‘I’ve bongoed naked until the cops arrested me. I’ve had four concussions from falling out of four trees, three of them on a full moon,' he continued. ‘I’ve had seventy-eight stitches sewn into my forehead by a veterinarian. His dad James passed away in 1992, aged 63, when the actor was still in his early 20s.Īmong the other antics, the Magic Mike star has achieved in his life, he writes how he's 'done peyote in Real de Catorce, Mexico, in a cage with a mountain lion'. 'He’d always told me and my brothers, "Boys, when I go, I’m gonna be makin’ love to your mother." And that’s what happened. I couldn’t believe it,' she writes in an excerpt shared with People Magazine.
McConaughey was born shortly after their third marriage.įamily man: Matthew McConaughey is pictured with his wife Camila Alves, their three children, Levi, 12, Vida, 10, and Livingston, eight, and his mother Kay in 2019 The actor's parents had a tumultuous relationship, divorcing twice and marrying three times. He was pictured driving a buggy around campus to bring everyone back safely.Įlsewhere in the candid memoir about McConaughey's fascinating life, he reveals that his father died while 'at climax' with his mother. In 2006, he became involved in the university's Rape Elimination Program by helping to shuttle students home after dark. The father of three was born and raised in Texas, attending the University of Texas in Austin. In 2019 he joined the university as an acting professor but had previously offered his support in helping their efforts to eradicate on-campus sexual assault. This is the first time that McConaughey has spoken in public about either incident but his has shown his support for sexual assault charities in the past. I have a lot of proof that the world is conspiring to make me happy,' wrote the Failure to Launch star. McConaughey wants readers to come away understanding that those yellow and red lights that annoy us and drag us down will soon to turn green.'I’ve never felt like a victim. The author gives us a lively look at his life in and out of his movies and provides readers with an honest look at who he is. “Greenlights” is more than an autobiography, far more than a comedy or a series of adventures. (And as much wine as he cared to have.) And also ate a lot of ice chips. Six feet tall, he weighed 182 at the time, and got down to 140 pounds on a diet of three egg whites for breakfast, 5 ounces of fish and a cup of vegetables for lunch and the same for dinner.
He played the lead opposite Jennifer Lopez in “The Wedding Planner.” He followed that with the fiery role of Denton Van Zan in “Reign of Fire,” who was “a cigar-gnawing, apocalyptic, badass dragon slayer that ate the heart of every dragon he slayed.”Īfter being in excellent physical condition and playing “Magic Mike,” he accepted the role of Ron Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club.” Woodroof had Stage 4 HIV, so McConaughey had to lose considerable weight in the five months before the shooting began. He was equally happy in bars, trailer camps, a jail (where he was set free for $50), and taking solo three-week-trips to Peru, floating naked on his back down the Amazon River.Įventually he tired of doing romantic comedies, so he swore off rom-coms and turned down any script that he deemed “light fare.” But at about that time, Hollywood was starting as many productions as possible because a walkout was looming. With only $1,200 left in the bank, he was paid $48,000.Ī production company had him stay for 18 months at the ultrachic Chateau Marmont hotel in Beverly Hills, and gave him a check for $150,000 to pay the hotel bill. Two weeks later he found himself playing baseball in “Angels in the Outfield” for 10 weeks. They asked him, “You ever play baseball?” Yes, he said, he did for 12 years. He did not know how to “Navigate the decadence of my success, much less believe it was mine to enjoy.” It was after he had been a bank teller, boat mechanic, photo processor, barrister’s assistant, construction worker and assistant golf pro that he finally signed up with a talent agency. But his newfound success did not come easily.
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