When somebody is famous, especially if they find themselves on the movie screen regularly, we get familiar with them. We may never meet them in person but we see them so often and read about them in the news that suddenly, we feel like we know them on a one-to-one basis. That is the case with Matthew McConaughey. He is rather unusual, and most people wouldn’t argue that fact. There are also quite a few things that you probably don’t know about him.
When McConaughey is on the stage, he puts his whole heart into it. The same is also true when he is being interviewed or with anything that he does. There is one thing that we do know about him and that is the fact that he is an awesome actor. You have probably seen him in a number of different movies and it seems as if he is still going strong. So what is your favorite thing about this individual? Not everybody is as down the earth as him but we have some things you probably don’t know.
1. He was voted “most handsome” in high school
He played golf and tennis in Longview high school but he was also considered the most handsome student.
2. They told him about Sam Shepard’s passing on camera
When Sam Shepard passed away in July 2017 from Lou Gehrig’s disease McConaughey was doing red carpet interviews. When he was told about it, you could see that he was truly distraught.
3. He is still friends with an ex
He dated Sandra Bullock when they met on the set of A Time to Kill. They seemed to get along quite nicely but he is now married to someone else. He and Bullock are still close friends.
4. He wanted to be an attorney
McConaughey was going to be a lawyer but he ended up playing lawyers on the silver screen instead. It seems that he just decided out of the blue when he was 21 years old that he didn’t want to go to a school for that long. He wanted to do something that would make an impact.
5. He learned a lot about himself by being a father
McConaughey is a father of three. He learned a lot about himself during that time. He revealed this in an interview that taking care of his kids is like taking care of himself.
6. He was a NASCAR Grand Marshal
The Daytona 500 in 2005 saw McConaughey saying the words, “Drivers, start your engines.” He considered it to be a great honor.
7. His mother proposed to his father.
He gave an interview that discussed how his parents got engaged. Before his father went back to school one summer, he went home to Louisiana and found his girlfriend at the door. She handed him an invitation to their own wedding and gave him 24 hours to give an answer.
8. He saved animals after Hurricane Katrina
McConaughey grew up in the area so when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, he left his Malibu home and headed for a local animal shelter.
9. He has a barbecue rub recipe
He may give hints about the barbecue rub but it is a well-kept secret.
10. He has a net worth of $95 million
That’s a lot of coin.