Matthew McConaughey was the guest interview on "Inside the Actors Studio" Thursday (Feb. 20). Here are 10 of the most interesting things learned about the Oscar-nominated "Dallas Buyers Club" actor.
1. McConaughey has an older brother who goes by the name, Rooster.
2. His parents were divorced from each other ... twice. "Married three times, divorced twice," McConaughey says of parents who couldn't live with or without each other.
3. After high school, McConaughey participated in a Rotary exchange program to Australia: "It was between Sweden or Australia. And I chose Australia because they spoke English."
4. Starting out as a pre-law student at the University of Texas, McConaughey switched to film school after two years.
5. How did he get his start in film? "Between my junior and senior year, I met the right guy in a bar," McConaughey relates. That man was Don Phillips, the producer of "Dazed and Confused." McConaughey was deemed perfect for his role the next morning.
1. McConaughey has an older brother who goes by the name, Rooster.
2. His parents were divorced from each other ... twice. "Married three times, divorced twice," McConaughey says of parents who couldn't live with or without each other.
3. After high school, McConaughey participated in a Rotary exchange program to Australia: "It was between Sweden or Australia. And I chose Australia because they spoke English."
4. Starting out as a pre-law student at the University of Texas, McConaughey switched to film school after two years.
5. How did he get his start in film? "Between my junior and senior year, I met the right guy in a bar," McConaughey relates. That man was Don Phillips, the producer of "Dazed and Confused." McConaughey was deemed perfect for his role the next morning.
- 2/21/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Matthew McConaughey is charismatic. It's obvious and oft repeated, but true. The actor with a distinctly Texan twinkle in his eye and drawl from his grin manages to draw the audience to himself onscreen fairly consistently, whether he is at the film's center or on its periphery. His career has seen some highs ("Amistad"), some lows ("Surfer, Dude"), and some up-for-debate rom-com bows ("How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days"), but McConaughey has persevered onto a recent string of risky, off-the-beaten-path roles and giving one of the bravest and not-so-coincidentally most critically acclaimed performances of the year in "Dallas Buyers Club" (opening this Friday). Over two decades ago (according to McConaughey's March interview on NPR), the 23 year-old University of Texas film student was out at a bar with his girlfriend at the time, getting a few free drinks off of a classmate who was bartending, and met casting director Don Phillips.
- 10/30/2013
- by Diana Drumm
- Indiewire
Britney Spears has been blasted by a former duet partner after his unsuccessful audition on The X Factor USA. Don Phillips, who provided vocals on the pop diva's track 'I Will Still Love You' from her debut album Baby One More Time, was one of the many hopefuls at auditions in San Francisco, California this weekend. Witnesses during the taping say Spears instantly recognized the singer, and was "emotional" as Phillips performed. However, despite the heartfelt reunion the audition did not go smoothly, and the X Factor judges ruled against Phillips continuing on in the competition. WENN reports that (more)...
- 6/19/2012
- by By Zeba Blay
- Digital Spy
Britney Spears had an emotional reunion with a former singing partner at a recent audition for The X Factor USA, it has been reported. Spears is currently serving as a judge on the reality show, which recently held auditions in San Francisco, California. Don Phillips, a singer who provided vocals on the duet 'I Will Still Love You' from Spears's debut album Baby One More Time, took to the stage for a shot on the program. A source told Perez Hilton that Spears instantly recognized the singer, and adds: "She got this huge smile on her face and her eyes lit up. It was so sweet. "When he started crying and saying he thought he'd (more)...
- 6/19/2012
- by By Zeba Blay
- Digital Spy
Does there really need to be an introduction? Phillip Phillips has to win on American Idol tonight. He just has to! He's extremely talented, beautiful, original and makes all the ladies swoon. But alas, we won't go into that too much (trying to be fair here to Jessica Sanchez) so instead we decided to track down 5 things about Phillip you may not know about him. As in, if you haven't been paying attention to the Fox series all season. Tonight he'll be finding out his fate but clearly he'll become a huge star no matter what. This whole list thing is just an excuse to look back at some of his best live performances on stage.
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Want to chat everything Phillip Phillips? Chat here with other fans and post about him during tonight's season finale!
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- 5/23/2012
- by Stephanie Webber
- Celebsology
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