Matthew McConaughey revealed in his memoir that his father James McConaughey died of a heart attack after having sex with the actor’s mother, Mary Kathleen ‘Kay’ McConaughey.
And now, the 55-year-old actor has revealed a strange new detail about the day his dad died in 1992.
In an interview with The Guardian, Matthew said his mom insisted that her husband remain in the buff when paramedics retrieved his body.
He shared, ‘They hauled him out on the gurney and they tried to cover him up, and my mom’s in the driveway, and she pulled the sheet off him. It was 7:30 am.
‘My understanding is that they made love that morning about 6:30am and as soon as they finished having sex he had a heart attack.’
The How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days star quoted his mom saying, ‘That’s Big Jim, he’s gonna go out how he went. Don’t be trying to cover up how he went out. He’s in his birthday suit and he’s right there. Don’t be covering that man up!’
Matthew McConaughey revealed in his memoir that his father James McConaughey died of a heart attack after having sex. And now, the 55-year-old actor has revealed a strange new detail about the day his dad died in 1992; pictured September 6
In an interview with The Guardian, Matthew said his mom, Kay, insisted that her husband James remain in the buff when paramedics retrieved his body. He’d died right after they finished having sex; Matthew’s dad pictured in his college yearbook in 1952
Recalling how he found out his dad died, he shared, ‘When I got that call it was a Monday afternoon, and I was in Austin and they were in Houston.
‘Mom said: “Your dad has moved on,” but she didn’t tell me on the initial call how. When I got back she told me.’
Matthew penned in Greenlights, his 2020 book, that his parents had a tumultuous relationship — and married then divorced multiple times.
He described his late dad as ‘the abominable snowman, the immovable force, a bear of a man, with the immune system of a Viking and the strength of a bull.’
And he said he used to believe ‘nobody or no thing could kill’ his father… ‘except Mom.’
His dad’s death propelled him into manhood, and gave him the ‘courage’ to grow up.
He told Interview magazine in April: ‘Dads are, like, they’re above the law… I remember, though, gaining a lot of courage.
‘There were things I was doing that he had taught me how to do, but I was kind of half-assing them, because I felt like, ‘Well, the real dude’s right behind me.’
‘His moving on kind of gave me a kick in the caboose to have courage.’
In an interview with The Guardian, Matthew said his mom insisted that her husband remain in the buff when paramedics retrieved his body; pictured September 5
Matthew penned in Greenlights, his 2020 book, that his parents had a tumultuous relationship -and married then divorced multiple times; pictured with his mother
Matthew made an appearance on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop podcast this week. While promoting his new movie The Lost Bus, he discussed his career and meeting his wife Camila Alves
Matthew made an appearance on Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop podcast this week.
While promoting his new movie The Lost Bus, he discussed his career and meeting his wife Camila Alves.
In addition to starring in the upcoming AppleTV+ film, which hits the streamer on October 3, he has also just released a new literary project.
Poems & Prayers was published on September 16 and features a ‘hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief.’
