  samuel timothy "tim" mcgraw (born may 1, 1967) is an american singer and actor. he has been married to country singer faith hill since 1996, and is the son of baseball player tug mcgraw. mcgraw has released thirteen studio albums: eleven for curb records and two for big machine records. ten of his albums have reached number 1 on the top country albums charts, with his 1994 breakthrough album not a moment too soon being the top country album of 1994. these albums have produced over 50 singles, of which 25 have reached number 1 on the hot country songs or country airplay charts. three of his singles â "it's your love", "just to see you smile", and "live like you were dying" â were the top country songs of 1997, 1998, and 2004 respectively. he has also won three grammys, 14 academy of country music awards, 11 country music association (cma) awards, 10 american music awards, and three people's choice awards. his soul2soul ii tour with faith hill is the highest grossing tour in country music history, and one of the top 5 among all genres of music. mcgraw has ventured into acting, with supporting roles in the blind side (with sandra bullock), friday night lights, the kingdom, and four christmases (with vince vaughn and reese witherspoon), and lead roles in flicka (2006) and country strong (2010). he was a minority owner of the arena football league's nashville kats. taylor swift's debut single, "tim mcgraw", refers to him and his song, "can't tell me nothin."20 questions with taylor swift", cmt news, november 12, 2007, retrieved march 18, 2010 in acknowledgement of his grandfather's italian heritage, mcgraw was honored by the national italian american foundation (niaf) in 2004, re
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