teasingly gave credence to the rumors that his bromance with may be genetic.
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McConaughey Sparks Brother Rumors with Post
Matthew McConaughey teasingly gave credence to the rumors that his bromance with Woody Harrelson may be genetic.The Oscar-winning actor, 56, shared a very telli...
The Oscar-winning actor, 56, shared a very telling Instagram post in celebration of the Cheers star's 65th birthday on Thursday.
'from another mother? Happy birthday brother [sic],' McConaughey captioned an older photo of the close friends and co-stars embracing.
It's no coincidence that they're starring in a new comedy for Apple TV+ called Brothers, in which they play fictionalized versions of themselves whose longtime bond is thrown into confusion after they uncover a long-buried secret: that they might actually be biological siblings.
The eight-episode, half-hour series premieres on September 23.
While McConaughey, who sparked , and Harrelson haven't taken a DNA test to confirm a biological link, they seem to suspect they might be brothers, per Variety.
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Matthew McConaughey, 56, teasingly gave credence to the rumors that Woody Harrelson may be his brother in a very telling post in celebration of the Cheers star's 65th birthday
They're starring in a new comedy for Apple TV+ called Brothers, in which they play fictionalized versions of themselves whose longtime bond is thrown into confusion after they uncover a long-buried secret: that they might actually be brothers
The rumors started when McConaughey's mother mentioned to Harrelson that she 'knew' his father, hinting at a past romance in West Texas.
McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, while Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas, divided by roughly 279 miles.
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The rumors started when McConaughey's mother mentioned to Harrelson that she 'knew' his father, hinting at a past romance in West Texas
The two actors, who met in 1997 during a wardrobe test for the movie EDtv in San Francisco, have bonded over their Texan roots, projects and family vacations; seen in Croatia in July 2022
McConaughey and Harrelson (seen in their high school yearbook photos) were both born in Texas and have homes in Austin
'My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew,' McConaughey said in 2023
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'But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew's mother, Ma Mac (Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers.
'As Woody turns the ranch upside down in pursuit of the truth, Matthew finds himself juggling an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for governor of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, chaotic, and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame, and the messy line between myth and reality.'
The series also stars Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe.
Harrelson wed Laura Louie in 2008, after meeting her almost a decade prior when she worked as his personal assistant on the sitcom Cheers. They share three daughters: Deni, 32, Zoe, 29, and Makani, 20.
McConaughey has been married to Camila Alves since 2012 and they have three children: Levi, 18, Vida, 16, and Livingston, 13.
'My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew etc. etc.,' McConaughey said on Kelly Ripa's Let's Talk Off Camera podcast in 2023. 'And you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me. His family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him.'
