page_title: Matthew McConaughey
section_title: Personal life
hierarchical_section_title: Matthew McConaughey / Personal life
caption_attribution_description: Camila Alves &amp; Matthew McConaughey
context_page_description: Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor and producer. He first gained notice for his supporting performance in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused, considered by many to be his breakout role. After a number of supporting roles in films including Angels in the Outfield and Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, his breakthrough performance as a leading man came in the legal drama A Time to Kill. He followed this with leading performances in the science fiction film Contact and the historical drama Amistad, the comedy-drama The Newton Boys, the satire EDtv, the war film U-571, and the psychological thriller Frailty.
  In the 2000s, McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies, including The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Fool's Gold, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, establishing him as a sex symbol. After a two-year hiatus from film acting, McConaughey began to appear in more dramatic roles beginning with the legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer. He was acclaimed for his supporting performances in Bernie, Magic Mike and The Wolf of Wall Street, and for his leading roles in Killer Joe and Mud.
context_section_description: McConaughey met Camila Alves in 2006. He and Alves became engaged on December 25, 2011, and were married in a private Catholic ceremony on June 9, 2012, in Austin, Texas, where they reside. Together, they have three children: a son born in July 2008, a daughter born in January 2010, and a second son was born in December 2012.
  McConaughey is a Christian and attends a non-denominational church.
  On November 17, 2014, McConaughey received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located on 6931 Boulevard. 
  McConaughey started the just keep livin foundation, which is "dedicated to helping teenage kids lead active lives and make healthy choices to become great men and women". On February 25, 2016, McConaughey received the Creative Conscience award from unite4:humanity for his work with his foundation.
  McConaughey rescued various pets stranded after the flooding of New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.
  In 2019, McConaughey officially became a professor of practice for the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the Moody College of Communication in his alma mater, UT-Austin; he had served as a visiting instructor since 2015. The first two sessions were about the filming of the movie Free State of Jones.
  McConaughey is a lifelong Redskins fan, having begun following the team because of Chris Hanburger and his support of the Indians in Cowboy and Indian Western Movies. He even claims to have attended the last Redskins game at RFK Stadium and first game at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium as well as the first one at the renamed FedEx Field. He is also a lifelong fan of the Texas Longhorns, the team of his alma mater. In 2019, he became a minority owner of Austin FC, a team in Major League Soccer scheduled to begin play in 2021.
caption: McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, in 2010
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