Matthew McConaughey, author portrait
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Matthew McConaughey

Academy Award–winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey is a husband and a father, an eternal optimist, a hopeful skeptic, and a man of faith who believes that we should all start sellin’ Sunday morning like a Saturday night.

McConaughey is a professor of practice at the University of Texas in Austin and co-owner of The Austin FC soccer club. He and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which is dedicated to helping boys and girls transform into good men and women through programs that teach the importance of decision-making, health, education, and active living. McConaughey resides with Camila and their three children in Austin, Texas.
Poems & Prayers
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Brooklyn, NY 11226
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Fri Sep 19 | 07:00 PM
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
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Tulsa, OK 74103
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Saban Theatre
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Sun Sep 21 | 03:30 PM
Bass Concert Hall
2350 Robert Dedman Dr,
Austin, TX 78712
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Books

Poems & Prayers
Greenlights

Events

Tue Sep 16 | 08:00 PM
Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Google Map

Wed Sep 17 | 04:00 PM
BOOKENDS
211 E RIDGEWOOD AVE
RIDGEWOOD, NJ 07450-3817
Google Map

Thu Sep 18 | 07:00 PM
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
505 Deaderick St
Nashville, TN 37243
Google Map

Fri Sep 19 | 07:00 PM
Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St S
Tulsa, OK 74103
Google Map

Sat Sep 20 | 07:00 PM
Saban Theatre
8440 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Google Map

Sun Sep 21 | 03:30 PM
Bass Concert Hall
2350 Robert Dedman Dr,
Austin, TX 78712
Google Map

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