A genuine Hollywood A-list celebrity, Matthew McConaughey has a very impressive resume. He has starred in Oscar-winning movies as well as some of the most critically acclaimed television shows of the last 20 years. That kind of back catalogue will generate a more than healthy net worth – but just how wealthy is he?
McConaughey is also very active away from the big and small screens, with interests in a number of sports in particular. His love of his home state is well documented, so we can assume that he is a big fan of the Lone Star pro teams and knows a lot about online sports betting in Texas.
Read on to find out everything you need to know about the personal – and private – life of Matthew McConaughey, including that all-important net worth.
What is Matthew McConaughey’s Net Worth?
Matthew McConaughey has been a big name in the world of film and television for over 30 years now, enjoying a breakthrough role in Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age comedy, Dazed and Confused. With such a long and successful career, it is hardly surprising that his net worth is very healthy.
It is estimated that McConaughey’s current net worth is around $160 million. He has appeared in some of the biggest box office hits of the last 20 years, including The Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, and Sing. It is thought that he can now command at least $20 million for a top movie and reportedly turned down a $15 million offer to star in a reboot film version of Magnum PI.
But it is not just the entertainment business that brings in the cash for McConaughey. Like every other well-known celebrity, McConaughey can command impressive fees for endorsing products. He has lent his name to Lincoln cars and tech company Salesforce in the past – enough to bring in around $10 million annually.
Who is Matthew McConaughey?
Matthew McConaughey started off his professional career in TV commercials in the 1980s and his Hollywood good looks helped him get ahead in what is an incredibly competitive industry. That breakthrough in 1993 in Dazed and Confused catapulted him into another sphere of stardom but his career has been far from one-dimensional.
By the mid-1990s, McConaughey had landed his first leading man roles and appeared in some of the biggest films of the late 20th century. But he became better known for romantic comedies at the start of the 2000s, starring in titles like The Wedding Planner, Fool’s Gold, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past.
It was at that point that McConaughey began to feel as if he was being typecast and took some time out to rethink his career. A change in the type of roles he started to take on after 2011 was dubbed the “McConaissance”. After working with Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater again, McConaughy won an Oscar for his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
He has since appeared in top TV shows like True Detective and has continued to appear in a wide range of films, although without the huge success of those during the years 2011 to 2015. But he is still a very marketable name in Hollywood and has certainly thrown off the perceptions surrounding his earlier career as a one-dimensional actor.
Early Life and Family
Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas on November 4, 1969. His mother, Mary Kathleen, was a published author and his father, James Donald, ran an oil pipe supply business and had previously played football at college. He was actually drafted into the NFL but was let go without playing a game. Matthew McConaughey has two brothers, one of whom was adopted.
McConaughey moved to Longview, Texas in his teens and later to Australia for school. When he returned, he attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film. He had already embarked on his professional acting and modeling career before leaving university.
Figure 2 McConaughey’s love of Texas is well-known
Personal and Public Life
McConaughy met model and designer Camila Alves in 2006 and the couple were married six years later. They live in Austin, Texas and have three children together. They are both devout Christians and he has been vocal about his beliefs and the reaction they have had in Hollywood.
McConaughey has also taken a keen interest in politics and has considered running for office in his home state of Texas on a number of occasions. He has advocated for common sense gun laws and has spoken about the school shooting that occurred in his home town of Uvalde.
Away from the big screen, McConaughey’s major passion seems to be sports. He is a very public fan of just about every Texas team, with a particular affection for his alma mater the University of Texas at Austin. He has also backed up his fandom by becoming a minority owner of Major League Soccer team Austin FC. He is regularly seen at games and has also led the fans in song with a drum on the field before kickoff.
