Matthew McConaughey has marked a major milestone in his family life by paying tribute to his son Levi as he turned 18 on Tuesday, July 7.
He Dallas Buyers Club The actor, 56, shared a photo on Instagram of him and Levi standing together on a grassy area in Austin, Texas, both wearing matching button-down shirts and flashing the “Hook ’em Horns” hand sign, a nod to the University of Texas, where McConaughey himself went to college.
His caption was brief but warm: “18. That’s a #friend. Enjoy and handle your new freedoms. @levimcconaughey.”
McConaughey shares Levi, Livingston, 13, and daughter Vida, 16, with wife Camila Alves McConaughey, 43.
Fatherhood is clearly something he thinks deeply about.
In an episode from April Bear Grylls is going crazyHe spoke at length about what becoming a husband and father has meant to him, telling host Bear Grylls that he considers being a good father to be the best thing a man can do.
“I think a man is a prince until he has children and then he becomes king. I don’t think there is anything more important a man can do,” he said.
“Man, we’re mortal. That’s the beginning of our immortality, and hopefully we’re lucky enough to have offspring, and that continues to be passed on. I think the greatest art a man can do is be a good father to a son or daughter.”
He has also spoken about how fatherhood has shaped his approach to his work.
talking to PEOPLE In April 2024, he said that having children “made me a better actor”, in part because explaining adult-themed projects to his children required him to become a more inventive storyteller.
“I had to become a better storyteller to tell my kids about a good guy, a bad guy and a monster,” he said.
As for his parenting style, he previously described himself as the more permissive of the two parents, the “yes guy,” although he acknowledges that true love sometimes means the harder choice.
“Sometimes loving your kids means giving them just what they want. Other times, it means tough love,” she said. City and countryside in 2020.
“Loving a child is much harder if you really give a damn.”
Meanwhile, Levi is now officially an adult. His father’s advice: enjoy it and handle it well.
