight, cnn spotlight matthew mcconaughey. i m michelle turner. welcome to texas hill country. where matthew mcconaughey was born, raised, and still calls home. it has produced some pretty colorful characters. after a career spanning two decades, matthew is finally getting his dew for playing another remarkable texan in one of the year s most celebrated movies. one story, rooted in texas,