Matthew McConaughey Biography and Life Story



The awards scorers like Jack Nicholson and Al Pacino or pure entertainers like Seann William Scott and Jason Biggs may be in Hollywood. But there was a need for something to fill in the center of those two layers, certain performers who were not just mildly funny but yet astonishing at the same time. Matthew McConaughey quickly slid into this category, clearly charming in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (2003) but was dumbfounded in “A Time To Kill” (1996).

He was born in a small town in Uvalde, Texas, on November 4, 1969, and was educated in a religious Catholic household. His boss, Jim McConaughey, was a retired pro footballer and a gas salesman, while Kay was a substitute teacher for his mum. After graduating from Longview High School, Longview, Texas in 1988, he declined to get interested in his father’s company, but traveled to Australia just to do weird work, such as washing dishes and scooping chicken dung. Finally, he made up his mind to move to the United States and attended the University of Texas. He was only one step removed from being a lawyer, but he noticed something was lacking instantly. He immediately switched to film directing after reading Og Mandino’s novel, which stressed “do it now” without further delay. He began digging his creative skills from 1991 onwards by posing for advertisements, in particular drinks, and even working for film projects by pupils.

He directed a short film named ‘Chicano Chariots’ in 1992 and graduated the following year in order to receive credentials from his degree. He was applying for work soon after college, which he had been so fond of. Drinking beer in an Austin hotel pub, he never realized that his fate was about to alter.

Another encounter with producer Richard Linklater was the outcome of his meeting with a casting agent called Don Phillips. Initially, in his movie ‘Dazed and Puzzled’ (1993), the Texan director refused to include him as an actor because he was considered to be too handsome. After he had developed mustache and beard, however, Linklater said okay instantly. Actually, since the impressed Linklater urged him to do impromptu, his role was expanded from just 3 scenes to 300 lines.

The latest stars were suddenly strongly recommended by Matthew and his co-stars Milla Jovovich and Ben Affleck. In “The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1994), where he played the cannibalistic murderer, Vilmer, such notice earned him a role. While his role here was very important, the flick was a failure in itself. He and his fellow cast member, Renee Zellweger, were the only elements about the movie that were promising. Nevertheless, he made a shocking coming back after many acceptable results in 1995, by being a murder suspect in “Lone Star” (1996). Since then, more exciting roles have been coming in his path.